Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
in Elizabeth, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey, United States, specializing in the visual, performing, and media arts. Located in historic Midtown, the school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools.Located across the street from Elizabeth's City Hall and the monuments of Winfield Scott Park, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is the oldest building of all the Elizabeth Public Schools high school academies. Jefferson Arts was first built in 1928 as an all-boys high school and named for the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States. In 1977, the former Thomas Jefferson High School (for boys) merged with the newly constructed Elizabeth High School main complex; the school was renamed Thomas Jefferson House of Elizabeth High School. The school is now a high school academy and the center for the district's visual and performing arts programs. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2013.As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,066 students and 93.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. There were 817 students (76.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 74 (6.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
