Editing Island Heights, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Island Heights School District]] serves public school students in [[kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] at Island Heights Elementary School.<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d45de12b-013b-4f0e-9862-ba1738325d1e.pdf#page=29 ''Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/2350 School Performance Reports for the Island Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2350 New Jersey School Directory for the Island Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 133 students and 13.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407710&DistrictID=3407710 District information for Island Heights School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Island Heights had the 14th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 126 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 14. Island Heights Borough Enrollment: 126 Grades: K-6 County: Ocean"</ref> Island Heights Elementary 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>

Public school students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend the schools of the [[Central Regional School District]], which also serves students from the municipalities of [[Berkeley Township, New Jersey|Berkeley Township]], [[Ocean Gate, New Jersey|Ocean Gate]], [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]] and [[Seaside Park, New Jersey|Seaside Park]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1d83281cc62644ee87d88976c9147e84 Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Central Regional School District. Accessed May 4, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the Central Regional School District. Composition: The Central Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Berkley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/0770/000.html Central Regional School District 2016 School Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804132547/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/0770/000.html |date=August 4, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 14, 2017. "The Central Regional School District is located in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township and draws from the constituent districts of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,344 students and 190.2 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=3402910&DistrictID=3402910 District information for Central Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402910 School Data for the Central Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Central Regional Middle School<ref>[https://www.wearecrsd.com/o/crms Central Regional Middle School], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref> with 769 students in grades 7 - 8 and 
[[Central Regional High School]]<ref>[https://www.wearecrsd.com/o/crhs Central Regional High School], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref> with 1,483 students in grades 9 - 12.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160711164921/http://www.centralreg.k12.nj.us/our-schools Our Schools], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0770 New Jersey School Directory for the Central Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's [[board of education]] has nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0770.pdf#page=59 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Central Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for the year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed July 2, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The School District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to junior and senior high schools for students of the Boroughs of Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and the Township of Berkeley, Ocean County, New Jersey."</ref> Island Heights is allocated one of the board's nine seats.<ref>[https://www.wearecrsd.com/page/about-board-of-education Board of Education], Central Regional School District. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref>