Red Bank Regional High School

Red Bank Regional High School (often abbreviated RBR) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury, three municipalities in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[7] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[6]

Red Bank Regional High School
Address
101 Ridge Road
Little Silver
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07739
United States
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentLouis B. Moore[1]
Business administratorDebra Pappagallo[1]
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment1,216 (as of 2018–19)[2]
Faculty119.7 FTEs[2]
Student–teacher ratio10.2:1[2]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
WebsiteSchool website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,93134$18,89121.4%
1Budgetary Cost17,1163715,5929.8%
2Classroom Instruction9,501298,8077.9%
6Support Services2,915372,29427.1%
8Administrative Cost1,827361,59214.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,962241,9540.4%
13Extracurricular Activities86323873−1.1%
16Median Teacher Salary65,2131871,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[3]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Red Bank Regional High School
Location
Coordinates40.350775°N 74.041844°W / 40.350775; -74.041844
Information
TypePublic
Established1975
School districtRed Bank Regional High School District
NCES School ID3413750[2]
PrincipalJulius Clark [1]
Faculty119.6 FTEs[2]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,208 (as of 2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.1:1[2]
Color(s)  Maroon and
  Gray[4]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[5]
Team nameBucs[4]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[6]

The school includes a vocational program, which students from anywhere in Monmouth County (who pay tuition, with the exception of in-district students, and students coming from districts where their respective district pays) can attend as a major in one of the many programs, including the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, the Academy of Information Technology, Academy of Finance, Engineering, and Graphic Communications. The school also offers a freshman academy which reduces the size of the school for incoming freshmen by dividing them among three houses. In the spring of 2009, RBR was approved by the International Baccalaureate (IB) North American Division as an IB school and began offering the IB program to juniors and seniors in the fall of 2009.[8] In the fall of 2009, RBR also launched its three-year academies for sophomores, juniors and seniors in the areas of Math & Science, Humanities & Social Studies, International & Cultural Studies, and Sports Medicine & Management.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 119.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. There were 311 students (25.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 38 (3.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[9]

Red Bank Regional High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education and is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology[10] and the National Academy Foundation.

History

Prior to the establishment of the regional district, students from Holmdel Township, Little Silver and Shrewsbury had attended Red Bank High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[11] The Holmdel Township Public Schools switched from Keyport High School and started sending students to Red Bank in 1962, which ended when the district opened Holmdel High School in September 1973.[12]

The school district was established in 1969 and used space rented from the Red Bank Borough Public Schools until construction of the new high school building was completed in 1975. This building, at 101 Ridge Road in Little Silver, was constructed on the site of the former Lovett Nursery.[13] The new school replaced one that had opened in 1917, at 101 Harding Road in Red Bank, one mile away on the same road, that now serves as Red Bank Middle School.

Awards, recognition and rankings

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 45th in New Jersey and 1,394th nationwide.[14] RBR was named to Newsweek's list of top high schools in the country in its June 2010 article "America's Best High Schools 2010", ranked number 1,557 in the country.[15]

The school was the 88th-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.[16] The school had been ranked 41st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 61st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[17] The magazine ranked the school 64th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[18] The school was ranked 84th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[19] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 135th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 33 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (84.9%) and language arts literacy (94.1%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment.[20]

In the spring of 2010, Red Bank Regional received the designation of model program resource center for its English Language Learning Program. The designation was determined by the New Jersey Language Model Program Committee, and extends from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, the RBR Visual and Performing Arts Academy was recently honored by the New Jersey Art Education Partnership as a Model School in the Arts.

Curriculum

Red Bank Regional High School offers full year and semester courses. A wide variety of courses are offered to serve the needs and interests of the student body, including the AVID college preparatory program and many Honors, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses. Successful completion of required courses for graduation, passing scores on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment, and a total of at least 140 credits are necessary to qualify for graduation.

Students may specialize in one of four four-year programs: Academy of Finance, Academy of Information Technology, Graphic Communications, or Engineering, or concentrate their studies in one of four three-year small learning communities in Math & Science, Humanities & Social Studies, International & Cultural Studies and Sports Medicine & Management.

Visual and Performing Arts majors specialize in one of eight programs: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Vocal Music, Piano, Instrumental Music (Strings, Woodwinds, or Brass), Commercial Art or Commercial Photography. These majors typically include multiple classes per day and participation in certain extracurricular events and activities as part of the requirements.

World Language students may choose Spanish, French, Chinese, or Italian. The Italian program was introduced in the 2012–2013 school year. Many students, especially those in the Humanities and Social Studies and International and Cultural Studies academies, enroll in more than one language.

Athletics

The Red Bank Regional High School Bucs[4] compete in Division B North of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of private and public high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.[5][21] The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[22] With 928 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which includes schools with an enrollment of 776 to 1,073 students in that grade range.[23] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III South for football for 2018–2020.[24]

The football team won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional championships in 1975.[25]

The boys' basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1983 against Elmwood Park Memorial High School and won the Group III title in 1993 with a win over Henry Snyder High School in the tournament final.[26] The 1993 team won the Group III title by defeating Snyder High School by a score of 62-55 in the championship game played at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The team advanced to the Tournament of Champions, becoming the first team from the Shore Conference to do so, and lost to Seton Hall Preparatory School in the quarterfinals by a score of 60-59 to finish the season with a record of 28-2.[27][28][29]

The field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group III state title in 1988, 1991, 1995 and 2000; the team won the Group III state championship in 1995.[30]

The girls' basketball team won the Group III state title in 1998 with a 62-47 win against Sparta High School in the championship game played at the Thomas Dunn Sports Center in Elizabeth.[31][32]

The boys' cross country team won the Group III state championship in 1999 and 2003.[33]

Both the boys' and girls' track teams won the Group II indoor relay state championships in 2000.[34]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[1][35][36]

  • Dr. Louis B. Moore, Superintendent
  • Debra Pappagallo, School Business Administrator
  • Julius Clark, Principal

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[37][38] Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats allocated to Red Bank and two each to Little Silver and Shrewsbury.[39]

Notable alumni

Alumni of Red Bank Regional High School (and its predecessor Red Bank High School) include:

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  12. "School Regionalization Idea Remains Alive at Union Beach", Asbury Park Press, October 21, 1973. Accessed November 22, 2020. "It has been in effect since November 1964, after six years of negotiations, during the interim when Keyport and Holmdel Township were studying the possibility of a Keyport-Holmdel high school arrangement. Since then Holmdel has built a high school which opened in September.... But Keyport became the receiving district not only for Holmdel, but Raritan, and Union Beach. Holmdel transferred to Red Bank as a sending district in 1962."
  13. "Red Bank Regional Bids Seen Within Budget at $7.5 Million", The Daily Register, December 13, 1972. Accessed April 18, 2020. "The 1,500-student school will be built on a 53-acre tract in Little Silver bordered by Harding, Hance and Ridge Roads on the former Lovett Nursery, property. Last year voters in the Little Silver, Red Bank, and Shrewsbury, which comprise the regional district, approved a $9.4 million bond issue for construction and furnishing of the school.- It is scheduled to open in September 1975"
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