Nutley High School | |
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Location | |
300 Franklin Avenue Nutley, NJ 07110 |
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Information | |
Type | Public high school |
School district | Nutley Public Schools |
Principal | Denis Williams |
Vice principal | Frank Francia Alfonso Gonnella |
Faculty | 88.0 FTEs |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,241 (as of 2014-15) |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.1:1 |
Color(s) |
Maroon and gray |
Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference |
Team name | Raiders |
Publication | The Maroon and Gray |
Website | School website |
Nutley High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Township of Nutley, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Nutley Public Schools. Its colors are maroon and gray. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928. All students pursue an appropriate academic program to prepare for post-secondary education or for employment.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,241 students and 88.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1. There were 96 students (7.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 39 (3.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school was the 130th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 140th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 160th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 141st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 129th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Students must pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) and earn a minimum of 120 credits in English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, physical/health education, visual/performing/practical arts, computer applications, and electives.