Editing Montville, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[Image:Montville nj school house 1910.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Montville School House, 1910]]
The [[Montville Township School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f34af56915e34a96a2ae776e8b6b105a Montville Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Montville Township School District. Composition: The Montville Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Montville Township."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,469 students and 348.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410650&DistrictID=3410650 District information for Montville Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410650 Montville Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Cedar Hill Elementary School<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/cedar-hill Cedar Hill Elementary School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 328 students in grades PreK-5, 
Hilldale Elementary School<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/hilldale Hilldale Elementary School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 320 students in grades K-5, 
William H. Mason Jr. Elementary School<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/william-mason William H. Mason Jr. Elementary School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 277 students in grades K-5, 
Valley View Elementary School<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/valley-view Valley View Elementary School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 365 students in grades PreK-5, 
Woodmont Elementary School<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/woodmont Woodmont Elementary School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 310 students in grades K-5, 
Robert R. Lazar Middle School<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/middle-school Robert R. Lazar Middle School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 724 students in grades 6-8 and 
[[Montville Township High School]]<ref>[https://www.montville.net/o/high-school Montville Township High School], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref> with 1,112 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.montville.net/page/contact-us Contact Us], Montville Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3340 School Performance Reports for the Montville Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3340 New Jersey School Directory for the Montville Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> InIn 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School was one of ten schools in New Jersey recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2016/national.pdf#page=20 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 13, 2016.</ref> In 2024, Hilldale Elementary School was one of 11 statewide that was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/ Current Awardees], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref><ref>Kelley, Tina. [https://www.nj.com/education/2024/09/11-new-national-blue-ribbon-schools-named-in-nj.html "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J."], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 23, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday."</ref>

Private schools include [[Trinity Christian School (New Jersey)|Trinity Christian School]], a Christian day school founded in 1986 that serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref>[http://www.tcsnj.org/?i=4839&mid=1000&id=85580 School Snapshot], [[Trinity Christian School (New Jersey)|Trinity Christian School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012. "Trinity Christian School of Montville, New Jersey, is a board-run private Christian day school following a classical model of education. The school does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin. TCS was founded in 1986 and currently serves approximately 160 students from Kindergarten through grade 12."</ref> St. Pius X School was a K–8 [[Catholic school]] that operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] until it closed after the 2017–2018 school year after enrollment numbers for the 2018–2019 school year were just more than half of the 250 students needed to remain financially viable.<ref>Westhoven, William. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2018/06/22/parents-shocked-angry-closing-st-pius-x-school-montville-nj/724623002/ "Parents shocked, angry with closing of St. Pius X School in Montville"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 22, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Montville — St. Pius X School shut its doors permanently after students were dismissed for the summer on Thursday.... The K-8 school at St. Pius X Church publicly announced its closure Thursday after privately informing parents in a parish meeting, according to Diocese of Paterson spokesman Richard Sokerka.... Sokerka estimated the school needed about 250 tuition-paying students to break even. The school had 130 students enrolled for the just-completed school year, according to its website, which still has a home page notice reading: 'now accepting applications for the 2018-19 school year.'"</ref>