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==Education== The [[South Hunterdon Regional School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade|12th grade]] from Lambertville, [[Stockton, New Jersey|Stockton]] and [[West Amwell Township, New Jersey|West Amwell Township]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f42c4228b7cd43c78ef50e3ed757572f South Hunterdon Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed June 29, 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 South Hunterdon Regional School District. Composition: The South Hunterdon Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Lambertville, Stockton Borough, and West Amwell Township."</ref> Each of the three municipalities had its own school through sixth grade until the Stockton school was closed after the 2017–18 school year;<ref>Rizzo, Olivia. [https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2018/05/small_schools_in_hunterdon_wonder_how_they_will_ke.html "Small schools in this rural part of N.J. are under threat"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 28, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed November 20, 2019. "And next month Stockton Borough Elementary School, part of the South Hunterdon Regional School District, will be closing its doors for good at the end of this school year after nearly 200 years. It has a single, combined fifth and sixth grade class this year, and enrollment has fallen to about 50 students in recent years."</ref> public school students in [[seventh grade|7th]] through [[twelfth grade|12th grade]]s attend a shared high school in Lambertville.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/19/1376/000.html South Hunterdon Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 29, 2020. "Bordering the Delaware River and located in the culturally rich and rural region of Southern Hunterdon County, South Hunterdon Regional School District serves the communities of Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 827 students and 108.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 7.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400769&DistrictID=3400769 District information for South Hunterdon 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=3400769 School Data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School<ref>[https://es.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> for grades PreK–4 (was Lambertville Public School, which had 221 students in grades PreK–6), South Hunterdon Regional Middle School<ref>[https://ms.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional Middle School], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> for grades 5–8 (was West Amwell School, with 170 students in grades K–6) and [[South Hunterdon Regional High School]]<ref>[https://hs.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional High School], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> for grades 9–12 (which had 417 students in grades 7–12).<ref name=HunterdonSchools>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13295/2023-2024-Public-School-Directory-PDF#page=47 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/1376 School Performance Reports for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1376 New Jersey School Directory for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Lambertville is assigned five of the nine seats on the regional district's [[board of education]].<ref>Chernoski, Steve. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/flemington-slash-raritan/sections/elections/articles/three-candidates-running-for-two-open-seats-on-south-hunterdon-board-of-education "Three Candidates Running for Two Open Seats on South Hunterdon Board of Education"], [[TAPinto]] Flemington / Raritan, August 9, 2021. Accessed August 27, 2024. "The South Hunterdon Regional School District (SHRSD) has nine board of education seats, with three of the five seats representing Lambertville City up for election this year. On the board, Stockton Borough has one representative, West Amwell Township has three and Lambertville City has five."</ref> In a September 2013 special election, voters from Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township passed referendums to dissolve the South Hunterdon Regional High School District and combine the three existing school districts from each municipality ([[Lambertville City School District]], [[Stockton Borough School District]] and [[West Amwell Township School District]]), with majorities in each community passing both ballot items. A single combined regional Pre-K–12 district was created, with property taxes levied under a formula in which 57% is based on property values and 43% on the number of students. The executive county superintendent appointed an interim board of education for the new regional district, which was responsible for implementing the merger.<ref>Tredrea, John. [http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2013/10/13/the_beacon/news/doc524c7cbf7b042089846518.txt "Lambertville: Schools turn how to make merger work; After historic vote, decisions on buildings, contracts need to be made"], ''The Beacon'', October 2, 2013. Accessed October 15, 2013. "Now that the two referendum questions on merging the Stockton, West Amwell, Lambertville and South Hunterdon Regional High School districts into one pre-k to grade 12 district have been overwhelmingly approved, the process of implementing the regionalization can begin."</ref> Before the creation of the South Hunterdon district, students had attended [[Lambertville High School]], which was constructed in 1854 and closed in September 1960, and has since been the subject of various legends described in ''[[Weird NJ]]''.<ref>Staff. [http://weirdnj.com/stories/lambertville-highschool-2/ "Lambertville High and the Legend of 'Buckeye'"], ''[[Weird NJ]]''. Accessed August 25, 2012.</ref> Eighth-grade students from 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.<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>
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