Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy
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| PCTI STEM Academy | |
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| Location | |
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45 Reinhardt Road , , 07470 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°55′53″N 74°12′15″W / 40.9315°N 74.2043°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Vocational Public high school |
| Established | 2018 |
| School district | Passaic County Vocational School District |
| NCES School ID | 341263003477[1] |
| Principal | Joaquim Johnson |
| Faculty | 81.0 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 885 (as of 2023–24)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.9:1[1] |
| Colors | |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Bulldogs[2] |
| Website | stem |
PCTI STEM Academy is a vocational public high school in Wayne, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from all of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 885 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1. There were 248 students (28.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 53 (6.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved $30 million in bonds in September 2016 that would be used to construct a school focusing on biomedical, computer science and engineering fields, with a capacity of 1,200 students.[4]
Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy attended the school's ribbon cutting ceremnony in August 2018.[5]
Extracurricular activities
Athletic programs are shared between the district's two schools. The Passaic County Technical Institute Bulldogs[2] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] With 2,633 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019chool/darren-cooper/2020/07/23/nj-football-analyzing-new-super-football-conference-2020-schedule/5496440002/ "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule"], The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."[7] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,317 to 5,409 students.[8]
