title: Garrett Morgan Academy
text: # Garrett Morgan Academy
  
  Garrett Morgan Academy is a four-year public high school in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades operating as part of the Paterson Public Schools. The school focuses on STEM education and operates within International High School.
  
  As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 183 students. There were 94 students (51.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch.
  
  ## History
  
  The school was established in 2000 by the school district and the New Jersey Community Development Corporation to focus on STEM education. Initially, the school began with 100 students and a focus on technology and transportation,
  
  The school was named for Garrett Morgan, an African-American inventor who lived from 1877 to 1963 and invented a three-position traffic signal and a smoke hood.
  
  ## Administration
  
  Core members of the school's administration are:
  
  * Dr. Catherine Forfia-Dion, principal
  