Panther Academy
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90 Delaware Avenue Paterson, NJ 07503 | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′37″N 74°09′12″W / 40.89374°N 74.15341°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| Principal | Gregg Festa |
| Faculty | 26.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 221[1] (as of 2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.5:1[1] |
| Website | School website |
The Panther Academy (formally the Academy of Earth & Space Science) is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools. It is one of a number of academy programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades offered by the school district. The program focuses on earth science and space science as part of a partnership with Passaic County Community College and grants from NASA.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 221 students and 26.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1. There were 185 students (83.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 11 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 303rd-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.[2]
The students of Panther Academy won second place at the 2015 state mathematics competition organized by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey.[3]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[4]
- Gregg Festa, Principal
References
- 1 2 3 4 School Data for School of Earth And Space Science, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 2, 2016.
- ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ↑ Malinconico, Joe. "Paterson math team comes in second in statewide competition", Paterson Press, January 15, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2016. "A team from Paterson’s PANTHER Academy finished tied for second in a statewide math competition last month.The contest was conducted by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey."
- ↑ Administration, Panther Academy. Accessed June 2, 2016.
External links
- School website
- Paterson Public Schools
- Panther Academy's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Paterson Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°53′37″N 74°09′12″W / 40.89374°N 74.15341°W
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