Editing Tewksbury Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Tewksbury Township Schools]] is a public school district, which serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6b1130436b44412280bf163360571c65 Tewksbury Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Tewksbury Public Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023. "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 eight in the Tewksbury Township School District. Composition The Tewksbury Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Tewksbury Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 500 students and 55.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416170&DistrictID=3416170 District information for Tewksbury Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416170 School Data for the Tewksbury Township Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Tewksbury Elementary School<ref>[https://www.tewksburyschools.org/TES Tewksbury Elementary School], Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023.</ref> with 309 students in grades PreK - 4 and 
Old Turnpike School<ref>[https://www.tewksburyschools.org/OTS Old Turnpike School], Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed November 16, 2023.</ref> with 186 students in grades 5 - 8.<ref>[https://www.tewksburyschools.org/domain/40 Schools], Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed November 16, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.tewksburyschools.org/domain/178 School Choice], Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed November 16, 2023. "The Tewksbury Township School District is a Pre-K through 8 district comprising??? two schools with a current enrollment of approximately 485 students. The Tewksbury Elementary School and Old Turnpike School have both been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence."</ref><ref name=HunterdonSchools>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13295/2023-2024-Public-School-Directory-PDF#page=49 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] Department of Education. Accessed November 16, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/5180 School Performance Reports for the Tewksbury Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5180 New Jersey School Directory for the Tewksbury Township Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Tewksbury Elementary School was recognized in 2011 as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 through 2016], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed February 17, 2017.</ref> Old Turnpike School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2020/all_2020_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=23 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed September 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Clark, Adam. [https://www.nj.com/education/2020/09/9-nj-schools-just-won-a-huge-national-honor.html "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."</ref>

The original elementary school, Sawmill, opened in 1951 and was sold in 2003 for $1 million to the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission.<ref>Staff. [http://newjerseyhills.com/tewksbury-school-board-to-sell-sawmill-school/article_01d72b40-d59a-542d-95d8-8b437a7f34e7.html "Tewksbury school board to sell Sawmill School"], ''New Jersey Hills'', July 30, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2014. "Under the terms of the negotiated agreement, which school officials are hoping to finalize by the end of August, the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission would pay $1 million for the circa-1950s school that is located on seven acres."</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Voorhees High School]] in Lebanon Township (although the mailing address is Glen Gardner), which also serves students from [[Califon, New Jersey|Califon Borough]], [[Glen Gardner, New Jersey|Glen Gardner Borough]], [[Hampton, New Jersey|Hampton Borough]], [[High Bridge, New Jersey|High Bridge Borough]] and [[Lebanon Township, New Jersey|Lebanon Township]].<ref name=HunterdonSchools/><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/19/3660/060.html Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 780 students and 76.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.2:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411610&ID=341161003026 School data for Voorhees High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The school is part of the [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]], which also includes students from [[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]], [[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton Town]], [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]], [[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], [[Lebanon, New Jersey|Lebanon Borough]] and [[Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Union Township]] who attend [[North Hunterdon High School]] in [[Annandale, New Jersey|Annandale]].<ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/boe-district-services/about/ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District], [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]]. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"</ref><ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/choice-of-district-school/ Information Regarding Choice of District School], [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]]. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."</ref><ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/boe-district-services/about/ About the District], North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Hunterdon County Vocational School District]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.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]], May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."</ref>