Editing Highland Park, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:Hphs hp nj.jpg|thumb|[[Highland Park High School (New Jersey)|Highland Park High School]]]]
The [[Highland Park Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=036100f752da4943b2ed0e3b0326564b Highland Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PreK through 12 in the Highland Park School District. Composition: The Highland Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Highland Park."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,558 students and 145.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407170&DistrictID=3407170 District information for Highland Park Boro 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=3407170 School Data for the Highland Park Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Irving Primary School<ref>[http://irving.hpschools.net/ Irving Primary School], Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2022.</ref> with 248 students in grades Pre-K–1, 
Bartle Elementary School<ref>[http://bartle.hpschools.net/ Bartle Elementary School], Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2022.</ref> with 437 students in grades 2–5, 
Highland Park Middle School<ref>[http://ms.hpschools.net/ Highland Park Middle School], Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2022.</ref> with 364 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Highland Park High School (New Jersey)|Highland Park High School]]<ref>[http://hs.hpschools.net/ Highland Park High School], Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2022.</ref> with 477 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.hpschools.net/page/district-info District Info], Highland Park School District. Accessed February 24, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/2150 School Performance Reports for the Highland Park Boro School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2150 New Jersey School Directory for the Highland Park Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

The community is also served by the [[Greater Brunswick Charter School]], a K–8 [[charter school]] serving students from Highland Park, [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], [[Milltown, New Jersey|Milltown]] and [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].<ref>[http://www.greaterbrunswick.org/About-Us/Charter/index.html About Us], [[Greater Brunswick Charter School]]. Accessed December 15, 2019. "The Greater Brunswick Regional Charter School is defined by the broad themes of child-directed learning in the vein of constructivism, Howard Gardner's 'unschooled mind,' and Montessori instruction; multi-age groupings of students; a unique degree of parental and community involvement; and a region of residence serving the entire and contiguous school districts of New Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, and Milltown."</ref> As of the 2020–2021 school year, the school had an enrollment of 394 students and 31.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.4:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400047&DistrictID=3400047 District information for Greater Brunswick Charter School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</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>

The Center School serves students with learning and emotional challenges in grades K–12. Founded in 1971 in [[Bound Brook, New Jersey|Bound Brook]], the school moved in 1989 to a former public school building in Highland Park.<ref>[http://www.thecenterschool.com/?q=node/15 History], The Center School. Accessed July 4, 2012.</ref> A fire in the school's building in February 2012 forced the school to relocate to [[Branchburg Township, New Jersey|Branchburg Township]] on an interim basis.<ref>Cooper, Warren. [http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2012/03/displaced_from_highland_park_by_a_fire_the_center_school_settles_in_at_branchburgs_old_york_school.html "Displaced from Highland Park by a fire, the Center School settles in at Branchburg's Old York School"], ''Somerset Messenger-Gazette'', March 5, 2012. Accessed July 4, 2012. "The school 'reopened' unexpectedly on Feb. 22 to accommodate 112 students and 52 staffers of a private, special-needs school in Highland Park that was shuttered a week earlier by a fire. Classes at The Center School on Madison Avenue had ended for the day when a fire broke out about 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, according to Executive Director and Principal Marcie Fiorentino."</ref>