EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (PATERSON, NEW JERSEY)
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'Eastside High School' (or 'EHS') is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves the eastern section of Paterson. EHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Paterson Public Schools.
Eastside High School opened on February 1, 1926, and has more than 3,322 students. The school mascot is the Ghost.
EHS is 54% Hispanic of various Latin American nationalities, 43% Black, 2% White. 37% of the school speaks Spanish in their homes while another 32% speaks another language that isn't English at home. There are also Limited English Proficiency students or LEPs who compose 12% of the school. Limited English Proficient students cannot speak, read, or write in English and are placed in "bilingual" classes. 45% of the students participate in the free or reduced price lunch program.
The average class size is 29 students, excluding special education. The school's ratio of computers to students is 5 to 1 meanwhile the state average is 4 to 1.
On the Language Arts section of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), 51% scored proficient and 46% scored partial. On the Math section of the test, 39% scored proficient and 57% scored partial. The average SAT score is 736 out of 1600. The Advanced Placement Program (AP) participation is 2%. The average attendance rate is 87%. As of the 2004-05 school year, EHS had a suspension rate of 10%. 60% of Eastside High School seniors graduated. 71% of the school graduated via the SRA process and 10% graduated through the LEP SRA process. Roughly 38% of the graduating seniors go on to four-year colleges and another 34% of the graduating seniors go on to two year colleges.
The student to faculty ratio is 9 to 1. The faculty gets paid $46,500 a year while the state average is $52,563. The administrators get paid $105,000 as the state average is $102,755.
Since the school is in a “special needs†or one of the Abbott Districts, the district receives almost 85% of its budget from the state. The total cost per pupil in the school district is $14,280.
Paterson Eastside High is famous for its renaissance in the mid-1980s under the leadership of then-principal Joe Clark. The school and Joe were the subject of the 1989 film ''Lean on Me'', starring Morgan Freeman.
★ Johnny Briggs, major league baseball player with Phillies, Brewers, and Twins
★ Larry Doby, Hall of Fame baseball player.[1]
★ Allen Ginsberg, beat poet.[2]
★ Gary Jennings, author of historical novels
★ Ken Parker, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants
★ Rory Sparrow, NBA basketball player
1. [Stapleton, Art. "He was just Mr. Doby", ''The Record (Bergen County)'', June 24, 2003. Accessed May 31, 2007. "On Monday morning, Bradley stood on the corner outside the Trinity United Presbyterian Church and reminisced with friend Vince Fiasconaro, both of whom were varsity teammates of Doby's at Eastside High School."
2. Contributions to Periodicals by Allen Ginsburg, Questia. Accessed May 31, 2007.
★ Eastside High School
★ Paterson School District
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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Paterson Public Schools
Eastside High School opened on February 1, 1926, and has more than 3,322 students. The school mascot is the Ghost.
EHS is 54% Hispanic of various Latin American nationalities, 43% Black, 2% White. 37% of the school speaks Spanish in their homes while another 32% speaks another language that isn't English at home. There are also Limited English Proficiency students or LEPs who compose 12% of the school. Limited English Proficient students cannot speak, read, or write in English and are placed in "bilingual" classes. 45% of the students participate in the free or reduced price lunch program.
The average class size is 29 students, excluding special education. The school's ratio of computers to students is 5 to 1 meanwhile the state average is 4 to 1.
On the Language Arts section of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), 51% scored proficient and 46% scored partial. On the Math section of the test, 39% scored proficient and 57% scored partial. The average SAT score is 736 out of 1600. The Advanced Placement Program (AP) participation is 2%. The average attendance rate is 87%. As of the 2004-05 school year, EHS had a suspension rate of 10%. 60% of Eastside High School seniors graduated. 71% of the school graduated via the SRA process and 10% graduated through the LEP SRA process. Roughly 38% of the graduating seniors go on to four-year colleges and another 34% of the graduating seniors go on to two year colleges.
The student to faculty ratio is 9 to 1. The faculty gets paid $46,500 a year while the state average is $52,563. The administrators get paid $105,000 as the state average is $102,755.
Since the school is in a “special needs†or one of the Abbott Districts, the district receives almost 85% of its budget from the state. The total cost per pupil in the school district is $14,280.
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| Popular culture |
| Notable alumni |
| References |
| External links |
Popular culture
Paterson Eastside High is famous for its renaissance in the mid-1980s under the leadership of then-principal Joe Clark. The school and Joe were the subject of the 1989 film ''Lean on Me'', starring Morgan Freeman.
Notable alumni
★ Johnny Briggs, major league baseball player with Phillies, Brewers, and Twins
★ Larry Doby, Hall of Fame baseball player.[1]
★ Allen Ginsberg, beat poet.[2]
★ Gary Jennings, author of historical novels
★ Ken Parker, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants
★ Rory Sparrow, NBA basketball player
References
1. [Stapleton, Art. "He was just Mr. Doby", ''The Record (Bergen County)'', June 24, 2003. Accessed May 31, 2007. "On Monday morning, Bradley stood on the corner outside the Trinity United Presbyterian Church and reminisced with friend Vince Fiasconaro, both of whom were varsity teammates of Doby's at Eastside High School."
2. Contributions to Periodicals by Allen Ginsburg, Questia. Accessed May 31, 2007.
External links
★ Eastside High School
★ Paterson School District
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Paterson Public Schools
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