Editing South Amboy, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[South Amboy Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,100 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415120&DistrictID=3415120 District information for South Amboy 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=3415120 School Data for the South Amboy Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
South Amboy Elementary School<ref>[https://es.sapublicschools.com/ South Amboy Elementary School], South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed November 25, 2022.</ref> with 514 students in grades PreK-5 and 
[[South Amboy Middle High School]]<ref>[https://mhs.sapublicschools.com/ South Amboy Middle High School], South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed November 25, 2022.</ref> with 559 students in grades 6-12.<ref>[https://www.sapublicschools.com/schools Schools], South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed November 25, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/4830 School Performance Reports for the South Amboy School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4830 New Jersey School Directory for the South Amboy School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</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>

Raritan Bay Catholic Preparatory—Sacred Heart School was a parochial elementary school opened in 1895 and serving Pre-K–3 to eighth grade that operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]], until it was closed in June 2016 due to insufficient enrollment.<ref>Loyer, Susan. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2016/04/15/sacred-heart-school-south-amboy-closing/83095058/ "Sacred Heart School in South Amboy is closing"], ''[[Courier News]]'', April 15, 2016. Accessed December 25, 2019. "Sacred Heart Elementary School, a staple in the community for more than 100 years, is the latest school in the Diocese of Metuchen to be closing its doors.... The Pre-K to Grade 8 school has 191 registered students this academic year but only 80 registered for the 2016-2017 academic year, according to the diocese.... The decision to close McCarrick followed a 2013 decision to create the Raritan Bay Catholic Preparatory School, an umbrella organization for the high school and Sacred Heart Elementary School."</ref> [[Cardinal McCarrick High School]] closed at the end of the 2014–2015 school year, in the wake of an increasing financial deficit.<ref>Milo, Paul. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/05/mccarrick_high_school_in_south_amboy_closing_in_ju.html "McCarrick High School in South Amboy closing in June, report says"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 19, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2015. "The Diocese of Metuchen announced that Cardinal McCarrick St. Mary's High School will close due to a cash shortfall, News 12 New Jersey reported Tuesday.... Parents interviewed by the station expressed surprise when they learned the school had been grappling with financial problems for 5 years and now faces a $1.8 million deficit."</ref>