Editing North Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:MargaretMaceSchool.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Margaret Mace School]]]]
[[File:Wildwood Catholic Academy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Wildwood Catholic Academy]]]]
The [[North Wildwood School District]] serves students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Margaret Mace School.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/09/3680 School Performance Reports for the North Wildwood School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 207 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 6.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411670&DistrictID=3411670 District information for North Wildwood School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students from North Wildwood attend [[Wildwood High School]] in [[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood]] as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Wildwood City School District]], together with students from [[West Wildwood, New Jersey|West Wildwood]] and [[Wildwood Crest, New Jersey|Wildwood Crest]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/5790/050.html Wildwood High School 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 22, 2017. "Wildwood High School services all of the districts on the island (Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, North Wildwood and West Wildwood.)"</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 263 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417940&ID=341794001768 School data for Wildwood High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cape May County Technical High School]] in the Cape May Court House area, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.<ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."</ref><ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/hs-admissions.html Technical High School Admissions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School."</ref> Special needs students may be referred to [[Cape May County Special Services School District]] in the Cape May Court House area.

[[Wildwood Catholic Academy]] (Pre-K–12) operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]].<ref>[https://southjerseycatholicschools.org/catholic-schools-in-south-jersey/ Schools], South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023.</ref> There was previously a Catholic elementary school in [[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood]], St. Ann's School, which operated until 2010, when it merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (Pre-K–8) in North Wildwood.<ref name=DiPasquale>{{cite web|last=DiPasquale|first=Donna|url=https://www.capemay.com/blog/2010/06/after-92-years-star-of-the-sea-school-closes-its-doors/|title=After 92 years, Star of the Sea School closes its doors|publisher=Cape Publishing, Inc.|date=2010-06-22|access-date=2020-09-11}} - The author was the principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School.</ref> Upon its creation Cape Trinity Catholic Regional School operated separately from Wildwood Catholic High School but shared a common building.<ref>Gilfillian, Trudi. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/lower_capemay/article_1c041d28-bba8-11df-b93f-001cc4c002e0.html "Cape Trinity Catholic School opens in Wildwood Catholic building"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', September 8, 2010. Accessed May 18, 2011. "Wildwood Catholic High School, which once occupied the entire building, will make use of parts of the second and all of the third floor, while Cape Trinity students will use the first and parts of the second floor. Both schools will share a first-floor cafeteria, but not at the same time.... The school hosts students who previously attended St. Ann's in Wildwood and Star of the Sea in Cape May, which includes students who once attended St. Raymond's in Lower Township."</ref> In April 2020, the Diocese of Camden announced that both of its Wildwood schools would permanently close at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment, which had dropped by 12% over the previous five years.<ref>[https://www.camdendiocese.org/five-catholic-schools-in-the-diocese-of-camden-to-close-at-end-of-school-year/ "Five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Camden to close at end of school year"], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]], April 17, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2023. "Unfortunately, the continued loss of enrollment over that time has strained these schools’ finances to the point that even substantial diocesan and parish support can no longer meet the regular operational expenses of the schools."</ref><ref>Yates, Riley. [https://www.nj.com/education/2020/04/5-nj-catholic-schools-to-close-including-south-jersey-football-powerhouse.html "5 N.J. Catholic schools to close, including South Jersey football powerhouse"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 17, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2023.</ref> By June 2020, both schools avoided closure after agreeing to merge.<ref>Franklin, Chris. [https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2020/06/2-jersey-shore-catholic-schools-slated-to-close-have-been-saved.html "2 Jersey Shore Catholic schools slated to close have been saved"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 5, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2023. "Two of the five Catholic schools in South Jersey run by the Diocese of Camden that were scheduled to close their doors for good have been saved and will reopen. A June 1 letter sent by the Bishop of Camden Dennis J. Sullivan to Reverend Joseph Wallace and posted in the Save Wildwood Catholic Academy Facebook group Thursday stated the Diocese had approved a proposal from Wildwood Catholic High School and Cape Trinity Catholic Elementary School for the two schools to merge."</ref>