Editing Linden, New Jersey (section)

==Education==

===Public schools===
The [[Linden Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=5b6aee7514964a8c9ff390499621a6ab District Policy 010 - Identification], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Linden School District. Composition The Linden Public Schools District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Linden."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,125 students and 557.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408610&DistrictID=3408610 District information for Linden Public 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=3408610 School Data for the Linden Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
School No. 1<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school1/ School No. 1], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (with 374 students; in grades PreK–5), 
School No. 2<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school2/ School No. 2], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (584; PreK–5), 
School No. 4<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school4/ School No. 4], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (437; PreK–5), 
School No. 5<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school5/ School No. 5], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (290; PreK–5), 
School No. 6<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school6/ School No. 6], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (332; PreK–5), 
School No. 8<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school8/ School No. 8], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (300; PreK–5), 
School No. 9<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school9/ School No. 9], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (324; PreK–5), 
School No. 10<ref>[http://lindenps.org/school10/ School No. 10], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (242; PreK–5), 
Myles J. McManus Middle School<ref>[https://lindenps.org/mcmanus/ Myles J. McManus Middle School], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (696; 6–8), 
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School<ref>[https://lindenps.org/soehl/ Joseph E. Soehl Middle School], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (662; 6–8) and 
[[Linden High School (New Jersey)|Linden High School]]<ref>[https://lindenhs.wixsite.com/lindenhighschool/ Linden High School], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref> (1,801; 9–12).<ref>[https://lindenps.org/calendar/ District Calendar], Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/2660 School Performance Reports for the Linden Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2660 New Jersey School Directory for the Linden Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> School No. 5 was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]], which recognizes high student achievement.<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2020/all_2020_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=23 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non-Public Schools], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed September 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Clark, Adam. [https://www.nj.com/education/2020/09/9-nj-schools-just-won-a-huge-national-honor.html "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."</ref>

===Private schools===
Sinai Christian Academy serves grades Pre-K through 12th grade.<ref>[http://www.sinaichristianacademy.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208052449/http://www.sinaichristianacademy.com/ |date=2014-02-08 }}, Sinai Christian Academy. Accessed October 18, 2013.</ref>

Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy was a [[Catholic school]] serving students in Pre-K through 8th grade that operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]] until its closure at the end of the 2013–2014 school year due to declining enrollment.<ref>Haggerty, Neil. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/nj_catholic_schools_fight_to_keep_their_doors_open.html "NJ Catholic schools fight to keep doors open as future dims"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 7, 2014. Accessed December 10, 2016. "Goodness said the four schools closed this year — St. Agnes School in Clark, Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy in Linden, Blessed Pope John XXIII Academy in West Orange and Most Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Wallington — were not financially sound and could not keep their enrollment up for the archdiocese's new 'Lighting the Way' program, implemented this month."</ref>