- Source: Woodbridge Academy Magnet School
The Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, formerly known as the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences, is a four-year career academy and college preparatory magnet public high school located in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Middlesex County Magnet Schools, which serves students of many diverse cultures from all over Middlesex County. While enrolled in this high school student can receive college credits for classes based in allied health and biomedical sciences through Rutgers University–Newark.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 286 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1. There were 8 students (2.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 4 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 31st out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 11th among all high schools in New Jersey.
Schooldigger.com ranked the school as one of 16 schools tied for first out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 256 positions 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 the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
Academics
The major subjects of studies for four years are the following:
English: World Literature*, US Literature I*, AP English Language and Composition*, AP English Literature and Composition*
Mathematics: Geometry*, Algebra II*, Pre-Calculus*, Statistics, AP Calculus**
Sciences: Biology*, Chemistry*, Physics*, AP Environmental Science
Social Science: World History*, US History I*, AP US History*, Sociology*, Economics*
Health and Physical Education: All four years*
World Language: Spanish I*, Spanish II*, Spanish III*, Spanish IV**, AP Spanish**
Rutgers SHP Courses: Introduction to Allied Health*, Dynamics of Health Care In Society*, Medical Terminology*, Anatomy and Physiology I & II*
PLTW (Project Lead The Way) Courses: Principles of Biomedical Sciences*, Human Body Systems*, Medical Interventions*, Biomedical Innovations*
- * Required Courses
- ** Must be selected to take course
Athletics
The Woodbridge Academy Hornets compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 206 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.
Extracurricular activities
Due to the Academy's small size, clubs in school are generally limited, though some are more active than others.
A list of clubs include:
Key Club
Amnesty International Chapter
HOSA
Interact Club
Ethics/Debate Club
Music Club
Newspaper Club
Sports Club
Dance Club
Yearbook Club
Art Club
Science League
Math League
UNICEF
GSA
Junior State of America
Model United Nations
Drama Club
Culture and Diversity Club
Science League
The school ranks consistently high on the Science League exams.
2014-2015 School Year Rankings
Biology I Ranking: 4 out of 134
Chemistry I Ranking: 7 out of 140
Physics I Ranking: 13 out of 108
2011-2012 School Year Rankings
Biology Ranking: 10 out of 143
Chemistry Ranking: 19 out of 143
Physics Ranking: 21 out of 143
Administration
The principal is Robert Fuller. His administration team includes the two assistant principals.
References
External links
School website
Middlesex County Magnet Schools
School Performance Report for Middlesex County Academy, New Jersey Department of Education
National Center for Educational Statistics data for the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
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