M.E.T.S. Charter School

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M.E.T.S. Charter School
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M.E.T.S. Charter School
211 Sherman Avenue

Jersey City
,
Hudson County
,
New Jersey
07307

United States
Coordinates 40°44′52″N74°02′42″W / 40.747837°N 74.044876°W / 40.747837; -74.044876 Coordinates: 40°44′52″N74°02′42″W / 40.747837°N 74.044876°W / 40.747837; -74.044876
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Type Charter public high school
Established2011
Closed2020
NCES School ID340075303183 [1]
AdministratorIan Fallstich
Faculty43.9 FTEs [1]
Grades 6-12
Enrollment713 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.2:1 [1]
Website www.metscharterschool.org

M.E.T.S. Charter School (formally known Mathematics, Engineering, Technology, & Science Charter School) was a seven-year comprehensive public charter middle school / high school that serves students in sixth through twelfth grades in Hudson County and Essex County of New Jersey, United States. The M.E.T.S. Charter School had two campuses, one in Jersey City and one in Newark. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. M.E.T.S. Charter School was an Early College Preparatory School that utilizes research-based instructional practices to achieve student proficiency in mathematics, engineering, technology, and science. M.E.T.S. Charter School encouraged students to take college level courses and graduate from high school within four years with up to 60 college credits and/or an associate degree. Postsecondary success was promoted by prioritizing admission to a four-year college or university for each member of the graduating class.

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In February 2020, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet ordered the school to close at the end of the 2019-20 school year citing the school for "not operating in compliance with its charter". [2]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 713 students and 43.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.2:1. There were 451 students (63.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 53 (7.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

Athletics

The M.E.T.S. Charter School Mustangs [3] competed independently of any league or conference for soccer, volleyball, and softball. Both boys and girls' basketball teams are part of the N.J. Charter School Athletic League. All athletics operate under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. [4] With 505 students in grades 10-12, the school had been classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for M.E.T.S. Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Wall, Patrick. "State to Close One of Four Newark Charter Schools that City Superintendent Wanted Shut Down", NJ Spotlight News, February 5, 2020. Accessed February 24, 2021. "M.E.T.S. Charter School must cease operations after this school year due to persistent concerns about low academic achievement, chaotic classrooms, and high staff turnover, the state’s education commissioner said in a letter Monday that was obtained by Chalkbeat. The move leaves roughly 700 students to find new placements for the fall."
  3. ↑ M.E.T.S. Charter School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
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