Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

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Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
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Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
625 Summer Street

, ,
07202

United States
Coordinates 40°39′01″N74°12′45″W / 40.6502°N 74.2126°W / 40.6502; -74.2126
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Type Public high school
Established1935
School district Elizabeth Public Schools
NCES School ID340459003045 [1]
PrincipalJohn Markowitz
Faculty61.0 FTEs [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment810 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.3:1 [1]
Campus Urban
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
Website www.epsnj.org/Domain/9

The Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy is a four-year public high school in Elizabeth in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. The school is the primary center for vocational and technical education in the city. Williams' Field, which holds the school's football field and outdoor track field, is adjacent to Thomas A. Edison Academy. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1946. [2]

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Thomas A. Edison High School was built in 1935 and named for the inventor who worked on many of his major contributions to the scientific and commercial world working in New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 810 students and 61.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. There were 614 students (75.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 96 (11.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 323rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. [3] The school had been ranked 327th in the state of 328 schools in 2012. [4]

Curriculum

The Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy serves students in grades 9-12 divided into small learning communities. The program is designed to provide academic rigor as well as prepare students to learn a skilled trade. In addition to coursework in their chosen field of study, students complete a curriculum that includes classes in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and World Language.

The career and technical program comprises four themes:

The Elizabeth Public Schools is partnering with The National Academy Foundation and has been engaged in a Year of Planning - Academy Development Process to establish the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism as a career academy at the Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy in September 2010.

Administration

The school's principal is John Markowitz. Core members of the school's administration include two vice principals. [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Thomas A. Edison Career And Technical Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Thomas A. Edison Academy for Career and Technical Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  3. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly , September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly , August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  5. Contact Us, Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy. Accessed October 28, 2023.
  6. About Marsha P. Johnson, Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs Union County, New Jersey. Accessed September 6, 2022. "Marsha was educated in the Elizabeth Public School System and graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School in 1963."