Academy of Allied Health & Science
in Neptune City, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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The Academy of Allied Health and Science (AAHS), established in 1996, is a small magnet public high school located in Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of five career academies offered by the Monmouth County Vocational School District. This high school is based upon the expansion of medical knowledge for teenagers who want to pursue medical careers. Proximity to Jersey Shore University Medical Center provides students with hands-on training in a hospital setting. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1999.The school admits top students from Monmouth County, accepting about 70-75 per year. All classes taken by students within the school are accelerated, honors-level classes. Students who attend this school tend to score in high percentiles on most standardized tests and the SAT, and nearly always attend four-year colleges (usually 98-100%).As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 295 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. There were 8 students (2.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 8 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. As of 2018, the school has won the coveted Blue Ribbon School award three times (2002, 2007, and 2018).
