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==Education== [[File:Madison YMCA jeh.jpg|thumb|The YMCA building in Madison]] ===Public schools=== {{Main|Madison Public Schools}} The [[Madison Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=39d37009100d45af9f800b5d5e000bee Madison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Madison Public Schools, readopted November 19, 2024. Accessed January 29, 2025 "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelfth in the Madison School District. Composition: The Madison School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Madison Borough."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,485 students and 225.0 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=3409240&DistrictID=3409240 District information for Madison Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409240 School Data for the Madison Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref>) are Central Avenue School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/cas Central Avenue School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 498 students in grades PreK–5, Kings Road School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/krs Kings Road School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 292 students in grades K–5, Torey J. Sabatini School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/tjs Torey J. Sabatini School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 292 students in grades K–5, Madison Junior School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/mjs Madison Junior School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 557 students in grades 6–8 and [[Madison High School (New Jersey)|Madison High School]]<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/mhs Madison High School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 816 students in grades 9–12.<ref name=Profile>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/page/district-profile District Profile], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020. "Elementary students attend one of three neighborhood schools: Kings Road School, Central Avenue School, or Torey J. Sabatini School. Early adolescents attend the Madison Junior School, and high school students attend Madison High School. The district maintains a receiving relationship with the neighboring community of Harding, whereby its high school students attend Madison High School."</ref><ref name=Contacts>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/page/administrator-info Administration Contact Information], Madison Public Schools. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/2870 School Performance Reports for the Madison Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2870 New Jersey School Directory for the Madison Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students from [[Harding Township, New Jersey|Harding Township]] attend the district's high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Harding Township School District]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/2870/050.html Madison High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Madison High School also enjoys the benefits of our sending-receiving relationship with Harding Township, a nearby K–8 school district. Students from Harding and Madison become a cohesive class in their four years together."</ref> ===Private schools=== [[Saint Vincent Martyr School (Madison, New Jersey)|St. Vincent Martyr School]] (SVMS) is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] parochial school, established in 1848, that serves students in grades [[pre-kindergarten|Pre-K–3]] through [[Eighth grade|eight]], operated under the auspices of the Saint Vincent Parish and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]].<ref>[http://www.svmsnj.org/about.cfm?subpage=1267437 History]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, St. Vincent Martyr School. Accessed September 4, 2015. "St. Vincent Martyr School, established in 1848, was originally located in the basement of a church on Ridgedale Avenue and then in 1866 was moved to a new structure on Park Avenue."</ref><ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/morris-county Morris County], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed September 4, 2015.</ref> SVMS is a recipient of the [[No Child Left Behind]] [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] for 2005–2006.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2005/2005-schools.html#nj Schools selected as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2005], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed May 2, 2006.</ref> Rainbow Montessori School, founded in 1981, is a [[Montessori education|Montessori]] school teaching children in Pre-K and [[kindergarten]].<ref>[http://rainbowmontessorinj.com/AboutUs.aspx About Us], Rainbow Montessori School. Accessed October 25, 2021.</ref> ===Higher education=== Seton Hall College (now [[Seton Hall University]]) was established in Madison in 1856 and relocated to its location in [[South Orange, New Jersey]], in the late 19th century.<ref>Delozier, Alan. [http://www.shu.edu/academics/libraries/archives/shu-history.cfm "Seton Hall University — A History in Brief (1856–2006)"], [[Seton Hall University]]. Accessed August 12, 2012. "This new school was first located in Madison, New Jersey, and commenced operations on September 1, 1856."</ref> [[Drew University]] was founded in 1867 and continues to operate in Madison, on a wooded campus near downtown that was previously a private residence.<ref>[http://www.drew.edu/about/history History], [[Drew University]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref> [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]'s [[Florham|Florham Campus]] is located in Madison on the former [[Florham|Twombly estate]].<ref>[http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=696 About the College at Florham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215306/http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=696 |date=February 1, 2014 }}, [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref> [[Landmark Conference]], an [[NCAA Division III]] conference, is based in Madison. [[Saint Elizabeth University]] is located just outside Madison, in [[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]] in [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]].
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