New Providence High School

New Providence High School
Address
Map
35 Pioneer Drive

, ,
07974

United States
Coordinates40°42′01″N 74°24′31″W / 40.7002°N 74.4087°W / 40.7002; -74.4087
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Home of Champions"
Established1958
School districtNew Providence School District
NCES School ID341131005592[1]
PrincipalBrian Henry
Faculty60.5 FTEs[1]
Grades912
Enrollment666 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Color(s)  Green and
  white[2][3]
Athletics conferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team namePioneers[2]
Websitewww.npsd.k12.nj.us/nphs

New Providence High School is a comprehensive public high school in the borough of New Providence, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school in the New Providence School District, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades. New Providence High School opened on September 8, 1958, with its first graduating class on June 23, 1960. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1965[4][5] and received probationary accreditation in 2012.[6] The school opened on September 8, 1958, and had its first graduating class of seniors in June 1960.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 666 students and 60.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 12 students (1.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 6 (0.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

New Providence High School provides opportunities to earn college credits through Advanced Placement courses and through the Middle College Program in partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University.

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for New Providence High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b About NPHS: General Information, New Providence High School, updated August 4, 2016. Accessed December 28, 2016. "School Nickname: The Pioneers; School Colors: Green and White"
  4. ^ New Providence High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed June 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "School Approved By Middle States", Courier News, December 17, 1964. Accessed April 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "New Providence High School has been accepted into membership in the Middle Atlantic States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This was reported last night to the Board of Education by Superintendent Allen W. Roberts."
  6. ^ "Fall 2011 Accreditation Actions", The Standard of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, Winter 2012. Accessed April 19, 2021. "Probationary Accreditation... New Providence High School, New Providence, NJ"