Editing Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Woodbridge Township School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. All schools in the district are accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. The district's three standard high schools offer more than 150 courses, including [[Advanced Placement]], college preparatory, business, vocational and cooperative work/study programs.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 25 schools, had an enrollment of 13,836 students and 1,193.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418120&DistrictID=3418120 District information for Woodbridge Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> High schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418120 School Data for the Woodbridge Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
[[Colonia High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/chs Colonia High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> with 1,356 students in grades 9-12, 
[[John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (New Jersey)|John F. Kennedy Memorial High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/jfk Woodbridge High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> (1,371; 9-12), 
Reaching Individual Student Excellence (RISE)<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/rise Reaching Individual Student Excellence], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> (NA; 9-12) and 
[[Woodbridge High School (New Jersey)|Woodbridge High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/whs Woodbridge High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> (1,558; 9-12).<ref>[https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1584/WTSD/3471043/_Handbook_2324.pdf#page=5 ''Parent / Student Handbook for 2023-2024 School Year''], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/5850 School Performance Reports for the Woodbridge Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5850 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbridge Township 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>