Type Public high school Principal Elizabeth Higley Grades 9-12 Founded 1972 | Established 1972 Faculty 138.8 FTEs Phone +1 732-431-8460 | |
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Asst. principals Dr. David BleakleyShawn CurrieSusan Field Address 281 Elton Adelphia Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, USA Colors White, Navy Blue, Columbia blue | ||
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Freehold Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located within Freehold Township, New Jersey, and is part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school serves students from portions of Freehold Township, and from parts of both Howell Township and Manalapan Township. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1976.
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- Freehold township high school running man challenge teacher edition nj runningmanchallenge
- An inside look of freehold township high school
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Athletics
- Magnet programs
- Current student body
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- Other high schools in the district
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,111 students and 138.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2:1. There were 167 students (7.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 39 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
An inside look of freehold township high school
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 66th-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 199th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 212th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 122nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 144th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 115th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 32 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.9%) and language arts literacy (95.7%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
Athletics
The Freehold Township High School Patriots compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,573 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,082 to 2,349 students in that grade range.
The boys' soccer team was the Group IV co-champion in 1982 together with Kearny High School.
The baseball team won the Group III state championship in 1986,defeating Indian Hills High School in the tournament final.
The girls' field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Magnet programs
FTHS consists of two magnet programs, the Animal Botanical Science Academy and the 'Global Studies Learning Center' formerly known as the International Studies (IS) or Contemporary Global Issues (CGI) program: To be eligible for these classes, students must enter a rigorous district wide examination where top candidates are allowed into the program. The examination includes an application, essays, and a standardized test. Students who have high grades and test scores are admitted.
Animal Botanical Science and FFA
Courses:
Global Studies (GS)
Current student body
Statistics are as of the 2014-2015 School Year
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Notable alumni
Other high schools in the district
Attendance at each of the district's high schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the district's high schools. In order to balance enrollment, district lines are redrawn for all six schools to address issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. The other five schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) with their attendance zones for incoming students are: