John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (New Jersey)
High school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (J.F.K.) is one of three four-year comprehensive public high schools that serve students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Woodbridge Township School District. The other two high schools in the district are Colonia High School and Woodbridge High School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1968;[3] The school's accreditation status was extended for seven years in Fall 2018.[5]
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School | |
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Address | |
200 Washington Avenue , , 08830 United States | |
Coordinates | 40.57311°N 74.306177°W / 40.57311; -74.306177 |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1964 |
School district | Woodbridge Township School District |
NCES School ID | 341812003670[1] |
Principal | James Parry |
Faculty | 114.0 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,371 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.0:1[1] |
Color(s) | Dartmouth green and white[2] |
Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference (general) Big Central Football Conference (football) |
Team name | Mustangs[2] |
Rival | Colonia High School |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
Publication | Pegasus (literary magazine)[4] |
Newspaper | The Torch[4] |
Yearbook | Camelot[4] |
Website | www |
J.F.K., like the other two high schools in the district, uses block scheduling, instead of having eight periods a day.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,371 students and 114.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. There were 377 students (27.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 145 (10.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]