As a senior in an Ivy League university, I can tell you that my experiences at SWMHS haunt me to this day. Guidance -- atrocious, alienates kids, scares them into applying to colleges of their choice. Teachers -- mostly incompetent, uninterested in their own fields.
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Posted by a student on 09/29/08
The school is okay but students need more work given to them - especially writing. The SATs have 800 points for just essay type questions - what will our kids do - they don't have any practice in writing? More challenging work needs to be given to the students to bring to the level of other districts.
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Posted by a parent on 07/02/07
This school is overcrowded and undisciplined. Too many new teachers that don't know what they are doing make it an environment not condusive to learning. You can easily get lost in the crowd, and if you are not focused, you can forget about learning anything. There are too many fights and too many
... Read more apathetic teachers. Guidance department is also terrible. The only good thing about this school is the extra-curricular activities they offer. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/08/06
Sayreville school is going down hill. Only a few teachers care about their kids and what is going on in the school. But their numbers are decling because they are retiring. Basically the kids can just about get away with anything in that school.
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Posted by a student on 02/12/06
I think this school is a cool and nice school. I moved to Houston but I want to go back because the schools right here alright but I like the one from New Jersey better.
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Posted by a student on 01/20/06
This school has to be one of the worst schools around. There are fights every other day and no one can seem to break them up in time, because a child always gets hurt. The teachers dont teach, they dont care and are too busy with themselves. The guidence does not help at all, they instead told my child
... Read more they were going to be a failure in life, she couldn't take the classes she wanted. It's way over crowded, the office is out of control suspending kids. If they would just take time for the kids maybe these issues would never happen. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/19/04
I have seen what sayreville war memorial high school is like. It is truly better than anything I have been through with my childrem. We moved here from Jersey City, and let me tell all of you, SWMHS is the better of the comparison. How many times does violence happen in other schools? Alot. How many
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Posted by a student on 06/05/04
As a parent of an SWMHS graduate, I can attest to the fact that my one true regret is sending my child to SWMHS. Before I state my issues with the school, I will say that there are many wonderful extra-curricular activities-and advisers at the school. SWMHS also does have some great teachers (who should
... Read more have gotten out years ago), but the majority are incompetent. When my child attended, the school was on its way down and today, it's a mess over there. Favoritism in the building hurts the potential of many students, there is no discipline and these factors allow a mediocre performance of the students. Also, the guidance department does not help in telling the students they should not apply to certain colleges. I am glad that my child is having success after college and grad school, despite what guidance and some teachers stated and believed. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/09/04
You're joking right? This school is horrible! I moved here from the city 20 odd years back. My hope was to start a family and give them the educational opportunities I never had. If you currently live in the city, stay there! The teachers here don't care about your children. I spent years heavily envolved
... Read more in the schools in hopes of giving my kids what I never had. It only opened my eyes to what a corrupt and uncaring system our children are subject to. Is it different anywhere else? Read less
School Profile for Sayreville War Memorial High School
Test scores
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HSPA* Test Scores
Grade Level: 11
Test Year: 2008
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville School District
New Jersey
* In 2007-2008 New Jersey used the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) to test students in grade 11 in language arts literacy, math and science. The HSPA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Jersey. Students are required to pass the HSPA in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
1,700
Students per teacher:
19
Full-time teachers:
90
Number of classrooms:
120
Vocational Education
Accounting, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Drivers Ed, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Word Processing, Woodworking
Arts
Art
Music
Choral
Fine Arts
Drama
English
Journalism, Literature, Speech/Debate
Special Education
Learning Differences
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Psychology
Advanced Placement
Science, English
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Parlin schools — Sayreville War Memorial High School is located at 820 Washington Rd, Parlin NJ 08859. 820 Washington Rd is in the 08859 ZIP code in Parlin, NJ The school district for Sayreville War Memorial High School is the Sayreville School District. Sayreville War Memorial High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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