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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school in Union County, New Jersey, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood, operating as the lone secondary school of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. The facility is located in Scotch Plains. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1932.〔(Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed August 10, 2011.〕 As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,534 students and 107.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.27:1. There were 75 students (4.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 38 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.〔(School Data for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 16, 2015.〕 In order to qualify for graduation, students must complete 120 credits of course work. Over 80% of students participated in clubs, athletics, service organizations, and music programs in 2008. In the class of 2008, there were ten National Merit Commended Students. In the class of 2003, 21 students were named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars. There were 289 Advanced Placement (AP) examinations administered in 21 subject areas; 71% of the students received a score of 3 or better giving them exemption from certain required courses at various colleges and universities. 98% of the class of 2003 was enrolled in the college preparatory course of study. A total of $2,407,154 in scholarship money was awarded to graduates for their academic achievements. ==Awards, recognition and rankings== In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", ''The Daily Beast'' ranked the school 918th in the nation among participating public high schools and 69th among schools in New Jersey.〔Streib, Lauren. ("America's Best High Schools" ), ''The Daily Beast'', May 6, 2013. Accessed May 9, 2013.〕 In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by ''The Washington Post'', the school was ranked 42nd in New Jersey and 1,349th nationwide.〔Mathews, Jay. ("The High School Challenge 2011: Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School" ), ''The Washington Post''. Accessed September 9, 2011.〕 The school was the 54th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.〔Staff. ("Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.〕 The school had been ranked 60th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 62nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.〔Staff. ("The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2012. Accessed September 12, 2012.〕 The magazine ranked the school 69th in 2008 out of 316 schools.〔Staff. ("2010 Top High Schools" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2010. Accessed August 10, 2011.〕 Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 86th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 14 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (88.6%) and language arts literacy (96.3%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).〔(New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011 ), Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 1, 2012.〕 SPHFS's quiz bowl team, founded in 1982, won the New Jersey state championship of the Rutgers University-run College Bowl competition in 1988 〔("Raiders trample Redskins for State Championship!" ), p.1 & 23, The Times (Scotch Plains, NJ), Vol. 31, No. 24, June 16, 1988〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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