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Elizabeth High School
Elizabeth High School
Location
	Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey; United States
Information
Type	Public high schools
School district	Elizabeth Public Schools
Superintendent	Olga Hugelmeyer
Grades	9-12
Years taught	9-12 Grade
Student to teacher ratio	16.9:1
Color(s)	Scarlet; Black and; white
Team name	Minutemen

Elizabeth High School is eight high schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools District.

Elizabeth Public School's High Schools:

Elizabeth High School Frank J. Cicarell Aacdemy (1,152; 9-12)
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy (420; 9-12)
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy (1,340; 9-12)
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy (872; 9-12)
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy (1,111; 9-12)
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy (1,014; 9-12)
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy (1,122; 9-12)
JVJ STEM Academy

Elizabeth High School - Frank J. Cicarell Academy

Elizabeth High School (officially known as Elizabeth High School - Frank J. Cicarell Academy), is a four-year public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. In 2009, the school and its more than 5,000 students was split into six separate houses, each operating as an independent school with its own principal and subject of focus, including one which has retained the Elizabeth High School name. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1978.

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy (abbreviated as AHPA) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of Elizabeth Public Schools. The academy accepts students in ninth through twelfth grades in Elizabeth who have passed the requirements for enrollment. The academy is operated by the Elizabeth Board of Education. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2013. The school's college-preparatory curriculum prepares students for four-year colleges and universities.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 961 students and 62.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.4:1. There were 492 students (51.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 103 (10.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

The John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninththrough twelfth grades in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. The Technology Academy shares one large building with the Admiral William Halsey Leadership Academy, the Peter B. Gold Administration Building, and the Thomas Dunn Sports Center, which together form the Main Complex most commonly known as "The Main" to students and teachers. The Main complex holds more students, teachers, and administrators than the other high school in the city. It is known as the heart of all Elizabeth Academies.

Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy

The Admiral William F. Halsey Health and Public Safety Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. The Leadership Academy shares a large building with the John Dwyer Technology Academy, the Peter B. Gold Administration Building, and the Thomas Dunn Sports Center, which together form the Main Complex. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2013.

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

The Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy is a four-year public high school in Elizabeth in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. The school is the primary center for vocational and technical education in the city. Williams' Field, which holds the school's football field and outdoor track field, is adjacent to Thomas A. Edison Academy. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1946.

Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey in Union County in the United States, specializing in the visual, performing, and media arts. Located in historic Midtown, the school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools.

JVJ STEM Academy

JVJ STEM Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey in Union County in the United States, specializing in the Biomedical Science field. STEM or JVJ is located in front of the former Sam E. Aboff Alternative High School now the Admiral William F. Halsey 9th Grade Annex. JVJ STEM Academy opened in 2021 as the eighth high school of the Elizabeth Public Schools

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of Elizabeth Public Schools. The academy accepts students in ninththrough twelfth grades in Elizabeth who have passed the requirements for enrollment. The academy is operated by the Elizabeth Board of Education specializing in finance. J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is apart of the NAF (National Academy of Finance) Program.

In 2009, each Elizabeth High School "House" was reformed into its own high school academy. The Sam E. Aboff House became the Halsey Academy of Finance (AOF), a branch of The Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Leadership Academy.

*Before J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy, it was opened as Admiral William F. Halsey Finance Academy (AOF)

"Sam E. Aboff Alternative High School" or "AOF"

The Sam E. Aboff Alternative House was the Elizabeth High School's smallest house in terms of both population and area. It was home to troublesome students and students who are excessively absent and/or tardy. It was located less than 100 yards from the Main Complex.

EHS History

The all-girls Battin High School and all-boys Thomas Jefferson High School were both closed at the end of the 1976–77 school year, after the Elizabeth High School complex was completed and all of the district's students, male and female, were accommodated at the new four-building facility, ending the city's status as "the only community in the state with separate public high schools for boys and girls". The $29.3 million project included renovations to Thomas Jefferson High School, which was integrated into the new complex. The Battin High School building, together with the four existing junior high schools, was repurposed as a middle school for grades six through eight. The building was the former location of "Breidt Brewing Company", which was established in 1882 and operated until Prohibition.

Almost half of each graduating class had failed to pass the standard High School Proficiency Assessment and complete required course credits, so they are funneled through a so-called Alternative High School Assessment test. About one in four students who entered the high school dropped out.

Transformation Plan

With over 5,279 students, Elizabeth High School had been the largest high school in the nation in terms of student population. Prior to 2010, Elizabeth High School occupied eight campuses, also known as houses: The William F. Halsey House, the John E. Dwyer house, the Thomas Jefferson house, the Thomas Edison house, the Sam E. Aboff house, the Alexander Hamilton Academy, the Upper academy, and the Lower academy. In 2009, the Elizabeth Board of Education passed the "Transformation Plan", which split-up the houses that made up Elizabeth High School and made each house its own high school. The Upper and Lower academies became the new Elizabeth High School.

In 2016, the final addition of the Transformation Plan was made. Elizabeth High School, which had 2 separate locations, 9th Grade Annex (aka Lower Academy) and the 10-11th Grade (aka Upper Academy). Both locations had moved to the new Elizabeth High School (constructed 2012, opened 2016) that facilitated all 9-12 Grades. Then, AOF moved to the former EHS Upper Academy converting it into the new school it is today.

Elizabeth High School - Frank J. Cicarell Academy Students have been housed into an annex building a few years later to facilitate the Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy 9th Grade Students.

*The TJAA Students are still housed in FJC aka Elizabeth High School - Frank J. Cicarell Academy.

Houses

Elizabeth High School is comprised of the following nine houses (or campuses), plus an administration building, and an indoor sports center:

William F. Halsey House
John Dwyer House
Thomas Jefferson House
Thomas Edison House

Main Complex "the Main"

Halsey House, Dwyer House, the Peter B. Gold Administration Building and Thomas Dunn Sports Center share one large building, forming the Main Complex of Elizabeth High School, most commonly known as "The Main". The Main Complex holds more students, teachers, and administrators than the other houses/campuses in the city. The Main Complex was known as the heart of Elizabeth High School.

The Main Complex is where all the Elizabeth High School extracurricular activities and sports teams are found. The building functions as a hub central as other students from the other Elizabeth High School houses come here during the after school hours. The Main Complex also holds Elizabeth High School's swimming pool where the swim team practices and meets are held. The Main Complex campus is also famous in the student body for holding a unique courtyard, being the only campus in Elizabeth High School to have one accessible to its students.

Now, the main complex occupies the Admiral William F. Halsey Health & Public Safety Academy and the John E. Dwyer Technology Academy. Plus, the complex changed its old Peter B. Gold Administration Building to a High School Welcome Center. The Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center and the Dunn Pool stayed the same.

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