Pompton Lakes High School
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PLHS on Commencement Day, 2008
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 Pompton Lakes High School
Pompton Lakes High School
Pompton Lakes High School
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| 44 Lakeside Avenue Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Pride and Tradition" |
| Established | 1933 |
| School district | Pompton Lakes School District |
| Principal | Vincent Przybylinski Jr. |
| Asst. principal | Anthony Mattera |
| Faculty | 51.2 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 662 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.9:1 |
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Red and white |
| Athletics conference | North Jersey Interscholastic Conference |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Publication | The Cardinal |
| Yearbook | Pioneer |
| Website | School website |
Pompton Lakes High School (PLHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the borough of Pompton Lakes in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Pompton Lakes School District. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pompton Lakes and Riverdale, in neighboring Morris County, whose students attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The high school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 662 students and 51.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. There were 80 students (12.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 16 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school mascot is the Cardinal. The actual structure of the building displays a classic colonial revival exterior, a product of the New Deal Era. The building was constructed in 1932 and was opened to students in September 1933.
During the 1986-87 school year, Pompton Lakes High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
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