Editing Raritan, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Students from Raritan attend the [[Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District]], together with students from [[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater Township]].<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/29/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-bridgewater-nj-where-downtown-shopping-mall.html?src=pm&pagewanted=all "If You're Thinking of Living In/Bridgewater, N.J.; Where the Downtown Is a Shopping Mall"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 29, 2002. Accessed October 5, 2014. "Among the newer residents, Mr. Cirianni said that he and his wife, Rita, were drawn by the 8,550 Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which the township shares with the 6,000-resident borough to its south."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/35/0555/000.html Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District 2014-15 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 3, 2020. "The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is a suburban school district located in Somerset County. We serve students from the Township of Bridgewater and the Borough of Raritan. The district is comprised of eleven schools and 3 ancillary buildings, with 1200 staff members serving 9000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 8,254 students and 754.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402280&DistrictID=3402280 District information for Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> One of the largest suburban districts statewide, the district is the largest in Somerset County.<ref>[https://www.brrsd.org/about About Us], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 26, 2022. "The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is the largest district in Somerset County and one of the largest suburban school districts in the State. We have approximately 8,800 students attending seven primary (K-4) schools, two intermediate (5-6) schools, one middle school, and one high school."</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=3402280 School Data for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Adamsville Primary School<ref>[https://ad.brrsd.org/ Adamsville Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (532 students; in grades PreK–4), 
Bradley Gardens Primary School<ref>[https://bg.brrsd.org/ Bradley Gardens Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (263; PreK–4), 
Crim Primary School<ref>[https://cr.brrsd.org/ Crim Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (342; K–4), 
Hamilton Primary School<ref>[https://ha.brrsd.org/ Hamilton Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (477; K–4), 
John F. Kennedy Primary School<ref>[https://jfk.brrsd.org/ John F. Kennedy Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (427; K–4), 
Milltown Primary School<ref>[https://mi.brrsd.org/ Milltown Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (402; PreK–4), 
Van Holten Primary School<ref>[https://vh.brrsd.org/ Van Holten Primary School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (334; K–4), 
Eisenhower Intermediate School<ref>[https://ei.brrsd.org/ Eisenhower Intermediate School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (704; 5–6), 
Hillside Intermediate School<ref>[https://hi.brrsd.org/ Hillside Intermediate School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (574; 5–6), 
Bridgewater–Raritan Middle School<ref>[https://ms.brrsd.org/ Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (1,384; 7–8) and 
[[Bridgewater-Raritan High School|Bridgewater–Raritan High School]]<ref>[https://hs.brrsd.org/ Bridgewater-Raritan High School], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref> (2,747; 9–12).<ref>[https://www.brrsd.org/our-schools Our Schools], Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43585/637716261277570000#page=13 ''2021-2022 Somerset County Public School Directory''], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/0555 School Performance Reports for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0555 New Jersey School Directory for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The overwhelming majority of students in the district are from Bridgewater, with approximately 1,000 students from Raritan. All schools in the district are in Bridgewater except for Kennedy, which is in Raritan.

During the 1999–2000 school year, Bridgewater-Raritan High School was recognized with the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]],<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |date=March 26, 2009 }}, [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed March 30, 2011.</ref> the highest award an American school can receive from the federal government.<ref>"CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", ''[[Journal Inquirer]]'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."</ref><ref>"Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test" ''[[The Washington Post]]'', September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."</ref>

Public high school students also have the option to attend the [[Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School]], a four-year [[magnet school]] located in Bridgewater that provides occupational and academic training to students from all of Somerset County.<ref>[http://www.scvths.org/about.cfm About SCVTS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022155334/http://scvths.org/about.cfm |date=2013-10-22 }}, [[Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School]]. Accessed November 3, 2013.</ref>

St. Ann Classical Academy is a [[Classical education movement|classical, liberal-arts]] Catholic school for students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] that operates under the supervision of the Raritan [[Oratory of Saint Philip Neri|Oratory of St. Philip Neri]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[https://www.stannclassical.org/ Home Page], St. Ann Classical Academy. Accessed February 19, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://diometuchen.org/schoolfinder School Finder], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed February 19, 2021.</ref>