Technology High School is a magnet public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Broadway neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey's north ward. The school was integrated into the Newark Public School system in 1996 after formerly serving as a Newark State Teachers College (now Kean University) and the Center of Occupations and Education Development (COED) and is located in a building designed by the architectural firm of Guilbert and Betelle in 1913.[3]
| Technology High School | |
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187 Broadway , , 07104 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′27″N 74°10′09″W / 40.7574°N 74.1691°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet public high school |
| Established | 1996 |
| School district | Newark Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341134000139[1] |
| Principal | Edwin Reyes |
| Faculty | 48.5 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 665 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.7:1[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and silver[2] |
| Team name | Panthers[2] |
| Website | www |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 665 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 455 students (68.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 103 (15.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and rankings
editIn 2023, Technology High School was one of nine schools in New Jersey that was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[4][5]
The school was the 199th-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.[6] The school had been ranked 190th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 156th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[7]
Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 120th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 49 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.0%) and language arts literacy (95.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[8]
Athletics
editThe Technology High School Panthers[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Mountain Valley Conference. With 449 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[10] The school's main rivalry is with Science Park High School.
Courses
edit| 9th grade | 10th grade | 11th grade | 12th grade |
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| Art or Music | Geometry or Honors Geometry | Ethics/Financial Literacy | Elective (a) |
| Intro to Engineering | 1st year of Cluster- 1 period (b) | 2nd year of Cluster- 2 periods (b) | 3rd year of Cluster- 2 periods (b) |
| English I or Honors English I | English II | English III or AP English Language | English IV or AP English Literature |
| Algebra I or Honors Algebra I | Algebra II or Honors Algebra II | Pre-Calculus or Honors Pre-Calculus | Calculus, ECC Math or AP Calculus AB |
| Physics | Chemistry (AP Physics) (c) | Biology (AP Chemistry) (c) | Forensics (AP Biology) (c) |
| Physical Education/Health I | Physical Education/Health II | Physical Education/Health III and Drivers Ed (1 quarter) | Physical Education/Health IV |
| Spanish/French I | Spanish/French II | (AP Spanish as Elective) | |
| World History | US History I | US History II | African American History |
a. Possible electives for Seniors: ECC Criminal Justice/Sociology/Psychology, Journalism, Drama, AP Spanish, or Cooking.
b. Cluster Course choices are: Computer Science (AP Computer Science in 12th grade), Office Systems, Pathways to Engineering, CISCO Networking, Graphic Design, Bio-medical Science, CADD/Architecture, and HVAC.
c. Science courses in parentheses can be taken (not required) alongside the other course listed. Example: Sophomores who choose AP Physics would also take Chemistry.
Note: By senior year, students will have completed 4 or 5 years of Math, 4 or 5 years of Science, 4 years of English, 4 years of Health/Phys Ed, 2 or 3 years of a foreign language, 3 years of their cluster, 1 year of Ethics/Financial Literacy, and possible 1 year of an elective.
Administration
editThe school's principal is Edwin Reyes. His core administration team includes three vice principals.[11]
Notable alumni
edit- Kenneth Faried (born 1989, class of 2007), basketball player for the Denver Nuggets who is the NCAA Division I modern era's all-time leading rebounder.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e School data for Technology High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Technology High School (Newark), New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ Our History, Technology High School. Accessed October 13, 2014.
- ^ "These 9 NJ schools were named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools", Courier News, September 19, 2023. Accessed March 6, 2024. "The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday recognized 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023, including nine schools in New Jersey."
- ^ 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Non-Public Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed March 6, 2024.
- ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 27, 2012.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 4, 2012.
- ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- ^ Administration, Technology High School. Accessed April 26, 2022.
- ^ Kenneth Faried fuels Morehead State's run to NCAA tournament. USA Today, March 16, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2018. "Morehead State presented an opportunity to Faried, who was a lightly recruited 180-pound forward at Technology High in Newark."