Summit High School (New Jersey)

Summit High School (New Jersey)

Summit High School is a four-year public high school in Summit, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, and is operated by the Summit Board of Education as a part of the Summit Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1934.

The school was opened in 1888 due to an increased need for a publicly operated secondary school within the City of Summit. The school's athletic teams are referred to as the Hilltoppers, though the school's actual mascot is a mountain goat wearing a Summit High School athletic jersey. The school's colors are maroon and gold, although for most of its history they were maroon and white.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,024 students and 78.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.03:1. There were 85 students (8.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 40 (3.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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