Editing Hackettstown, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:Old Main, Centenary University, Hackettstown, NJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Edward Seay Administration Building, [[Centenary University]]]]
The [[Hackettstown School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6db67738371f4dd0ae830e46bf1ad8b3 Hackettstown Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Hackettstown School District. Accessed November 9, 2023. "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 Hackettstown School District. Composition: The Hackettstown School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hackettstown and middle and high school pupils from Allamuchy and Great Meadows."</ref> The district serves students in four schools: two elementary schools (covering K-4), a middle school (5–8), and a four-year high school (9–12). As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,003 students and 172.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406300&DistrictID=3406300 District information for Hackettstown 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=3406300 School Data for the Hackettstown School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Hatchery Hill School<ref>[https://hh.hackettstown.org/ Hatchery Hill School], Hackettstown School District. Accessed November 9, 2023.</ref> with 275 students in grades PreK-1, 
Willow Grove School<ref>[https://wg.hackettstown.org/ Willow Grove School], Hackettstown School District. Accessed November 9, 2023.</ref> with 368 students in grades 2–4, 
Hackettstown Middle School<ref>[https://hms.hackettstown.org/ Hackettstown Middle School], Hackettstown School District. Accessed November 9, 2023.</ref> with 475 students in grades 5-8 and 
[[Hackettstown High School]]<ref>[https://hhs.hackettstown.org/ Hackettstown High School], Hackettstown School District. Accessed November 9, 2023.</ref> with 869 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.hackettstown.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1551580&type=d&pREC_ID=1677542 Building Level Administration], Hackettstown School District. Accessed November 9, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.warrencountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7559/638308166139700000#page=16 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Warren County, New Jersey]]. Accessed November 9, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/41/1870 School Performance Reports for the Hackettstown Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1870 New Jersey School Directory for the Hackettstown School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students from the townships of [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy]], [[Independence Township, New Jersey|Independence]], and [[Liberty Township, New Jersey|Liberty]], attend the district's high school as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/2013/narrative/41/1870/41-1870-050.html Hackettstown High School 2013 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 20, 2016. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."</ref> For the 2001–2002 school year, Hackettstown Middle School was recognized with the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence]] from the [[United States Department of Education]], the highest honor that an American school can achieve.<ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf#page=52 Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed September 1, 2020.</ref>

Students from the town and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in [[Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey|Frelinghuysen Township]] (for grades K–8)<ref>[http://www.ridgeandvalley.org/about-us/f-a-q/ F.A.Q.], Ridge and Valley Charter School. Accessed July 17, 2017. "Enrollment is open, on a space available basis, to all K-8 students residing in N.J. with priority given to students residing in the districts of Blairstown, Hardwick, Knowlton, Frelinghuysen, and North Warren Regional School."</ref> or [[Warren County Technical School]] in [[Washington, New Jersey|Washington borough]] (for 9–12),<ref>[http://www.wctech.org/wcts/About%20Us/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927093127/http://www.wctech.org/wcts/About%20Us/ |date=September 27, 2013 }}, [[Warren County Technical School]]. Accessed September 12, 2013.</ref> with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the [[Warren County Special Services School District]] in [[Oxford Township, New Jersey|Oxford Township]] (for Pre-K–12).<ref>[http://wcsssd.org/?page_id=2 About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927023343/http://wcsssd.org/?page_id=2 |date=September 27, 2013 }}, [[Warren County Special Services School District]]. Accessed September 12, 2013.</ref>

[[Centenary University]], a private university affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]], was founded in 1867 as a preparatory school and evolved into a junior college and later a four-year undergraduate college. In 2017 the college was granted University status by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]].<ref>[https://www.centenaryuniversity.edu/about-centenary/history-and-traditions/ History and Traditions], [[Centenary University]]. Accessed March 31, 2020. "Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary University has evolved from a coeducational preparatory school into a modern, independent, four-year baccalaureate and master-level institution of higher learning."</ref>Centenary University is the only four-year post-secondary institution in Warren County.