Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

The Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) is a comprehensive, selective magnet public high school with a focus on marine and environmental science that is part of the Ocean County Vocational School District. The school is located in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States directly behind the buildings of the Southern Regional School District and a joint parking lot with Ocean County College's Southern Education Center. As a public school, students attend the school at no charge. Prospective students must receive a recommendation from their school and must complete the application process which includes an entrance exam. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2005.[3]

Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
Location
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
195 Cedar Bridge Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050

United States
Coordinates39.7169°N 74.2541°W / 39.7169; -74.2541
Information
TypeMagnet public high school
EstablishedSeptember 2001
School districtOcean County Vocational School District
PrincipalJohn Biscardi[1]
Vice principalJohn Wnek
Faculty21.5 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment274 (as of 2015-16)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.7:1[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
PublicationThe MATES Messenger
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 274 students and 21.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1. There were 11 students (4.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 6 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The school's stated mission is to provide an opportunity to students in Ocean County to become intimate thinkers and problem solvers. Students of the academy participate in a rigorous curriculum with a focus on marine and environmental science. MATES emphasizes skills important to post-secondary study and employment in a global community. The school focuses on students who wish to concentrate in the areas of math and science. The academic course of study offered satisfies all of the state requirements necessary for high school graduation. Eligible students may also take college level courses throughout their course of study; credit received for a completed course varies.

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 2012, MATES became one of 17 New Jersey schools to be named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[4]

In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 84th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 17th among all high schools in New Jersey.[5] Schooldigger.com ranked the school as one of 16 schools tied for first out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (unchanged 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).[6]

References
  1. Administration, Ocean County Vocational School District. Accessed October 9, 2017.
  2. School data for Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.
  3. Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  4. M.A.T.E.S Receives Blue Ribbon Status, Barnegat-Manahawkin Patch. Accessed January 27, 2013.
  5. Staff. "America's Best High Schools 2016", Newsweek. Accessed November 11, 2016.
  6. New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 22, 2012.
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