Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts

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name = Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Paterson Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Sharon C. Smith
enrollment = 251 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 33.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 7.6
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location = 413 12th Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07514
information = 973-321-0520
website = [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/rphs School website] The Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools.

The school provides training in each of eight art majors: Commercial Art, Fine Art, Dance, Drama, Vocal, Instrumental, Piano, and Communication Arts (Formally known as Creative Writing). Paterson residents in eighth grade can apply for admission to Rosa Parks School, with acceptance based on a competitive audition process and submission of an art or writing portfolio. [ [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/rphs/pages/history.html About Rosa L. Parks School!] , Rosa L. Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts. Accessed August 1, 2008.]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 251 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 7.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409660&ID=340966001104 Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 1, 2008.]

The school was the 137th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 127th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/rphs/pages/admin.html Administration] , Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts. Accessed August 22, 2008.]
*Sharon C. Smith - Principal
*Peter D. Affinito - Director of Guidance

Notable alumni

* Essence Carson (born 1986), plays for the New York Liberty. [Ogle, Mike. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/sports/basketball/22liberty.html?_r=1&ref=basketball&oref=slogin "For Carson and Liberty, Excitement Is Mutual"] , "The New York Times", April 22, 2008. Accessed August 1, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/rphs/ School website]
* [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/ Paterson Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|31|4010|020|Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412690 Data for the Paterson Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics