International High School (New Jersey)
International High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades operating as part of the Paterson Public Schools. The school is intended to create an educational environment that "respects diversity and celebrates the multicultural atmosphere of Paterson". It offers a curriculum of international and global studies that also address government, business, legal, and law enforcement subjects. It stresses key organizational skills, such as oral speaking and presentations, research, and debate. Students are required to work to be conversant in a language other than their native language.
| International High School | |
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| Address | |
200 Grand Street Paterson , Passaic County , New Jersey 07502 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.9095°N 74.1798°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 2001 |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341269000809 |
| Principal | Catherine Forfia-Dion |
| Faculty | 49.0 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 694 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.2:1 |
| Website | ihs |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 694 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2:1. There were 400 students (57.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 28 (4.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school district hired a private investigator to look into the reasons behind the significant percentage of students in the district who opted out of mandated PARCC testing in the 2014-15 school year, including 30% at the co-located International High School and Garret Morgan Academy.