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{{short description|Magnet high school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}}
{{about|the Lincroft, New Jersey highschool|other uses|High Tech High (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = High Technology High School
 | image                   = 
 | imagesize               = 
 | established             = 1991
 | type                    = [[Magnet school|Magnet]] [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]]
 | district                = [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]
 | grades                  = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
 | principal               = Teresa Hough<ref>[http://www.hths.mcvsd.org/contacts School Contacts], High Technology High School. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref>
 | enrollment              = 284 (as of 2023–24)<ref name=NCES/>
 | faculty                 = 22.0 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
 | ratio                   = 12.9:1<ref name=NCES/>
 | us_nces_school_id       = 341750006095<ref name=NCES/>
 | colors                  = {{Color box|Maroon|border=darkgray}} Maroon and<br>{{Color box|grey|border=darkgray}} Gray
 | address                 = 765 Newman Springs Road
 | city                    = [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]]
 | county                  = [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]
 | state                   = New Jersey
 | zipcode                 = 07738
 | country                 = United States
 | coordinates             = {{Coord|40.32479|-74.12867|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | USNWR_ranking           = 1 (2011)
 | communities             = [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]
 | sister_school           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Marine Academy of Science and Technology]] (MAST)
* [[Academy of Allied Health & Science]] (AAHS)
* [[Communications High School]] (CHS)
* [[Biotechnology High School]] (BTHS)
}}
 | accreditation           = [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]<ref name=MSA-CESS/>
 | website                 = {{URL|http://www.hths.mcvsd.org/}}
}}
'''High Technology High School''' ('''Abbreviated HTHS, also known as High Tech'''), founded in 1991, is a four-year [[Magnet school|magnet]] [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] for students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, located in the [[Lincroft, New Jersey|Lincroft]] section of [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]], in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], operated as a cooperative effort between the [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]] (MCVSD) and [[Brookdale Community College]].  It is a pre-engineering academy, offering courses such as Introduction to Engineering and Design, Exploring Engineering, and Principles of Engineering. It is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology. The school has been accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1995.<ref name=MSA-CESS>[https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8S7V&typ=school-profile High Technology High School], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 3, 2022.</ref>

In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 20th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked seventh among all high schools in New Jersey.<ref>Staff. [http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-high-schools-2016 "America's Best High Schools 2016"], ''[[Newsweek]]''. Accessed November 11, 2016.</ref> In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' ranked the school 16th in the nation among participating public high schools and first among schools in New Jersey.<ref>Streib, Lauren. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html "America's Best High Schools"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508145653/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html |date=May 8, 2013 }}, ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.</ref> According to 2011 ''[[Newsweek]]'' statistics, High Technology High School students registered an average [[SAT]] score of 2145,<ref name="America's Best High Schools 2011">[http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html "America's Best High Schools 2011"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', June 19, 2011. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref> the highest of any U.S. high school; overall, Newsweek ranked HTHS 18th nationally and the top high school in New Jersey.<ref name="America's Best High Schools 2011"/> In 2011, HTHS was ranked Number 1 for Best High Schools for Math & Science in ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'',<ref>Staff. [http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-high-schools/rankings/math-science Best High Schools for Math and Science], ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''. Accessed November 22, 2011.</ref> and in 2013, the school was ranked the twelfth best high school overall in the United States by ''U.S. News''.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings "National Rankings Best High Schools"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505033840/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings |date=May 5, 2016 }}, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''. Accessed April 26, 2013.</ref> In its 2015 rankings, [[Niche (company)|Niche.com, Inc.]] ranked High Technology High School the best public high school in America.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/|title=Best Public High Schools in America|newspaper=Niche |publisher=Niche.com Inc|access-date=November 9, 2014 }}</ref>

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 284 students and 22.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.9:1. There were 6 students (2.1% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 4 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417500&ID=341750006095 School data for High Technology High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

