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American History High School

2006 establishments in New JerseyEducational institutions established in 2006High schools in Newark, New JerseyMagnet schools in New JerseyPublic high schools in Essex County, New Jersey
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American History High School is a magnet public high school in the University Heights neighborhood of Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating since its establishment in 2006 as part of the Newark Public Schools. Operating together with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the New Jersey Historical Society and Rutgers–Newark, American History High School's magnet program is designed to take advantage of the city's place in American history and its access to academic, cultural and civic resources as part of a college preparatory curriculum designed to assist students in understanding local, state and national history and preparing each student to attend college.As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 432 students and 41.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. There were 340 students (78.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 38 (8.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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American History High School
Montgomery Street, Newark

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