Editing Somerville, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Somerville Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.somervillenjk12.org/cms/lib5/NJ01001815/Centricity/Domain/351/Bylaws%204-28-14.pdf Somerville Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed September 3, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through twelve in the Somerville School District. Composition The Somerville School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Somerville."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,198 students and 212.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415090&DistrictID=3415090 District information for Somerville Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415090 School Data for the Somerville Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Van Derveer Elementary School<ref>[https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/vdv Van Derveer Elementary School], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref> with 712 students in grades PreK-5, 
Somerville Middle School<ref>[https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/sms Somerville Middle School], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref> with 314 students in grades 6-8 and 
[[Somerville High School (New Jersey)|Somerville High School]]<ref>[https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/shs Somerville High School], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref> with 1,142 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/47757/638052485118930000#page=38 ''2022-2023 Somerset County Public School Directory''], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/4820 School Performance Reports for the Somerville Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4820 New Jersey School Directory for the Somerville Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students from [[Branchburg, New Jersey|Branchburg Township]] attend the district's high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Branchburg Township School District]].<ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/12598/636440225746300000 Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] Superintendent of Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023. "Branchburg K-8 Grades 9-12 Sent To Somerville"</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/35/4820/000.html Somerville Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Somerville Public Schools provides a full range of educational services for students in preschool through grade 12 residing in Somerville Borough, and grades 9 through 12 for students residing in Branchburg Township."</ref> For many years, Branchburg has accounted for 60–65% of the high school's enrollment.<ref>Grip, Richard S. [https://www.somervillenjk12.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1867&dataid=719&FileName=Somerville%20report-2011.pdf#page=18 ''Demographic Study for the Somerville Public Schools''], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed June 15, 2020. "In the last six years, Somerville residents have comprised 36-41% of the student population at Somerville High School."</ref>

[[Immaculata High School (Somerville, New Jersey)|Immaculata High School]] is a [[Private school|private]], [[coeducation]]al, [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]], founded in 1962. The school enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 9 to 12.<ref>[http://www.immaculatahighschool.org/page.cfm?p=1114 About Us], [[Immaculata High School (Somerville, New Jersey)|Immaculata High School]]. Accessed August 21, 2015.</ref> [[Immaculate Conception School (Somerville, New Jersey)|Immaculate Conception School]] is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Private school|private]] [[coeducation]]al [[day school]], founded in 1957, for students in grades Pre-K through 8.<ref>[http://www.immaculateconception.org/ics/about-us About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025213256/http://immaculateconception.org/ics/about-us |date=2015-10-25 }}, [[Immaculate Conception School (Somerville, New Jersey)|Immaculate Conception School]]. Accessed August 21, 2015.</ref> Both schools operate under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[http://diometuchen.org/find-a-school Find a school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222005459/http://diometuchen.org/find-a-school |date=December 22, 2012 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed August 21, 2015.</ref>