==History==
The school opened its doors in 1991 with a sophomore class of 62 students in facilities on the campus of [[Brookdale Community College]], with plans to add a new grade each year to accommodate grades 10–12.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/145563991/ "County's high-technology high school starts class today; The school is located on the Brookdale Community College campus."], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 5, 1991. Accessed February 16, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A new chapter in the study of science begins today as the county opens its new high technology high school. The school, which is run by the Monmouth County Vocational School District and will be taught in Brook-dale Community College's newly opened $2.5 million Advanced Technology Center, features a science-oriented curriculum emphasizing engineering and telecommunications. Sixty-two 10th-graders, who were chosen based on exams, grades, interviews and teacher recommendations, will begin classes today."</ref>

The school building on the Brookdale campus was completed in 1992 and an expansion two years later allowed the school to double enrollment. A freshman class was added in fall 1995. The student population is kept relatively small, with typically 65-80 students per class year, allowing the school to maintain a low student–teacher ratio.<ref>[http://www.hths.mcvsd.org/school-profile Profile], High Technology High School. Accessed February 16, 2022. "HTHS opens for the first time in September of 1991 as a collaborative venture of the MCVSD Board of Education and the Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees. In 1992 the construction of the building was completed and the students move into their own building on the Brookdale Community College Campus. In 1994 the building was expanded and it doubled the size of the school."</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
*In 2023, the school was one of nine schools in New Jersey that was recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/education/2023/09/19/2023-national-blue-ribbon-schools-nj-new-jersey/70901373007/ "These 9 NJ schools were named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools"], ''[[Courier News]]'', September 19, 2023. Accessed March 6, 2024. "The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday recognized 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023, including nine schools in New Jersey."</ref><ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/assets/reports/2023/all_2023_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=20 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Non-Public Schools], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref>
*''[[Business Insider]]'' ranked High Technology High School at the top of its 2014 list of the "25 best public high school in the United States".<ref>Stanger, Melissa; and Robinson, Melia. [http://www.businessinsider.com/best-public-high-schools-in-the-us-2014-11?op=1 "The 25 Best Public High Schools In The US"], ''[[Business Insider]]'', November 4, 2014. Accessed January 19, 2015.</ref>
*For the 2003–04 school year, High Technology High School received the National Blue Ribbon Award for the second time, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10022003.html 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed June 6, 2006.</ref>
*High Technology High School was twice named a "Star School" by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]], the highest form of recognition for a New Jersey school, in both 1994-95<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=014&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 1994-95 school year, High Technology High School], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 22, 2006.</ref> and 2001–02.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=093&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2001-02 school year, High Technology High School], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 22, 2006.</ref>
*High Technology High School was recognized by ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine in its May 28, 2007 issue covering America's Best High Schools, as one of its 21 ''Public Elites'', a group of consistent high performers excluded from its rankings because of the number of students with SAT (or ACT) scores well above the national average.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18784620/site/newsweek/ "The Public Elites"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630214833/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18784620/site/newsweek/ |date=June 30, 2007 }}, ''[[Newsweek]]'', May 28, 2007. Accessed May 25, 2007.</ref>
*HTHS was cited as a "Public Elite", one of 22 such schools recognized nationwide in ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the May 8, 2006 issue. Newsweek described the school as "A pre-engineering academy with topnotch humanities"<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12551652/site/newsweek/ "The Public Elites"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519031615/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12551652/site/newsweek/ |date=May 19, 2007 }},''[[Newsweek]]'', May 8, 2006.</ref>
*HTHS was ranked as Number 2 in ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''[[']]s listing of "America's Best High Schools" in 2008.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html?s_cid=related-links:TOP "Best High Schools"], ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', November 30, 2007</ref>

==Academics==
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High Technology offers a full high school education, with emphasis on math, science, and technology. Students take college courses during their junior and senior years, and seniors are required to take a mentorship course for one semester.

Class scheduling works around [[block scheduling]]. All classes are 67 minutes long, and there are 5 periods in a day. All students eat lunch at the same time, between 11:00 and 12:00 PM. Most classes are held three times a week. Physical Education is held two periods per week. AP science classes have "double labs" which are two periods (138 minutes) long, while AP Calculus classes meet one extra period per week. The foreign languages taught at High Technology High School are Latin, French, and Spanish. Junior and senior technology electives - Project Lead the Way courses (Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science & Software Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development)<ref>{{cite web |title=Courses. |url=https://www.hths.mcvsd.org/courses}}</ref> - are held three times a week for two periods (138 minutes).

