Type Public high school Principal Sharnee Brown Grades 9-12 Color White Founded 1911 | Established 1911 Faculty 87.0 FTEs Phone +1 973-733-6897 Number of students 766 (2014–2015) | |
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Vice principals Brenda Lee
Terri Mitchell Address 246 18th Ave, Newark, NJ 07108, USA Similar East Orange Campus, Irvington High School, Bloomfield Tech, Bloomfield High School, St Benedict's Preparato | ||
Central High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools.
Contents
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Academies
- Project Grad Scholarship
- Athletics
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 766 students and 87.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1. There were 618 students (80.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 19 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 300th-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 277th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 274th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 278th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 304th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Academies
Central is made up of three academic academies. The pre-engineering, the liberal arts academy and the health/dental sciences academy. Students choose their career track once they have enrolled and began the academic year.
Some aspects of the pre-engineering academy curriculum are; Computer-aided drafting, Computer integrated manufacturing, Introduction to engineering design, digital electronics, and Principles of engineering. These courses expose students to the instruments and practices that may be used when they enter the field of engineering.
Project Grad Scholarship
Central students are given the opportunity to earn a scholarship towards their college education, called the Project Grad Newark College Scholarship [1]. The students and the students' parents read and sign a pledge stating that the student will meet minimum requirements. Some include; maintaining an average GPA of 2.5 or better, completing two college-bound summer institutes, graduating in four years. When the student completes these requirements, they are awarded $6,000 which is paid in installments over the span of four years to the college they plan to attend.
Athletics
The Central High School Blue Devils compete in the Super Essex Conference, which includes public and private high schools in Essex County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 584 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North II, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 504 to 770 students in that grade range. Before the 2009 realignment, the school had competed in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consisted of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey.
Athletic programs offered at the school include:
The school's football team won the 1924 state football championship, defeating Asbury Park High School by a score of 39-0, in a game that was mandated by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association after the two teams ended the regular season tied in the standings.
The boys basketball team won the Group IV championship in 1947 against Union Hill High School, in both 1963 and 1964 against Hillside High School and in 2001 against Ewing High School.
The girls track team won the Group III indoor relay state championships in 1982 and 1989, and in Group II in 1983.
The boys basketball team won the 2006 North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 65-48 win over Madison High School.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: