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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 is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 796 students and 74.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.76:1. There were 625 students (78.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 76 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.〔(School Data for Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 29, 2015.〕 ==Awards, recognition and rankings== Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school was named a Model School in the Arts by the New Jersey Arts Education Partnership in 2013.〔NJ Arts Education Partnership. http://www.artsednj.org/model-schools.asp〕 During the spring of 2014, the school was awarded the Healthy Schools Silver Award by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthy Schools Program.〔Alliance for a Healthier Generation. https://schools.healthiergeneration.org〕 Additionally, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy students have been nominated and received awards in numerous, local and regional competitions including: * Music in the Parks 〔Music in the Parks. http://www.musicintheparks.com〕 * Montclair State University's Theatre Night Awards 〔MSU Theatre Night Awards. http://www.montclair.edu/arts/theatre-and-dance/productions-and-events/theatre-night-awards/〕 * Paper Mill Playhouse's Rising Star Awards 〔Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards. http://www.papermill.org/education/rising-star-awards/about-rising-star-awards.html〕 * College of New Jersey's K-12 Student Art Exhibition 〔TCNJ K-12 Student Art Exhibition. http://tcnjartgallery.pages.tcnj.edu/2013/06/02/k-12-juried-student-art-exhibition-opens-june-2-100-300〕 * SkillsUSA The school was the 321st-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 328th in the state of 328 schools in 2012.〔Staff. ("The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2012. Accessed November 24, 2014.〕 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「Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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