| Arthur L. Johnson High School | |
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,_Oct._2024.jpg) Front of the school | |
| Address | |
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365 Westfield Avenue , , 07066 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°37′23″N 74°18′43″W / 40.623114°N 74.311967°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Clark Public School District |
| NCES School ID | 340315000205[2] |
| Principal | Tara Oliveira[1] |
| Faculty | 63.0 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 731 (as of 2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.6:1[2] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and white[3] |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (general) Big Central Football Conference (football) |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
| Alumni | ALJalumni.org |
| Website | alj |
Arthur L. Johnson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Clark and Garwood in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Clark Public School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1963 and is accredited until January 2030.[4]
Students from Garwood attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools.[5][6]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 731 students and 63.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. There were 15 students (2.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 10 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
The school's campus abuts the planned Clark Reservoir Recreation Area, an area of woodland surrounding the decommissioned Robinson's Branch Reservoir (also known as the Clark Reservoir), which is currently being rehabilitated for water recreation.[7][8]
- ^ Directory, Arthur L. Johnson High School. Accessed January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e School data for Arthur L. Johnson High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Arthur L. Johnson High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 26, 2022.
- ^ Clark Township Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The school district educates more than 2,350 students in five buildings and enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 district. They subsequently attend grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."
- ^ About Us, Garwood Public Schools. Accessed June 5, 2016. "High school students attend ALJ High School in Clark, NJ"
- ^ "Clark Reservoir Recreation Area – County of Union". December 11, 2020.
- ^ Union County’s Clark Reservoir Slated for Restoration, [[Union County, New Jersey|]], press release dated December 3, 2021. Accessed July 28, 2022. "The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that work is moving forward on the restoration of the Clark Reservoir. Located along Robinson’s Branch of the Rahway River in the Township of Clark, the reservoir was built in 1907."