Panther Academy
The Panther Academy (formally the Academy of Earth & Space Science) is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools. It is one of a number of academy programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades offered by the school district. The program focuses on earth science and space science as part of a partnership with Passaic County Community College and grants from NASA.
| Panther Academy | |
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| Address | |
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201 Memorial Drive , , 07505 United States  | |
| Coordinates | 40.89374°N 74.15341°W | 
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school | 
| School district | Paterson Public Schools | 
| NCES School ID | 341269003109[1] | 
| Principal | Charla Holder[2] | 
| Faculty | 21.0 FTEs[1] | 
| Grades | 9-12 | 
| Enrollment | 214 (as of 2019–20)[1] | 
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.2:1[1] | 
| Website | panther-pps-nj | 
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 214 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. There were 134 students (62.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 (0.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and rankings
    
The school was the 303rd-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.[3]
The students of Panther Academy won second place at the 2015 state mathematics competition organized by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey.[4]
References
    
- School data for School Of Earth And Space Science, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
 - About Us, P-Tech @ Panther. Accessed January 5, 2022.
 - Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
 - Malinconico, Joe. "Paterson math team comes in second in statewide competition", Paterson Press, January 15, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2016. "A team from Paterson's PANTHER Academy finished tied for second in a statewide math competition last month. The contest was conducted by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey."
 

