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==Education== Students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] are served by the [[Bernards Township School District]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=54fb5ffad2664510b095660b418c6ff5 Bernards Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Bernards Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Bernards Township School District. Composition The Bernards Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bernards Township."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,874 students and 456.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401650&DistrictID=3401650 District information for Bernards Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401650 School Data for the Bernards Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Cedar Hill Elementary School<ref>[https://cedarhill.bernardsboe.com/ Cedar Hill Elementary School], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref> with 483 students in grades K-5, Liberty Corner Elementary School<ref>[https://libertycorner.bernardsboe.com/ Liberty Corner Elementary School], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref> with 466 students in grades K-5, Mount Prospect Elementary School<ref>[https://mountprospect.bernardsboe.com/ Mount Prospect Elementary School], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref> with 507 students in grades PreK-5, Oak Street Elementary School<ref>[https://oakstreet.bernardsboe.com/ Oak Street Elementary School], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref> with 406 students in grades K-5, William Annin Middle School<ref>[https://williamannin.bernardsboe.com/ William Annin Middle School], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref> with 1,201 students in grades 6-8 and [[Ridge High School]]<ref>[https://ridgehigh.bernardsboe.com/ Ridge High School], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref> with 1,794 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.bernardsboe.com/schools Schools], Bernards Township School District. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43585/637716261277570000#page=7 ''2021-2022 Somerset County Public School Directory''], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/0350 School Performance Reports for the Bernards Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0350 New Jersey School Directory for the Bernards Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district offers its Integrated Preschool Program for children on the autism spectrum, utilizing the principles of [[applied behavior analysis]].<ref>[http://www.bernardsboe.com/departments/special_education/preschool Preschool], Bernards Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.</ref> During the 2009–10 school year, Ridge High School was awarded the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]], the highest award an American school can receive.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2009/national.pdf 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed October 29, 2009.</ref> The school had also won the award for the 1986–1987 school year.<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed May 31, 2013.</ref> Mount Prospect Elementary School was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.<ref>Goldman, Jeff. [http://www.nj.com/education/2014/10/which_nj_schools_were_named_to_national_blue_ribbon_list.html "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."</ref><ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref> In 2015, Liberty Corner School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category.<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2015/national.pdf#page=15 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref><ref>Mueller, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/education/2015/09/which_nj_schools_were_picked_as_national_blue_ribb.html "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."</ref> Ridge High School was ranked 194th, the second-highest in New Jersey, in ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools.<ref>Staff. [http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html "America's Best High Schools: The List"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', June 13, 2010. Accessed March 23, 2011.</ref> The school was the 9th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 12th in 2010 out of 322 schools.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical -2012"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed February 10, 2013.</ref> The Ridge High School was ranked 37th best in America in 2015 by ''Newsweek''. [[Pingry School]], a private [[coeducation]]al [[University-preparatory school|college preparatory]] [[day school]], has its upper campus, for grades 6 to 12, located in Basking Ridge (prior to 2013 the campus was listed as being located in Martinsville).<ref>[http://www.pingry.org/page.cfm?p=285 Quick Facts], [[Pingry School]]. Accessed August 26, 2013.</ref> Saint James School is a parochial elementary school for students in preschool through [[eighth grade]] that operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[https://www.sjsbr.org/about-us-1 About Us], Saint James School. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://diometuchen.org/schoolfinder School Finder], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref> In 2024, the school was one of 11 statewide that was recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/ Current Awardees], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref><ref>Kelley, Tina. [https://www.nj.com/education/2024/09/11-new-national-blue-ribbon-schools-named-in-nj.html "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J."], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 23, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday."</ref>
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