Verona High School (New Jersey)
| Verona High School | |
|---|---|
Verona High School, February 2018 | |
| Address | |
151 Fairview Avenue , , 07044 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′33″N 74°14′52″W / 40.842635°N 74.247717°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Your Future Starts Here |
| School district | Verona Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341674002448 |
| Principal | Joshua Cogdill |
| Faculty | 54.0 FTEs |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 628 (as of 2023–24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.6:1 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Hillbillies |
| Publication | Avant Garde (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Fairviewer |
| Yearbook | Shadows |
| Website | www |
Verona High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade in Verona, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Verona Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1947.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 628 students and 54.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. There were 3 students (0.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school mascot is the Verona Hillbilly, which reflected the remote, rural nature of the community. It was originally created in the 1950s and pictured with a bottle of moonshine and a shotgun. The mascot later was redesigned with a dog and a fishing pole due to concerns of school violence and under-age drinking.