County Prep High School

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County Prep High School
Address
County Prep High School
525 Montgomery Street

Jersey City
,
Hudson County
,
New Jersey
07302

United States
Coordinates 40°43′17″N74°03′32″W / 40.7213°N 74.0589°W / 40.7213; -74.0589 Coordinates: 40°43′17″N74°03′32″W / 40.7213°N 74.0589°W / 40.7213; -74.0589
Information
Type Magnet public high school
NCES School ID340757005906 [1]
PrincipalBarbara Mendolla
Asst. principalKathy Young
Faculty91.0 FTEs [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment954 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio10.5:1 [1]
Color(s)  Black and
  Gold
Team namePanthers
Website cphs.hcstonline.org

County Prep High School is a full-time public magnet high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology.

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 954 students and 91.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. There were 431 students (45.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 91 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 184th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 21 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (81.3%) and language arts literacy (91.0%). [2]

Awards and recognition

The school was one of nine schools in New Jersey, and the only high school, honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement. [3] [4]

Academics

Academic courses are aligned to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. Career clusters include Communications, Medicine and Science, Technological Engineering and Design, Business, and the Arts. Students are involved in the plan and design of their learning path promoting a desire to explore, to be creative, and to succeed.

Program choices ensure that all students participate in internships, work/study programs, and community service before graduation.

Sports

Starting in the 2010-11 school year, County Prep no longer offers sports to their students due to budget cuts. District officials noted that students would remain eligible to compete on behalf of their home school districts. [5]

The 2010 boys' track team became Tri-County Champions defeating McNair Academy and Hoboken High School.

The County Prep Hurricanes girls' tennis team completed its fifth straight Seglio Division season undefeated by beating Marist 5-0 in Bayonne. The Team had won 70 consecutive Seglio Division matches.

The 2007 girls' tennis team won the North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over Glen Ridge High School in the tournament final. [6]

The boys' baseball team won the 2009 North II Group I NJSIAA State Sectional Title, advancing to the Group I tournament where they lost to Park Ridge High School 10–0 in the semi-final round. [7]

Administration

The school's principal is Barbara Mendolla. Her administration team includes the assistant principal. [8]

Alternative schools

County Prep High School also provides alternative schools located in the same building. Career Academy is an alternative High School. School begins after 3:00 pm and students are provided with dinner. The principal for Career Academy is John Holoduek.

Besides Career Academy, another alternative high school is the Adult High School (AHS). [9] AHS begins at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm and classes are in session from Monday to Thursday. Students must graduate with at least 110 credits and pass the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) or be SRA. Students can take up to 20 credits per semester and can finish high school in three years.

Course programs towards earning a GED at County Prep High School are offered after 4:00 pm.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for County Prep High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Clark, Adam. "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
  5. ↑ Staff. "Year out!!! County school district eliminates sports programs at County Prep, High Tech", The Jersey Journal , April 23, 2010. Accessed May 29, 2011. "As far as the athletes at High Tech High School and County Prep High -- which make up the county school districts are concerned -- the district school board did the unthinkable. The board eliminated the sports programs from the two schools last night in approving the district budget for next year, said Phil Swibinski, a spokesman for the district."
  6. ↑ 2007 Girls' Team Tennis - North II, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  7. ↑ 2009 Baseball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 25, 2009.
  8. ↑ Contacts, County Prep High School. Accessed March 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ Adult High School Program Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , Hudson County Schools of Technology. Accessed March 25, 2015.
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