Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

{{short description|High school in Ocean County, New Jersey, US}}

{{Use American English|date=August 2020}}

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| name = Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

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| established = September 2001

| grades = 9-12

| district = Ocean County Vocational School District

| type = Magnet public high school

| principal = Alison Carroll[http://www.ocvts.org/htm/administration.html Administration], Ocean County Vocational School District. Accessed January 14, 2021.

| enrollment = 273 (as of 2023–24)

| faculty = 21.0 FTEs

| ratio = 13.0:1

| us_nces_school_id = 341198000559

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| publication = The MATES Messenger

| address = 195 Cedar Bridge Road

| city = Stafford Township

| county = Ocean County

| state = New Jersey

| zipcode = 08050

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|39.7169|-74.2541|region:US-NJ_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA

| accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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| website = {{URL|http://www.ocvts.org/htm/mates/mates-academy.html}}

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The Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) is a comprehensive, selective magnet public high school with a focus on marine and environmental science that is part of the Ocean County Vocational School District. The school is located in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey directly behind the buildings of the Southern Regional School District and a joint parking lot with Ocean County College's Southern Education Center. As a public school, students attend the school at no charge. Prospective students must complete the application process which includes an entrance exam. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2005 and is accredited until January 2032.[https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8SC1&typ=school-profile Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science], Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 21, 2024.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 273 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 15 students (5.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 4 (1.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411980&ID=341198000559 School data for Marine Academy Of Technology And Environmental Science], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.

Students may be eligible to take college-level courses throughout their course of study.