Editing Metuchen, New Jersey (section)

===Public schools===

The [[Metuchen School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6a8a1efd7df0417c8d1421fbb1dab640 Metuchen Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Metuchen School District. Accessed January 5, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades{{Cite web |title=Metuchen High School |url=https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/mhs |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.metuchenschools.org |language=en}} through 12 and preschool handicapped in the Metuchen School District. Composition: The Metuchen School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Borough of Metuchen."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,300 students and 182.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409990&DistrictID=3409990 District information for Metuchen Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - Search Results |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409990 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>) are Mildred B. Moss Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moss School |url=https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/moss |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.metuchenschools.org |language=en}}</ref> with 122 students in Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, Campbell Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campbell Elementary School |url=https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/ces |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.metuchenschools.org |language=en}}</ref> with 702 students in grades 1–4, Edgar Middle School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edgar Middle School |url=https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/ems |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.metuchenschools.org |language=en}}</ref> with 722 students in grades 5–8, and [[Metuchen High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metuchen High School |url=https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/mhs |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.metuchenschools.org |language=en}}</ref> with 729 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/3120 School Performance Reports for the Metuchen Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3120 New Jersey School Directory for the Metuchen School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in [[East Brunswick Magnet School|East Brunswick]], [[Edison Academy Magnet School|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy Magnet School|Perth Amboy]], [[Piscataway Magnet School|Piscataway]] and [[Woodbridge Academy Magnet School|Woodbridge Township]], with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/02/1b0ab48c995308/how-to-get-your-kid-a-seat-in-one-of-njs-hardesttogetinto-high-schools.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]], February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmsnj.net/about About Our Schools], [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]]. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref>

There have been two historical schools named for [[Benjamin Franklin]]. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20120208094024/http://njproghouse.com/venue/oldfranklin.html Old Franklin Schoolhouse] is a one-room school on Route 27 (Middlesex Avenue) near Main Street built in 1807<ref>[http://ems.gmnews.com/news/2006/0104/Front_page/005.html Tour offers an eclectic view of Metuchen], ''Edison-Metuchen Sentinel'', January 4, 2006.</ref> and used until 1870. In 1906, it was acquired and restored by the [http://www.boroughimprovementleague.org/ Borough Improvement League] and is currently used as a community music venue. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1942 and given a Certification of Eligibility (COE) for the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1990. In 2017, the Schoolhouse was listed in the New Jersey and National Registers as a Key Contributing Site in the Middlesex Avenue-Woodwild Park Historic District. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-02 |title=Home - Old Franklin Schoolhouse and Borough Improvement League of Metuchen |url=http://www.boroughimprovementleague.org/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102182252/http://www.boroughimprovementleague.org/ |archive-date=November 2, 2021 }}</ref> A larger Franklin School, built in 1909, once stood at the intersection of Middlesex and Lake Avenues but fell into disrepair in the mid-1980s. It was demolished in 1999 to make way for a residential development called Franklin Square.<ref>[http://www.franklinsquaremetuchen.com/ About], Franklin Square. Accessed April 6, 2015.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Metuchen-Edison Historical Society |date=2014 |title=Nannygoats Vol. 12 Issues 1 and 2 |url=http://metuchen-edisonhistsoc.org/resources/1%24262Q14nannygoats%2B-%2Bfor%2Bwebsite2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501234306/http://metuchen-edisonhistsoc.org/resources/1$262Q14nannygoats+-+for+website2.pdf |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}</ref>