==Other career academies==
There are five other career academies / [[sister school]]s in the [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]. The other schools (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417500 School Data for the Monmouth County Vocational School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are:<ref>[https://www.mcvsd.org/o/mcvsd/page/schools Full-Time Specialized Schools], Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed February 2, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/3260 School Performance Reports for the Monmouth County Vocational School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3260 New Jersey School Directory for the Monmouth County Vocational School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
* [[Academy of Allied Health & Science]] (AAHS) in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]]<ref>[https://www.aahs.mcvsd.org/o/aahs Academy of Allied Health & Science], Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref> (with 304 students; in grades 9–12)
* Academy of Law and Public Safety (ALPS) in [[Long Branch, New Jersey|Long Branch]]<ref>[https://www.mcvsd.org/o/alps Academy of Law and Public Safety], Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref> (70; 9–12)
* [[Biotechnology High School]] (BTHS) in [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]]<ref>[https://bths.mcvsd.org/o/bhs Biotechnology High School], Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref> (320; 9–12)
* [[Communications High School]] (CHS) in [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]]<ref>[https://chs.mcvsd.org/o/chs Communications High School], Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref> (299; 9–12)
* [[Marine Academy of Science and Technology]] (MAST) in [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]] in Middletown Township<ref>[https://mast.mcvsd.org/o/mast Marine Academy of Science and Technology], Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref> (273; 9–12)

==Extracurricular activities==
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High Technology High School offers a variety of clubs including:<ref>[http://www.hths.mcvsd.org/clubs/ Clubs], High Technology High School. Accessed February 16, 2022.</ref>
*Academic Team
*Book Club
*Chess Club
*Creative Arts Club
*Debate Club
*Dance Club
*Experimental Research Group
*Finance Club
**MIT Launch
**Fed Challenge Team
**Euro Challenge Team
*French Club
*Genders and Sexualities Alliance
*[[Key Club]]
*Math League
*Multicultural Club
*[[National Honor Society]]
*Newspaper Club
*Performing Arts Club
**Drama
**Jazz Band
*Robotics and Coding Club
**cypHER
**[[VEX Robotics]]
*Science Bowl
*Science Leagues
*Steminist Club
*Student Government Association
*[[Technology Student Association]]
*Various religious interest groups
*Wellness Club
*Yearbook

==Notable alumni==
* [[Brian Christian]] (born 1984, class of 2002), author of "The Most Human Human" and "Algorithms to Live By"<ref>Van Develde. [http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2004-01-09/Front_Page/004.html "A bicycle trip that leads to someone else's home"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721233029/http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2004-01-09/Front_Page/004.html |date=July 21, 2011 }}, ''Atlanticville'', January 9, 2004. Accessed June 16, 2011. "Brian and I went to the High Technology High School at Brookdale Community College (Middletown) and Erik went to the Allied Health and Science High School, Neptune."</ref>
* [[Akash Modi]] (born 1995, class of 2013), [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] who represented the United States at the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]<ref>[https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=119053 Akash Modi], [[USA Gymnastics]]. Accessed August 11, 2019. "Birthplace: Edison, NJ USA Hometown: Morganville, NJ USA Name of High School: High Technology High School High School Graduation Year: 2013"</ref>
* [[Julie Shah]] (born 1982, class of 2000), MIT Professor named one of the world's top 35 innovators under 35<ref>{{cite news|last1=Knight|first1=Will|title=This MIT engineering professor is turning robots into ideal colleagues for humans|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2014/visionary/julie-shah/|publisher=Technology Review|date=August 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hths.mcvsd.org/ High Technology High School (official site)]
*[http://www.mcvsd.org/ Monmouth County Vocational School District]
*{{NJReportCard|25|3260|010|High Technology High School}}
*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417500 School Data for the High Technology High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]

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