Editing Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:7.25.15WildwoodHighSchoolByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|[[Wildwood High School]]]]
[[File:Glenwood Avenue ES wildwood 02.jpg|thumb|Glenwood Avenue Elementary School]]
The [[Wildwood Public School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 938 students and 92.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417940&DistrictID=3417940 District information for Wildwood City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417940 School Data for the Wildwood Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref>) are 
Glenwood Elementary School<ref>[https://nj02210961.schoolwires.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=13 Glenwood Elementary School], Wildwood School District. Accessed September 9, 2021.</ref> with 470 students in grades Pre-K–5, 
Wildwood Middle School<ref>[https://nj02210961.schoolwires.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=11 Wildwood Middle School], Wildwood School District. Accessed September 9, 2021.</ref> with 186 students in grades 6–8, and 
[[Wildwood High School]]<ref>[https://nj02210961.schoolwires.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=9 Wildwood High School], Wildwood School District. Accessed September 9, 2021.</ref> with 245 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://nj02210961.schoolwires.net/domain/22 Schools], Wildwood City School District. Accessed September 9, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5790 New Jersey School Directory for the Wildwood Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, students from [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood]] and [[Wildwood Crest, New Jersey|Wildwood Crest]] attend Wildwood High School as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/5790/000.html Wildwood City School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 13, 2020. "Students from North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and West Wildwood, join students from Wildwood at Wildwood High School."</ref> Public school students from [[West Wildwood, New Jersey|West Wildwood]], a non-operating school district, attend the district's schools for grades 9–12 as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]].<ref>[https://westwildwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/West-Wildwood-School-District-Feasiblity-Study.pdf West Wildwood School District Feasibility Study To Consider The Education Of Pk-8 Students Of West Wildwood], [[Stockton University]], 2020. P. 7 (PDF p. 9/73). Accessed September 9, 2021.</ref>

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cape May County Technical High School]] in the Cape May Court House area, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.<ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."</ref><ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/hs-admissions.html Technical High School Admissions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School."</ref> Special needs students may be referred to [[Cape May County Special Services School District]] in the Cape May Court House area.

There is one Catholic school on the island, [[Wildwood Catholic Academy]] (PreK–12) in [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood]], which operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]]. There was previously a Catholic elementary school in Wildwood, St. Ann's School, which operated until 2010, when it merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (PreK–8) in North Wildwood.<ref name=DiPasquale>{{cite web|last=DiPasquale|first=Donna|url=https://www.capemay.com/blog/2010/06/after-92-years-star-of-the-sea-school-closes-its-doors/|title=After 92 years, Star of the Sea School closes its doors|publisher=Cape Publishing, Inc.|date=2010-06-22|access-date=2020-09-11}} - The author was the principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School.</ref> Upon its creation Cape Trinity Catholic Regional School operated separately from Wildwood Catholic High School but shared a common building.<ref>Gilfillian, Trudi. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/lower_capemay/article_1c041d28-bba8-11df-b93f-001cc4c002e0.html "Cape Trinity Catholic School opens in Wildwood Catholic building"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', September 8, 2010. Accessed May 18, 2011. "Wildwood Catholic High School, which once occupied the entire building, will make use of parts of the second and all of the third floor, while Cape Trinity students will use the first and parts of the second floor. Both schools will share a first-floor cafeteria, but not at the same time.... The school hosts students who previously attended St. Ann's in Wildwood and Star of the Sea in Cape May, which includes students who once attended St. Raymond's in Lower Township."</ref> In April 2020, the Diocese of Camden announced that both of its Wildwood schools would permanently close at the end of the 2020-21 school year.<ref>[https://www.camdendiocese.org/five-catholic-schools-in-the-diocese-of-camden-to-close-at-end-of-school-year/ "Five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Camden to close at end of school year"], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]], April 17, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2022. "The Diocese of Camden announced today that five schools in the diocese will close, effective the end of the current school term on June 30, 2020. The three elementary schools and two high schools are: Good Shepherd Regional Elementary School in Collingswood; Saint Joseph Regional Elementary School in Hammonton; Cape Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Wildwood; Saint Joseph High School in Hammonton; Wildwood Catholic High School in Wildwood:</ref><ref>Yates, Riley. [https://www.nj.com/education/2020/04/5-nj-catholic-schools-to-close-including-south-jersey-football-powerhouse.html "5 N.J. Catholic schools to close, including South Jersey football powerhouse"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 17, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2022. "The schools also include Wildwood Catholic High School and Cape Trinity Catholic Elementary School, both in Wildwood; Good Shepherd Regional Elementary School in Collingswood; and Saint Joseph Regional Elementary School in Hammonton."</ref> However, both schools avoided closure after agreeing to merge to create Wildwood Catholic Academy.<ref>Franklin, Chris. [https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2020/06/2-jersey-shore-catholic-schools-slated-to-close-have-been-saved.html "2 Jersey Shore Catholic schools slated to close have been saved"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 4, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2022. "The Diocese of Camden approved a proposal to combine the Wildwood Catholic High School and Cape Trinity Catholic school to the newly formed, K-12 Wildwood Catholic Academy"</ref> Additionally {{As of|2020}} Bishop McHugh Regional School in [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]] takes students from Wildwood.<ref>[https://www.bishopmchugh.com/about_us/areas_we_serve Areas We Serve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516050708/https://www.bishopmchugh.com/about_us/areas_we_serve |date=May 16, 2021 }}, Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School of Dennis Township. Accessed February 22, 2022.</ref>