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Pompton Lakes High School (PLHS) is a four-year comprehensive community public high school in the borough of Pompton Lakes in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Pompton Lakes School District. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pompton Lakes as well as those from Riverdale who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.〔(Pompton Lakes High School 2014 Report Card Narrative ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 29, 2015. "Set in a quaint lakeside community that is rich in pride and tradition, Pompton Lakes High School (PLHS) serves both the boroughs of Pompton Lakes and Riverdale."〕〔(Pompton Lakes Information and Reference Calendar '07-'08 ), Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Accessed November 23, 2014. "Pompton Lakes High School initially received students from Oakland, Wayne and Midland Park. Currently, there is a receiving district relationship between Pompton Lakes and Riverdale students."〕〔Laplaca, Bryan. ("Back in the Day: Saddened by Pompton/Riverdale rift" ), ''Suburban Trends'', July 18, 2010. Accessed May 24, 2011. "Tensions between Riverdale and Pompton Lakes concerning their sending/receiving contract for Pompton Lakes High School are nothing new."〕 The high school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 620 students and 51.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.11:1. There were 69 students (11.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 21 (3.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.〔(School Data for Pompton Lakes High School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 29, 2015.〕 The school mascot is the Cardinal. The actual structure of the building displays a classic colonial revival exterior, a product of the New Deal Era. The building was constructed in 1932 and was opened to students in September 1933.〔 ==Awards, recognition and rankings== During the 1986-87 school year, Pompton Lakes High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,〔(Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF) ), accessed May 11, 2006.〕 the highest award an American school can receive.〔Staff. "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", ''Journal Inquirer'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."〕〔Staff. "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", ''The Washington Post'', September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."〕 The school was the 153rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.〔Staff. ("Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.〕 The school had been ranked 85th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 173rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.〔Staff. ("The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2012. Accessed September 19, 2012.〕 The magazine ranked the school 156th in 2008 out of 316 schools.〔Staff. ("2010 Top High Schools" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2010. Accessed May 24, 2011.〕 The school was ranked 188th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.〔("Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.〕 Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 127th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 2 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).〔(New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010 ), Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 13, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pompton Lakes High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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