Editing Milltown, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Milltown Public Schools]] serves students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]]. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 777 students and 70.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410290&DistrictID=3410290 District information for Milltown 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=3410290 School Data for the Milltown Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Parkview School<ref>[https://pv.milltownps.org/ Parkview School], Milltown Public Schools. Accessed June 10, 2022.</ref> with 323 students in grades Pre-K–3 and 
Joyce Kilmer School<ref>[https://jk.milltownps.org/ Joyce Kilmer School], Milltown Public Schools. Accessed June 10, 2022.</ref> with 449 students in grades 4–8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/3220 School Performance Reports for the Milltown School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3220 New Jersey School Directory for the Milltown Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[Ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend [[Spotswood High School (New Jersey)|Spotswood High School]] in [[Spotswood, New Jersey|Spotswood]] as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Spotswood Public Schools]], which also serves students from [[Helmetta, New Jersey|Helmetta]].<ref>[http://www.milltownps.org/?PN=Pages&SubP=Level1Page&L=0&DivisionID=17230&DepartmentID=0&SubDepartmentID=0&PageID=28889&ToggleSideNav= Milltown Fact Sheet 2015-2016], [[Milltown Public Schools]]. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2015-2016 operating budget of $15.9 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/23/4970/040.html Spotswood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."</ref><ref>[http://spotshs.spotswood.k12.nj.us/?PageName='PrincipalsCorner' Principal's Corner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329195258/http://spotshs.spotswood.k12.nj.us/?PageName='PrincipalsCorner' |date=2016-03-29 }}, Spotswood High School. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."</ref> In 2013, Milltown and Spotswood had discussions of expanding the partnership between the two districts beyond the sending relationship.<ref>McEvoy, James. [http://www1.gmnews.com/2013/02/21/milltown-spotswood-districts-discuss-further-collaboration/ "Milltown, Spotswood districts discuss further collaboration; Potential consolidation of schools is part of larger, ongoing discussion"], ''Sentinel'', February 21, 2013. Accessed February 2, 2017. "Through the subject of school consolidation was brought up, officials tempered expectations. Currently, Milltown's K-8 students are educated in the borough's two schools, but its high school students are sent to Spotswood on a tuition basis."</ref>  of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 692 students and 57.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415540&ID=341554003660 School data for Spotswood High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>

The community is also served by the [[Greater Brunswick Charter School]], a K–8 [[charter school]] serving students from Milltown, [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], [[Highland Park, New Jersey|Highland Park]] and [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].<ref>[http://www.greaterbrunswick.org/About-Us/Charter/index.html About Us], [[Greater Brunswick Charter School]]. Accessed December 15, 2019. "The Greater Brunswick Regional Charter School is defined by the broad themes of child-directed learning in the vein of constructivism, Howard Gardner's 'unschooled mind,' and Montessori instruction; multi-age groupings of students; a unique degree of parental and community involvement; and a region of residence serving the entire and contiguous school districts of New Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, and Milltown."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 399 students and 32.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.3:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400047&DistrictID=3400047 District information for Greater Brunswick Charter School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in [[East Brunswick Magnet School|East Brunswick]], [[Edison Academy Magnet School|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy Magnet School|Perth Amboy]], [[Piscataway Magnet School|Piscataway]] and [[Woodbridge Academy Magnet School|Woodbridge Township]], with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/02/1b0ab48c995308/how-to-get-your-kid-a-seat-in-one-of-njs-hardesttogetinto-high-schools.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmsnj.net/about About Our Schools], [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]]. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref>

Our Lady of Lourdes School (PreK–8), which operated under the supervision of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]], closed in June 2013 due to dropping enrollment.<ref>Chang, Kathy. [https://archive.centraljersey.com/2013/06/20/our-lady-of-lourdes-school-closes-in-milltown/?amp "Our Lady of Lourdes School closes in Milltown"], Centraljersey.com, June 20, 2013. Accessed January 15, 2024. "The dismissal bell at Our Lady of Lourdes School (OLOL) rang for the last time on June 14. The 11 a.m. sounding was met with hugs and tears, as many shared lasting memories of their time at the Catholic school on Cleveland Avenue. The Diocese of Metuchen announced recently that the school would close for good in June.... The community learned in May that the school would be closing for financial reasons associated with declining enrollment."</ref>