Editing Mendham Borough, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Mendham Borough Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=d491063cae8a4d2d83724a6e16768c8e Mendham Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Mendham Borough Schools. Accessed August 30, 2022. "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 eight in the Mendham Borough School District. Composition: The Mendham Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mendham Borough."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 485 students and 53.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409900&DistrictID=3409900 District information for Mendham Borough School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409900 School Data for the Mendham Borough Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Hilltop Elementary School<ref>[https://www.mendhamboro.org/o/hilltop-elementary-school Hilltop Elementary School], Mendham Borough Schools. Accessed August 30, 2022.</ref> with 241 students in grades PreK-4 and 
Mountain View Middle School<ref>[https://www.mendhamboro.org/o/mountain-view-middle-school Mountain View Middle School], Mendham Borough Schools. Accessed August 30, 2022.</ref> with 241 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3090 School Performance Reports for the Mendham Borough School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3090 New Jersey School Directory for the Mendham Borough Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[West Morris Mendham High School]], which is located in Mendham Borough and serves students from [[Chester, New Jersey|Chester Borough]], [[Chester Township, New Jersey|Chester Township]], Mendham Borough and [[Mendham Township, New Jersey|Mendham Township]].<ref>[http://mendham.wmrhsd.org/WWW_FILES/2016%20-17%20School%20Profile.pdf School Profile 2016-2017], West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed March 19, 2017. "West Morris Mendham High School, serving grades 9-12, is a college preparatory institution. Students reside in either Mendham or Chester, which are both semi-rural communities with a mix of upper-middle class to high-income families."</ref> The school is part of the [[West Morris Regional High School District]], which also serves students from [[Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] at [[West Morris Central High School]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/5660/000.html West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,142 students and 91.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.4:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417550&ID=341755004552 School data for West Morris Mendham High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> The high school district's [[board of education]] is comprised of nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/5660.pdf#page=8 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the West Morris Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 27, 2020. "The School District is administered by a nine-member Board of Education ('the Board'), with three members elected each year for three-year terms."</ref> The nine seats on the board of education are allocated based on the populations of the constituent municipalities, with one seat assigned to Mendham Borough.<ref>[https://www.wmrhsd.org/boe/board_of_education Board of Education], West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref>

Saint Joseph School was a [[Catholic school]] established in 1963 and operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] that serves students in preschool through eighth grade. Founded in 1963, the school was recognized in 2012 by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]].<ref>[http://www.stjosephschoolmendham.org/about.html Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907001514/http://www.stjosephschoolmendham.org/about.html |date=2015-09-07 }}, St. Joseph School. Accessed September 5, 2015. "St. Joseph School opened in 1963 with grades one through four under the direction of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception."</ref><ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/morris-county Morris County], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed September 5, 2015.</ref>

The Westmont Montessori School, established in 1964, is the second-oldest Montessori school in New Jersey. It has served approximately 2,500 children ages 15 months to 6 years old in its 50-year history. Westmont is dually accredited by the [[American Montessori Society]] and the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>[http://www.westmontmontessori.org/OurSchool/AboutUs.aspx#.VWi4BEYXtc8 About Us], Westmont Montessori School. Accessed May 29, 2015.</ref>

Until 2005, Mendham was home to the [[Assumption College for Sisters]], a two-year [[women's college]] that is open to [[Laity|lay]] students as well as those pursuing religious lives, operated by the [[Sisters of Christian Charity]]; the school has moved to the [[Morris Catholic High School]] campus in [[Denville Township, New Jersey|Denville Township]].<ref>[http://acs350.org/college/history/ History], [[Assumption College for Sisters]]. Accessed March 19, 2017.</ref>