Saint Mary of the Assumption High School Princeps schola Assumptionis Sanctae Mariae |
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237 South Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ, (Union County) 07202-3403 |
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Coordinates | 40°39′29″N 74°12′57″W / 40.65806°N 74.21583°WCoordinates: 40°39′29″N 74°12′57″W / 40.65806°N 74.21583°W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Celebrating Our Past, Focused on Our Future! |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1930 |
Founder | Sisters of Charity |
School district | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |
Superintendent | Dr. Margaret Dames |
Principal | David Evans |
Asst. principal | Daniel Kelly |
Pastor | Father Manuel D. Rios |
Faculty | 14.5 (on FTE basis) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 200 (2013-14) |
Average class size | 15 |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.8:1 |
Color(s) |
Blue and White |
Song | The Bells of St. Mary's |
Athletics | Basketball, Cheerleading, Bowling, Step Team, Baseball, Softball |
Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
Team name | Hilltoppers |
Rival | The Patrick School |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | Hilltopper |
Yearbook | Ave Maria |
Tuition | 8,000 |
Admissions Director | Jaime de Leon |
Athletic Director | Steve Yensinko |
Website | http://www.stmaryhsnj.org |
St. Mary of the Assumption High School is a small Catholic high school on Broad Street in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The old high school building consists of a three-story brick building with a basement serving as additional classroom space for a total of four floors of education space. The school is affiliated with its parent parish, St. Mary's Church, and operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1992.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 200 students and 14.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
The St. Mary of the Assumption High School Hilltoppers compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which includes public and private high schools in Union County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Prior to the 2010 NJSIAA's realignment, the school had participated in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consisted of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey.
School colors are blue and white. The school is classified as Non-Public Group B for competition purposes. Sports offered include baseball (men), basketball (men and women), bowling (men and women).