Editing Rumson, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:RumsonNJ shore1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wildlife on the Rumson shore]]
The [[Rumson School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.rumsonschool.org/rumson/Board%20of%20Education/Board%20Policies-Regulations/Board%20Policies%20%26%20Regulations/0000%20BYLAWS%20Rumson%20Borough/0110%20Identtification.pdf?1727317501 Rumson Borough Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Rumson School District. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Rumson School District. Composition: The Rumson School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rumson Borough."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 911 students and 96.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414370&DistrictID=3414370 District information for Rumson Borough 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=3414370 School Data for the Rumson School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Deane-Porter Elementary School<ref>[https://www.rumsonschool.org/rumson/Deane%20Porter/ Deane-Porter Elementary School], Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> with 384 students in grades PreK-3 and 
Forrestdale School<ref>[https://www.rumsonschool.org/rumson/Forrestdale/ Forrestdale School], Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> with 525 students in grade 4-8.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XkBUpmuLbD-YMOA91akOT4r0IrlgJFQGfUmJfw0ArzY/edit ''Student, Staff, and Parent Handbook 2024–2025''], Rumson School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=240 County School List N-R], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/4570 School Performance Reports for the Rumson Borough School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4570 New Jersey School Directory for the Rumson School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School]], a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from both [[Fair Haven, New Jersey|Fair Haven]] and Rumson, where the school is located.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1f21aad9dfe842f39d9bb6f36109ab47 Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. Accessed April 30, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District. Composition: The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Rumson and the Borough of Fair Haven."</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/4580/000.html Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 2, 2016. "The boroughs of Rumson and Fair Haven are residential communities zoned principally for single family dwellings. These adjacent communities are located in Northern Monmouth County, within forty miles of New York City and within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 876 students and 83.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414400&ID=341440004094 School data for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In 2016, ''[[Newsweek]]'' ranked RFH the 144th best high school in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/rumson/rumson-fair-haven-ranks-144th-newsweek-s-top-public-high-schools-list-2016|title=Rumson-Fair Haven Ranks 144th on Newsweek's Top Public High Schools List For 2016|date=August 11, 2016|work=Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ Patch|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member [[board of education]] are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats assigned to Rumson.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141&id=1f21aad9dfe842f39d9bb6f36109ab47 Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term], Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. Accessed September 25, 2024. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of nine members, four of whom are elected from and by the Fair Haven registered voters and five of whom are elected from and by the Rumson registered voters. The term of office of each member shall be three years."</ref>

Private schools in Rumson include Holy Cross School for grades K–8, which operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]].<ref>[http://holycrossschoolrumson.org/HolyCross Home page], Holy Cross School. Accessed August 29, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/monmouth-county-schools/ Monmouth County Catholic Schools] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719163631/http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/monmouth-county-schools/ |date=July 19, 2016}}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]. Accessed January 22, 2017.</ref> In 2015, Holy Cross School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of six private schools, recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] in the exemplary high performing category by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2015/national.pdf#page=15 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref><ref>Mueller, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/education/2015/09/which_nj_schools_were_picked_as_national_blue_ribb.html "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students. ... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."</ref>

Founded in 1926 and developed under the principles of its organizer B. Lord Buckley, [[Rumson Country Day School]] serves students in preschool through eighth grade and was recognized in 1998-99 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.<ref>[http://www.rcds.org/page.cfm?p=2 About Us], [[Rumson Country Day School]]. Accessed July 19, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf ''Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002''], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed November 7, 2022.</ref>