OCVTS Performing Arts Academy

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Performing Arts Academy
Address
180 Frederick Avenue

Lakehurst
,
Ocean County
,
New Jersey
08733

United States
Coordinates40°00′52″N 74°18′41″W / 40.014561°N 74.3112574°W / 40.014561; -74.3112574Coordinates: 40°00′52″N 74°18′41″W / 40.014561°N 74.3112574°W / 40.014561; -74.3112574
Information
TypeMagnet public high school
EstablishedSeptember 2001
School districtOcean County Vocational Technical School
NCES School ID341198006122[2]
PrincipalKaren Homiek[1]
Faculty26.0 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment262 (as of 2019–20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.1:1[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websitewww.ocvts.org/htm/paa/paa-academy.html

Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy (or PAA for short) is a specialized, public high school program which concentrates heavily on the fields of performing arts such as dance, vocal music, and theater, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from all of Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Located in Lakehurst, it is the sister high school of the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences, another full-time program that is also part of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School district. Because the school is a full-time program, students take both their performance major and academic courses at the school.[4] The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 262 students and 26.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. There were 12 students (4.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 8 (3.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Awards, recognition and rankings[]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 173rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 139 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (78.5%) and language arts literacy (95.3%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[5]

Students at the school have won numerous awards such as state-level and international level rankings at the New Jersey Thespian Festival and International Thespian Society Festival. The school, staff, and students also hold achievements at the Montclair State University Theatre Night Awards and Paper Mill Playhouse Awards for their work in school productions.

Curriculum[]

PAA relies heavily on block scheduling; each year is broken up into two semesters and each semester consists of four 80-minute, 5-credit classes. Every class offered is either an honors course or college-prep course because the high school is designed to test and challenge the brightest students both academically and in performance.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Administration, Ocean County Vocational Technical School. Accessed March 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Performing Arts Academy Of The Ocean County Vocational Tech, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Performing Arts Academy, Ocean County Vocational Technical School. Accessed March 6, 2012.
  5. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Sockol, Matthew. "Jackson actor enjoys role in Luke Cage", CentralJersey.com, October 24, 2016. Accessed January 19, 2022. "Elijah said he became involved in acting when he was 10. During his high school years, he attended the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst."
  7. ^ Oglesby, Amanda. "Barnegat teen top vote-getter with #IDontDoDrugs song", Asbury Park Press, April 15, 2015. Accessed January 19, 2022. "Had things gone differently, Brigid Harrington should have performed in the same room as actor Philip Seymour Hoffman..... 'I've liked his work for a while,' said Brigid, who voices the character of 'Koko' on the animated children's show Chuggington when she's not attending class at the Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst."

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