Spotswood High School (New Jersey)

Spotswood High School
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Location
105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Information
Type Public high school
School district Spotswood Public Schools
Principal Thomas Calder
Asst. Principal Michael Mastroserio
Faculty 57 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 773 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.56[1]
Color(s) Blue      and Gold     
Athletics conference Greater Middlesex Conference
Nickname Chargers
Newspaper 'The Scribbler'
Website School website

Spotswood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade in Spotswood, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Spotswood Public Schools.

Students from Milltown also attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Milltown Public Schools.[2] Students from Helmetta, a non-operating district, attend school in Spotswood beginning in grammar school.[3]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 773 students and 57 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.56.[1]

The school was the 105th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 126th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] The school was ranked 183rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[5] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 63rd out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 70 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[6]

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Awards and recognition

During the 1992-93 school year, Spotswood High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[7] the highest award an American school can receive.[8][9]

Athletics

The Spotswood High School Chargers compete in the Blue Division of the Greater Middlesex Conference, under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[10]

Cross Country

Track and field

Baseball

Tennis

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[16]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d Spotswood High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Milltown Fact Sheet, Joyce Kilmer School. Accessed March 25, 2011. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Commissioner of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2010–2011 budget of $14.7 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  3. ^ Parents, Spotswood High School. Accessed March 25, 2011. "Welcome to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  4. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  6. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed December 30, 2011.
  7. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  8. ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  9. ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  10. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  11. ^ [Grant, Ed. Sectional Cross-Country Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  12. ^ Cross Country State Group Team Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  13. ^ Orlando, Chris. "Spotswood 7, Gov. Livingston 5", The Star-Ledger, May 29, 2010. Accessed June 1, 2011. "Pace, a senior right-hander, delivered a gutsy effort on the mound and hit a big two-run home run in the sixth inning to lift Spotswood to a 7-5 victory over Gov. Livingston in the championship game of the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament yesterday at Gov. Livingston in Berkeley Heights."
  14. ^ 2007 Baseball - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed June 6, 2007.
  15. ^ 2007 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed June 13, 2007.
  16. ^ General Information, Spotswood High School. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  17. ^ Jordan, Chris. "Spotswood native returns home as Hey Monday bassist", MyCentralJersey.com, November 13, 2008. Accessed June 1, 2011. "It's Mike Moriarty, formerly of local bands At A Glance and Someday Never, and the captain of Spotswood High School's 2003 Central Jersey Group II cross-country championship team."

External links

Blue Division
Gold Division
Red Division
White Division