Editing East Brunswick, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
{{main|East Brunswick Public Schools}}
The [[East Brunswick Public Schools]] serve students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref name=MiddlesexSchools>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Departments/BDE/Documents/Public%20School%20Directory%202017-18%20Final.pdf ''Public School Directory 2017-2018''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229051559/http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Departments/BDE/Documents/Public%20School%20Directory%202017-18%20Final.pdf |date=December 29, 2019 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 8,260 students and 687.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404110&DistrictID=3404110 District information for East Brunswick Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404110 School Data for the East Brunswick Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
Bowne-Munro Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Bowne-Munro Bowne-Munro Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (with 220 students; in grades K–4), 
Central Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/9 Central Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (415; Pre-K–4), 
Murray A. Chittick Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/20 Murray A. Chittick Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (498; K–4), 
Robert Frost Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/11 Robert Frost Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (472; Pre-K–4), 
Irwin Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/12 Irwin Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (473; K–4), 
Lawrence Brook Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/13 Lawrence Brook Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (454; Pre-K–4), 
Memorial Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/14 Memorial Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (568; Pre-K–4), 
Warnsdorfer Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/15 Warnsdorfer Elementary School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (450; K–5), 
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/16 Hammarskjold Middle School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (1,279; 5-6), 
Churchill Junior High School<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/17 Churchill Junior High School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (1,282; 7–9) and
[[East Brunswick High School]]<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/18 East Brunswick High School], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref> (2,095; 10–12).<ref>[https://www.ebnet.org/Domain/139 School Locations], East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1170 New Jersey School Directory for the East Brunswick Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2012 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the district's high school was ranked 45th in New Jersey, after being ranked 48th statewide in 2011.<ref>[[Jay Mathews|Mathews, Jay]]. [https://archive.today/20130217032738/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge/schools/2012/list/new-jersey-schools/east-brunswick-east-brunswick-nj/ "The High School Challenge 2012: East Brunswick Regional High School"], ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Accessed January 15, 2013.</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>

Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, a [[Hebrew language]] [[charter school]] that offers an [[International Baccalaureate]] program opened in September 2010 for grades K–7, with plans to add a new grade each year until an eighth grade is offered. A lottery is held each year, with separate draws for residents of East Brunswick Township and non-residents, to allocate the limited number of positions available for each class.<ref>[http://www.hatikvahcharterschool.com/FAQ.html FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505175924/http://www.hatikvahcharterschool.com/FAQ.html |date=2011-05-05}}, Hatikvah International Academy Charter School. Accessed March 25, 2011.</ref> The school plans to build a permanent structure as part of the Campus for Jewish Life (formerly known as the YM-YWHA of Raritan Valley) to replace its current facility the school has rented located near Trinity Presbyterian Church.<ref>Staff. [http://ebs.gmnews.com/news/2010-04-08/Schools/Hatikvah_charter_school_announces_building_plans.html "Hatikvah charter school announces building plans"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717011800/http://ebs.gmnews.com/news/2010-04-08/Schools/Hatikvah_charter_school_announces_building_plans.html |date=2010-07-17}}, ''East Brunswick Sentinel'', April 8, 2010. Accessed March 25, 2011.</ref> Concerns have been raised regarding the funding for the school, which will come from the East Brunswick Board of Education budget, including $1.34 million for the 2010–2011 school year, and that the district will not be able to reduce expenses by the amount that will be paid to the charter school. Hatikvah school officials emphasize that charter schools can often educate students at a lower cost than traditional public schools and that "taxpayers do not pay an extra penny for having a charter school in town, period".<ref>Racz, Gene. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100725001 "Debate swirls around fiscal impact of charter school in East Brunswick"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', July 25, 2010.</ref> The school received $75,000 in grants from foundations to cover the costs of applying for a charter and for getting the school operational.<ref>Rubin, Debra. [http://njjewishnews.com/article/2966/hakol-bseder-as-hatikvah-notches-its-first-semester "Hakol b'seder as Hatikvah notches its first semester"], ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', December 29, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2012. "Hatikvah has received $50,000 to cover application costs and another $25,000 grant to cover start-up costs from the Hebrew Charter School Center of the Areivim Philanthropic Group."</ref> Hatikvah budgeted $11,033 per student for the 2010–2011 school year,<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/csg/11/csg.pl?string=dist_code6041&maxhits=650 Hatikvah International Charter School], [[New Jersey Department of Education]] Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending May 2011. Accessed March 7, 2012.</ref> while the East Brunswick Public Schools budgeted $12,782 per pupil for that same year.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/csg/11/csg.pl?string=dist_code1170&maxhits=650 East Brunswick Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]] Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending May 2011. Accessed March 7, 2012.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 573 students and 44.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.0:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400735&DistrictID=3400735 District information for Hatikvah International Academy Charter School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

[[Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley]], a [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative Jewish]] day school, closed its doors before the start of the 2013–2014 school year in the wake of sharply lower enrollment and financial difficulties.<ref>Ferst, Devra. [http://forward.com/articles/182524/nj-schechter-school-closes-three-weeks-before-star/ "N.J. Schechter School Closes Three Weeks Before Start of Classes East Brunswick Parents Notified by Email Amid Scramble"], ''[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]'', August 18, 2013. Accessed August 21, 2013. "The Solomon Schechter School of the Raritan Valley in East Brunswick, N.J., will not re-open its doors this school year."</ref> During the 2009–2010 school year, the school was awarded the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]], the highest award an American school can receive.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2009/national.pdf 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed August 21, 2013.</ref>

[[Saint Bartholomew's School]] is a Catholic elementary school serving 372 students in Pre-K through eighth grade as of the 2019–2020 school year.<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00866727 St. Bartholomew School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The school operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[http://diometuchen.org/ School Finder], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed May 25, 2020.</ref>