Eastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey)
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| Eastside High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 150 Park Avenue Paterson, NJ 07501 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| Principal | Karen Johnson |
| Enrollment |
3,087 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 328.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 9.4[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League |
| Nickname | Ghosts |
| Established | 1926 |
| Information | 973-321-0510 |
| Homepage | School website |
Eastside High School (or EHS) is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves the eastern section of Paterson. EHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Paterson Public Schools.
Eastside High School opened on February 1, 1926. The school mascot is the Ghost.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,087 students and 328.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.4.[1]
EHS is 54% Hispanic of various Latin American nationalities, 43% Black, 2% White. 37% of the school speaks Spanish in their homes while another 32% speaks another language that isn't English at home. There are also Limited English Proficiency students or LEPs who compose 12% of the school. Limited English Proficient students cannot speak, read, or write in English and are placed in "bilingual" classes. 45% of the students participate in the free or reduced price lunch program.
The average class size is 39 students, excluding special education. The school's ratio of students to computers is 5 to 1 meanwhile the state average is 4 to 1.
On the Language Arts section of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), 51% scored proficient and 46% scored partial. On the Math section of the test, 39% scored proficient and 57% scored partial. The average SAT score is 736 out of 1600. The Advanced Placement Program (AP) participation is 2%. The average attendance rate is 87%. As of the 2004-05 school year, EHS had a suspension rate of 10%. 60% of Eastside High School seniors graduated. 71% of the school graduated via the SRA process and 10% graduated through the LEP SRA process. Roughly 38% of the graduating seniors go on to four-year colleges and another 34% of the graduating seniors go on to two year colleges.
The student to faculty ratio is 9 to 1. The faculty gets paid $46,500 a year while the state average is $52,563. The administrators get paid $105,000 as the state average is $102,755.
Since the school is in a “special needs” or one of the Abbott Districts, the district receives almost 85% of its budget from the state. The total cost per pupil in the school district is $14,280.
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[edit] Athletics
The Eastside High School Ghosts compete in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, made up of high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey. The NNJIL is separated into three divisions, according to the classification they are given from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The 2008 boys basketball team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship defeating East Orange Campus High School by a score of 83-71 in the tournament final.[2] The win was the team's first sectional title since 1992.<ref.Mills, Ed. "Eastside standing tall today", The Record (New Jersey), March 4, 2008. Accessed March 10, 2008. "Eastside, which won its last sectional title in 1992, raced out to a 24-8 lead, and it looked like the Ghosts might have an easy night of it."</ref>
[edit] Popular culture
Paterson Eastside High is famous for its renaissance in the mid-1980s under the leadership of then-principal Joe Clark. The school and Joe were the subject of the 1989 film Lean on Me, starring Morgan Freeman.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Corwin Belfield (1992-1996) All-State Baseball and Track Star. Named to the Passaic County All-Century Baseball team. Corwin set the school record for stolen bases going 70 for 71 in his career, also set the school record for hits in a season with 50 in 1996
- Johnny Briggs, major league baseball player with Phillies, Brewers, and Twins.[3]
- Essence Carson - 7th draft pick in the 2008 WNBA draft. Played college basketball at Rutgers University.
- Christos Cotsakos, (1948-), former CEO of E*TRADE.[4]
- Larry Doby (1923-2003), Hall of Fame baseball player.[5]
- Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), beat poet.[6]
- Gary Jennings (1928-1999), author of historical novels
- Bernard Kerik (1955-), former New York City Police Commissioner.[7]
- Ken Parker, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants
- Darren Porter (2001-2005), rushed for over 5,000 yards in a single season.
- Rory Sparrow (1958-), NBA basketball player
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Eastside High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2007.
- ^ 2008 Boys Basketball - North I, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed March 10, 2008.
- ^ Costello, Brian. "No. 9, Johnny Briggs", Herald News, July 13, 2003. Accessed November 28, 2007.
- ^ "Trading on a great education wp's richard reiss has a conversation with E*TRADE ceo christos cotsakos", WP: The Magazine of William Paterson University, Fall/Winter 1999. Accessed December 6, 2007. "Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Cotsakos was a 1965 graduate of Eastside High School. He will tell you -- 'barely.'"
- ^ Stapleton, Art. "He was just Mr. Doby", The Record (Bergen County), June 24, 2003. Accessed May 31, 2007. "On Monday morning, Bradley stood on the corner outside the Trinity United Presbyterian Church and reminisced with friend Vince Fiasconaro, both of whom were varsity teammates of Doby's at Eastside High School."
- ^ Contributions to Periodicals by Allen Ginsburg, Questia. Accessed May 31, 2007.
- ^ "N.J. native to lead Homeland Security", The Record (Bergen County), December 3, 2004. Accessed December 21, 2007. "Kerik, 49, was born in Newark and grew up in Paterson, where he attended Eastside High School."
