Editing Point Pleasant, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
The [[Point Pleasant School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,842 students and 236.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413290&DistrictID=3413290 District information for Point Pleasant Borough School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413290 School Data for the Point Pleasant School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed January 25, 2015.</ref>) are Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School<ref>[https://nfb.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us/ Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School], Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed November 14, 2021.</ref> with 764 students in grades Pre-K–5, Ocean Road School<ref>[https://ors.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us/ Ocean Road School], Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed November 14, 2021.</ref> with 502 students in K–5, Memorial Middle School<ref>[https://mms.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us/ Memorial Middle School], Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed November 14, 2021.</ref> with 675 students in 6–8 and [[Point Pleasant Borough High School]]<ref>[https://ppbhs.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us/ Point Pleasant Borough High School], Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed November 14, 2021.</ref> with 871 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://ppbhs.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=427199&type=d About Us], Point Pleasant Borough High School. Accessed November 14, 2021. "Point Pleasant Borough High School, comprised of 867 students and a staff of 130 professionals, has a proud tradition of academic excellence and has embraced the core values of respect, responsibility, and pride."</ref><ref>[https://www.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us/m/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=425584&type=d About Us], Point Pleasant School District. Accessed November 14, 2021. "Nestled in the heart of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the Point Pleasant Borough School District is comprised of two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school that together provide Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 educational services to approximately 2,800 students."</ref><ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/edccc918-3b07-4550-b248-edc5434cdafe.pdf ''Living & Learning in Ocean County - Public Schools Directory 2021–2022''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed November 14, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4210 New Jersey School Directory for the Point Pleasant Borough Board of Education], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Saint Peter School, founded in 1923, serves students in grades K–8 and operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]].<ref>[http://www.stpschool.org/about-us/general-information General Information], Saint Peter School. Accessed November 13, 2016. "Founded in 1923, Saint Peter School is the first and oldest Catholic school in Ocean County. Saint Peter School serves students in grades K through eight."</ref><ref>[https://dioceseoftrenton.org/schoolfinder School Finder], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]. Accessed March 3, 2020.</ref> In 2016, the school was one of ten schools in New Jersey, and one of four private schools in the state, recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] by the [[United States Department of Education]], a recognition celebrating excellence in academics.<ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2016/national.pdf#page=20 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 13, 2016.</ref><ref>Clark, Adam. [http://www.nj.com/education/2016/09/new_jersey_blue_ribbon_schools.html "These 10 N.J. schools earn Blue Ribbon honors"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 28, 2016. Accessed November 13, 2016. "The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday announced that 10 New Jersey schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools, a recognition celebrating excellence in academics."</ref>