International High School (New Jersey)

International High School
Location
200 Grand Street

, ,
07502

United States
Coordinates40°54′34″N 74°10′47″W / 40.9095°N 74.1798°W / 40.9095; -74.1798
Information
TypePublic high school
Established2001
School districtPaterson Public Schools
NCES School ID341269000809
PrincipalCatherine Forfia
Faculty52.0 FTEs
Grades9-12
Enrollment650 (as of 2024–25)
Student to teacher ratio12.5:1
Websiteihs.paterson.k12.nj.us

International High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades operating as part of the Paterson Public Schools. The school is intended to create an educational environment that "respects diversity and celebrates the multicultural atmosphere of Paterson". It offers a curriculum of international and global studies that also address government, business, legal, and law enforcement subjects. It stresses key organizational skills, such as oral speaking and presentations, research, and debate. Students are required to work to be conversant in a language other than their native language.

As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 650 students and 52.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. There were 480 students (73.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 18 (2.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

The school district hired a private investigator to look into the reasons behind the significant percentage of students in the district who opted out of mandated PARCC testing in the 2014-15 school year, including 30% at the co-located International High School and Garret Morgan Academy.