page_title: Elizabeth High School (New Jersey)
section_title: Frank J. Cicarell Academy/Upper and Lower Academy
hierarchical_section_title: Elizabeth High School (New Jersey) / Houses / Frank J. Cicarell Academy/Upper and Lower Academy
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking east at front of school
context_page_description: Elizabeth High School, is a four-year public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. In 2009, the school and its more than 5,000 students was split into six separate houses, each operating as an independent school with its own principal and subject of focus, including one which has retained the Elizabeth High School name. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1978.
  As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,152 students and 65.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 17.7:1. There were 615 students eligible for free lunch and 196 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
  Starting in the 2016-2017 school year, both upper and lower academies of Elizabeth High School merged into the newly built Frank J. Cicarell Academy, which is located next to the Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy.
context_section_description: The Upper and Lower Academies which are known as "Elizabeth High School" were established in 2006 with a curriculum that prepares students for four-year colleges. The Upper Academy building held 10th–12th grade students (upper classmen), while the Lower Academy building holds 9th graders (lower classmen). Students enrolling in these academies are encouraged to take honors and Advanced Placement-level courses. Students are required to wear school uniforms and must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average to enroll or continue to stay in The Upper and Lower Academies.
  In the 2012 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 2nd in New Jersey and 79th nationwide.
  In September 2016, Elizabeth High School moved into the newly constructed Frank J. Cicarell Academy, named after the Physical Education teacher who worked for the Elizabeth Public Schools and died in 2007. The location of the new high school, is located directly next to the Jefferson Arts academy. The former location of Upper Academy became the Academy of Finance, The Lower Academy is used as the Thomas Edison Academy's Annex.
caption: Upper academy building
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