J. P. Stevens High School

John P. Stevens High School
Address
Map
855 Grove Avenue

, ,
08820

United States
Coordinates40°34′51″N 74°21′33″W / 40.580924°N 74.359303°W / 40.580924; -74.359303
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoBe the Change
Established1964
NCES School ID340450003326[1]
Faculty167.3 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,680 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.0:1[1]
Color(s)  Dartmouth Green and
  Old Gold[2][3]
Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameHawks[2]
RivalsEast Brunswick High School
Edison High School
Woodbridge High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
NewspaperHawkeye[4]
YearbookRegalis[4]
Websitejps.edison.k12.nj.us

John P. Stevens High School (abbr. JP or JPS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the northern end of Edison, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is one of two high schools in the Edison Township Public Schools District, the other being Edison High School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1969 and is accredited through July 2029.[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,680 students and 167.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.0:1. There were 215 students (8.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 64 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] Based on 2021-22 data from the New Jersey Department of Education, it was the seventh-largest high school in the state and one of 29 schools with more than 2,000 students.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for John P. Stevens 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. ^ John P. Stevens High School - Student-Parent Handbook 2020 - 2021, John P. Stevens High School. Accessed March 15, 2021. "School Colors: Dartmouth Green & Old Gold"
  4. ^ a b Clubs, J. P. Stevens High School. Accessed February 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b John P. Stevens High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Kausch, Katie. "N.J.’s biggest high school has 3,350 students. See how your school compares.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 31, 2023. Accessed August 31, 2023. "Another 28 New Jersey schools have at least 2,000 students, according to 2021-2022 enrollment data released by the state Department of Education.... 7. John P. Stevens High School in Edison Number of students: 2,647"