South Amboy Middle High School
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South Amboy Middle High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from South Amboy
in Middlesex County
, New Jersey
, United States
, as part of the South Amboy Public Schools
.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 528 students and 44 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.
The school was the 209th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 198th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, which includes public and private high schools
located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
South Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 7,913.South Amboy, and Perth Amboy across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys...
in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as part of the South Amboy Public Schools
South Amboy Public Schools
The South Amboy Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from South Amboy, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 528 students and 44 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.
The school was the 209th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 198th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The South Amboy Middle High School Guvs compete in the Greater Middlesex ConferenceGreater Middlesex Conference
The Greater Middlesex Conference is an athletic conference comprising 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County, New Jersey area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Gold Division:-Blue...
, which includes public and private high schools
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Patrick A. McCabe, Psy.D. - Principal
- Sean Dunphy - Assistant Principal
- Fred Henry - Dean of Students and Mayor of South Amboy
- Rich Gore - Guidance Counselor
Notable alumni
- Harold G. HoffmanHarold G. HoffmanHarold Giles Hoffman was an American politician, a Republican who served as the 41st Governor of New Jersey, from 1935 to 1938. He also served two terms representing in the United States House of Representatives, from 1927 to 1931.-Early life:Hoffman was born in South Amboy, New Jersey to Frank...
(1896-1954), 41st Governor of New JerseyGovernor of New JerseyThe Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
, from 1935 to 1938.
External links
- South Amboy Middle High School
- South Amboy Public Schools
- Data for the South Amboy Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...