Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, operating as part of Elizabeth Public Schools. The academy accepts students in ninth through twelfth grades in Elizabeth who have passed the requirements for enrollment. The academy is operated by the Elizabeth Board of Education. Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The curriculum prepares its students for four-year colleges and Ivy League schools.As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 973 students and 72.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. There were 668 students eligible for free lunch and 139 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.Awards, recognition and rankingsThe school was the 46th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide according to U.S. News & World Report.The school was the 204th-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. The school was the 303rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", the first time that the school was included in the magazine's rankings.