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Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy High School
310 Cherry St
Elizabeth NJ, 07208, Union County
Phone: 908-436-6100
Ranking: 
(194 out of 346, bottom 44%)*
(194 out of 346, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Elizabeth City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 76 | 78 | 51 | 43 | 50 | |||||
| Total Students: | 950 | 915 | 875 | 707 | 701 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 255 | 26.8% | 256 | 28.0% | 240 | 27.4% | 197 | 27.9% | 196 | 28.0% |
| Grade 10: | 253 | 26.6% | 253 | 27.7% | 224 | 25.6% | 191 | 27.0% | 194 | 27.7% |
| Grade 11: | 242 | 25.5% | 208 | 22.7% | 204 | 23.3% | 182 | 25.7% | 136 | 19.4% |
| Grade 12: | 200 | 21.1% | 194 | 21.2% | 199 | 22.7% | 137 | 19.4% | 175 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 449 | 47.3% | 419 | 45.8% | 380 | 43.4% | 316 | 44.7% | 327 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 501 | 52.7% | 496 | 54.2% | 495 | 56.6% | 391 | 55.3% | 374 | 53.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 685 | 72.1% | 649 | 70.9% | 622 | 71.1% | 478 | 67.6% | 470 | 67.0% |
| Black: | 188 | 19.8% | 183 | 20.0% | 166 | 19.0% | 138 | 19.5% | 136 | 19.4% |
| White: | 65 | 6.8% | 71 | 7.8% | 73 | 8.3% | 77 | 10.9% | 78 | 11.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 710 | 74.7% | 679 | 74.2% | 632 | 72.2% | 550 | 77.8% | 510 | 72.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 13.8% | 125 | 13.7% | 110 | 12.6% | 69 | 9.8% | 95 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.50 | 11.73 | 17.29 | 16.44 | 14.02 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 73.8% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 79.8% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 77.2% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 50.3% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 62.7% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 63.2% | 79.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.