J. P. Stevens High School
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.
| John P. Stevens High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
855 Grove Avenue , Middlesex County , New Jersey 08820 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.580924°N 74.359303°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Be the Change |
| Established | 1964 |
| NCES School ID | 340450003326 |
| Faculty | 167.3 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,680 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.0:1 |
| Color(s) | Dartmouth Green and Old Gold |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference (general) Big Central Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Hawks |
| Rivals | East Brunswick High School Edison High School Woodbridge High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Hawkeye |
| Yearbook | Regalis |
| Website | jps |
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. 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.