| Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science | |
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| Location | |
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195 Cedar Bridge Road ,, 08050 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°43′01″N74°15′15″W / 39.7169°N 74.2541°W /39.7169; -74.2541 |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnetpublichigh school |
| Established | September 2001 |
| School district | Ocean County Vocational School District |
| NCES School ID | 341198000559[2] |
| Principal | Alison Carroll[1] |
| Faculty | 21.0FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 273 (as of 2023–24)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.0:1[2] |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Publication | The MATES Messenger |
| Website | www |
TheMarine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) is a comprehensive, selectivemagnetpublichigh school with a focus on marine and environmental science that is part of theOcean County Vocational School District. The school is located in theManahawkin section ofStafford Township, inOcean County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey directly behind the buildings of theSouthern Regional School District and a joint parking lot withOcean County College's Southern Education Center. As a public school, students attend the school at no charge. Prospective students must complete the application process which includes an entrance exam. The school has been accredited by theMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2005 and is accredited until January 2032.[3]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 273 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 15 students (5.5% of enrollment) eligible forfree lunch and 4 (1.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Students may be eligible to take college-level courses throughout their course of study.
In 2012, MATES became one of 17 New Jersey schools to be named a 2012National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by theUnited States Department of Education.[4]
In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 84th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 17th among all high schools in New Jersey.[5]Schooldigger.com ranked the school as one of 16 schools tied for first out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (unchanged from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy (100.0%) and mathematics (100.0%) components of theHigh School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[6]
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