Edison Township Public Schools
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The Edison Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school system, serving students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Edison
, in Middlesex County
, New Jersey
, United States. The school district has 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools that are part of the district, serving a culturally diverse student population.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 17 schools had an enrollment of 14,012 and 1,163.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis) for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
) include the following:
Elementary Schools (K-5, except as indicated)
Middle Schools (6-8)
High Schools (9-12)
The schools in the Southern end of the township are largely Caucasian (47%). The schools in the northern end of the town, however, are largely Asian-American (57%), with only 35% of students being Caucasian.
J.P. Stevens was the 65th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 52nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. Edison High School was ranked 169th in 2010 and 177th in 2008.
independent of the township's municipal government. The Board provides oversight of the district's senior administrators, who in turn directly manage the schools.
Board members
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
, in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States. The school district has 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools that are part of the district, serving a culturally diverse student population.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 17 schools had an enrollment of 14,012 and 1,163.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis) for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Schools
The two public high schools separate the South and North ends of Edison. In the Edison High School zone to the south, there are six K - 5 elementary schools, while in the J.P. Stevens High School zone there are five K-5 elementary schools. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) include the following:
Elementary Schools (K-5, except as indicated)
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary (573 students)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary (581; PreK-5)
- Lincoln Elementary (710)
- Lindeneau Elementary (511)
- James Madison Primary School (644; PreK-2), who then move on to James Madison Intermediate
- James Madison Intermediate School (561; 3-5)
- John Marshall Elementary (542)
- Menlo Park Elementary (780)
- James Monroe Elementary (427)
- Washington Elementary (618; PreK-5)
- Woodbrook SchoolWoodbrook SchoolWoodbrook School is an elementary school located in Edison, New Jersey, in the United States, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools. It consists of grades K through 5 and graduates of Woodbrook attend Woodrow Wilson Middle School....
with 798 students
Middle Schools (6-8)
- John Adams Middle School (760; from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr.)
- Herbert Hoover Middle School (824; from Franklin, Lincoln and Monroe)
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School (746; from Lindeneau, Marshall and Washington)
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolWoodrow Wilson Middle School, Edison, New JerseyWoodrow Wilson Middle School is a middle school located in Edison, New Jersey, in the United States, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools. The school serves students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in a two-story building. There are approximately 43 classrooms in the school. Graduates...
(827; from Menlo Park and Woodbrook)
High Schools (9-12)
- Edison High School (1,958; from Hoover and Jefferson)
- J.P. Stevens High SchoolJ.P. Stevens High SchoolJohn P. Stevens High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves the northern end of Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is one of two public high schools in the Edison Township Public Schools, the other being Edison High School...
(2,151; from Adams and Wilson)
The schools in the Southern end of the township are largely Caucasian (47%). The schools in the northern end of the town, however, are largely Asian-American (57%), with only 35% of students being Caucasian.
J.P. Stevens was the 65th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 52nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. Edison High School was ranked 169th in 2010 and 177th in 2008.
Redistricting
For the 2008-09 school year, in order to alleviate overcrowding in Menlo Park Elementary and other North Edison schools, the Edison school district decided to redistrict some students who would normally attend schools in North Edison, to schools in South Edison. This has caused some resentment among parents of those North Edison students being transferred as John P. Stevens High School, located in North Edison, is generally ranked higher than Edison High School. In addition, home values in areas being redistricted are believed to have been readjusted further increasing frustration of some residents.Connect-ED
For the 2007-08 school year, students were asked to provide home telephone numbers for the new ConnectED system. This automated notification system allows automated telephone calls to be placed to parents and staff in the event of an emergency. The system is also connected to the district-wide attendance system. Should a student be absent from school, a call is automatically placed to the telephone number provided.Board of Education
The Edison school district is run by an elected Board of EducationBoard of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
independent of the township's municipal government. The Board provides oversight of the district's senior administrators, who in turn directly manage the schools.
Board members
- Gene I. Maeroff - President
- Aimee Szilagyi - Vice President
- William H. Van Pelt
- David J. Dickinson
- Joseph Romano
- Lori A. Bonderowitz
- Veena Iyer
- Deborah A. Anes
- Theresa E. Ward
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Richard O'Malley, Superintendent
- Daniel P. Michaud, Business Administrator
External links
- Edison Township Public Schools
- Data for the Edison Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...