Editing Long Branch, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Long Branch Public Schools]] serves children in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b50ce4ebbb5f451db593dc1acdca7f47 Long Branch Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Long Beach Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 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 Long Branch School District. Composition: The Long Branch School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Long Branch."</ref> The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref> All Long Branch Public Schools are free, including the district's preschool programs which are full-day and accommodate children ages 3–5 years old. Long Branch schools offer free breakfast each morning for the students. In addition, Long Branch Public Schools provide free summer programs for most of the summer.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 5,494 students and 495.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408940&DistrictID=3408940 District information for Long Branch 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=3408940 School Data for the Long Branch Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Lenna W. Conrow School<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/8 Lenna W. Conrow School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (with 298 students; in grades PreK–K), 
Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/17 Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (291; PreK–K), 
Morris Avenue School<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/9 Morris Avenue School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (310; PreK–K), 
Amerigo A. Anastasia School<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/12 Amerigo A. Anastasia School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (587; 1–5), 
George L. Catrambone Elementary School<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/13 George L. Catrambone Elementary School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (712; 1–5), 
Gregory School<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/11 Gregory School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (600; 1–5), 
Long Branch Middle School<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/14 Long Branch Middle School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (1,108; 6–8), 
[[Long Branch High School]]<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/15 Long Branch High School], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> (1,548; 9–12) and 
Audrey W. Clark School / The Academy of Alternative Programs, an alternative education program.<ref>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/16 Audrey W. Clark School / The Academy of Alternative Programs], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref><ref name=Leadership>[https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/domain/29 Leadership Team], Long Branch Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=239 County School List L-M], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/2770 School Performance Reports for the Long Branch Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2770 New Jersey School Directory for the Long Branch Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

George L. Catrambone Elementary School was constructed at a total cost over $40 million for a facility that was designed to house 800 students in a facility covering {{convert|109000|sqft}} for which construction began in 2012.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/552012/approved/20120924a.html "Groundbreaking of Catrambone Elementary School Continues New Era of Efficient and Cost-Effective School Construction Under Governor Christie"], State of [[New Jersey]] press release, September 24, 2012. Accessed August 20, 2014. "Terminal Construction Corp. of Wood Ridge, New Jersey was awarded a $27.5 million contract for the construction of the new school.... The total estimated project costs are $40.1 million."</ref> With the start of the 2014–2015 school year, a realignment of the district closed West End School, converted Morris Avenue School for early childhood use and repurposed Audrey W. Clark School for alternative education.<ref>Sheldon, Christopher. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/longbranch/long-branch-will-realign-elementary-schools-after-west-end-school-closure "Long Branch Will Realign Elementary Schools After West End School Closure; The Audrey W. Clark School will also have a new purpose after redistricting."], Long Branch - Eatontown Patch, September 6, 2013. Accessed August 20, 2014. "Kindergarten classrooms will be pulled from the district's current elementary schools and placed into the Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center and Lenna W. Conrow School, which are currently preschools. The Morris Avenue School will also become an exclusive early education center after serving as a home for pre-kindergarten to third grade students."</ref>

Seashore School is a private K–8 school, with class size limited to 16 students.<ref>[http://seashorecampandschool.com/private-school-in-monmouth-county-nj/ Welcome], Seashore Day Camp & School. Accessed January 8, 2018.</ref>

Declining attendance led the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]] to close the K–8 Holy Trinity School in June 2006.<ref>Schweiger, Tristan J.; and Jones, Janeen. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130131150530/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1754330851.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+28,+2006&author=TRISTAN+J+SCHWEIGER;+JANEEN+JONES&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Diocese+celebrates+CXXVth+anniversary&pqatl=google "Diocese celebrates CXXVth anniversary"]}}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', October 28, 2006. Accessed July 3, 2012. "And in Long Branch, Holy Trinity School graduated its last class in June before closing its doors because of dwindling enrollment."</ref>