Editing Leonia, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:OldLeoniaHighSchool.JPG|272px|left|thumb|Once Leonia High School, now Leonia Middle School]]
Leonia is served by its public system and by a number of private schools.<ref>[http://www.leonianj.gov/content/Schools.aspx Leonia Schools], Borough of Leonia. Accessed July 13, 2011.</ref>

The [[Leonia Public Schools]] serve students from [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=3eb0f946ced540888b4ada7568f7d038 Leonia Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Leonia Public Schools, revised November 11, 2014. Accessed January 5, 2025. "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 Leonia School District. Composition: The Leonia School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Leonia."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,087 students and 191.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408520&DistrictID=3408520 District information for Leonia Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408520 School Data for the Leonia Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Anna C. Scott Elementary School<ref>[https://acs.leoniaschools.org Anna C. Scott Elementary School], Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.</ref> with 565 students in grades PreK–4, 
Leonia Middle School<ref>[https://lms.leoniaschools.org Leonia Middle School], Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.</ref> with 675 students in grades 5–8 and 
[[Leonia High School]]<ref>[https://lhs.leoniaschools.org Leonia High School], Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.</ref> with 814 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.leoniaschools.org/apps/pages/ourschools Our Schools], Leonia Public Schools. Accessed May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2620 New Jersey School Directory for the Leonia Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/2620 School Performance Reports for the Leonia Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref> Students from [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]] attend the district's schools for grades 7–12 as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Edgewater Public Schools]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/2620/050.html Leonia Public Schools 2016 School Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 16, 2017. "The high school continues to increase in numbers as now approximately 725 students from both Edgewater and Leonia are enrolled in grades 9-12 at Leonia High School."</ref><ref>[http://www.leoniaschools.org/resources/district-information/at-a-glance Leonia Schools at a glance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132752/http://www.leoniaschools.org/resources/district-information/at-a-glance |date=2015-04-02 }}, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Enrollment is 1835. Of this, 380 are Edgewater students in grades 7-12."</ref>

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 9, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>

St. John the Evangelist School was a [[Catholic school]] for students in grades Pre-K–8, operating under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/136962915/ | title=District gets gift of 4,000 books | first=Stephanie | last=Noda | newspaper=The Record | location=Hackensack, New Jersey | date=November 23, 2014 | page=L-2 | via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> After 72 years and generations of graduates, it was closed in June 2013.<ref>[http://rcan.org/saint-john-evangelist-church-leonia-school-building Saint John the Evangelist Church, Leonia - School Building], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed November 19, 2015.</ref>