Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Academy of Allied Health and Science – US News & World Report – 4/100

Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Academy of Allied Health and Science – US News & World Report – 4/100


Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Academy of Allied Health and Science – US News & World Report – 4/100

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Academy of Allied Health and Science
2325 HECK AVE
NEPTUNE, NJ 07753

Phone: (732) 775-0058

District: Monmouth County Vocational School District

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Overview

Academy of Allied Health and Science is ranked 9th within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Academy of Allied Health and Science is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 34 percent male and 66 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 39 percent. Academy of Allied Health and Science is 1 of 5 high schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank: #178
State Rank: #9
STEM Rank: #4

Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 289
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 39%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 6%
Full-Time Teachers 25

Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Language 100%
Proficient in Math 100%
College Readiness Index 62.5

School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 5
Total Students 1,457
Proficient in Language (district average) 100%
Proficient in Math (district average) 100%
College Readiness (district average) 78.1

Student Body

Class

These details on the school’s student body are based on data reported to the government.

Total Enrollment 289
9th Grade 78 Students
10th Grade 72 Students
11th Grade 67 Students
12th Grade 72 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 39%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 29%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 5%
White Enrollment (% of total) 61%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Gender

Male (% of total) 34%
Female (% of total) 66%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 0.3%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 6%

Test Scores

Subject Proficiency Testing

Student exit exams receive grades among multiple proficiency levels established by the state. These figures display how the school as a whole performed in different subjects.

School
District
State
Math
Language

Avg. Proficiency
Language Proficiency Distribution

Language proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 63
Partially Proficient 0%
Proficient 21%
Advanced 79%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 63
Partially Proficient 0%
Proficient 14%
Advanced 86%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 141.3
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 34.0
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient N/A
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 100.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students N/A
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students N/A
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 62.5
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 63%
Participant Passing Rate 100%
Exams Per Test Taker 1.1
Exam Pass Rate 100%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 63%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 1.1

Source: US News & World Report