Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

==Education==

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===Public schools===
The [[Edison Township Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=872d7fa6dac44a08ba4829100fa19af7 Edison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428223158/https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=872d7fa6dac44a08ba4829100fa19af7 |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 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 Edison School District. Composition: The Edison School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Edison."</ref> The district's two high schools separate the south and north ends of Edison. In the Edison High School zone to the south, there are six K–5 elementary schools and two 6-8 middle schools, while in the J.P. Stevens High School zone to the north there are five K–5 elementary schools and two 6-8 middle schools. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of 19 schools, had an enrollment of 16,268 students and 1,215.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404500&DistrictID=3404500 District information for Edison Township School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922120738/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404500&DistrictID=3404500 |date=September 22, 2018 }}, [[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=3404500 School Data for the Edison Township Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021917/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404500 |date=February 13, 2018 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Edison Early Learning Center<ref>[https://prek.edison.k12.nj.us/offices Edison Early Learning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428232549/https://prek.edison.k12.nj.us/offices |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (53 students; grades PreK-K), 
Franklin D. Roosevelt Preschool<ref>[https://prek.edison.k12.nj.us/administration Franklin D. Roosevelt Preschool] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428225543/https://prek.edison.k12.nj.us/administration |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (124; PreK-K), 
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School<ref>[https://ben.edison.k12.nj.us/ Benjamin Franklin Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428234053/https://ben.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (602; K-5), 
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School<ref>[https://mlk.edison.k12.nj.us/ Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428231045/https://mlk.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (618; K-5), 
Lincoln Elementary School<ref>[https://lnc.edison.k12.nj.us/ Lincoln Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428232548/https://lnc.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (900; K-5), 
Lindeneau Elementary School<ref>[https://lin.edison.k12.nj.us/ Lindeneau Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428232547/https://lin.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (444; K-5), 
James Madison Primary School<ref>[https://jmp.edison.k12.nj.us/ James Madison Primary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428225546/https://jmp.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (455; K-2, who then move on to James Madison Intermediate)
James Madison Intermediate School<ref>[https://jmi.edison.k12.nj.us/ James Madison Intermediate School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428234052/https://jmi.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (521; 3–5), 
John Marshall Elementary School<ref>[https://mar.edison.k12.nj.us/ John Marshall Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428232548/https://mar.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (736; K-5), 
Menlo Park Elementary School<ref>[https://men.edison.k12.nj.us/ Menlo Park Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428234052/https://men.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (796; K-5), 
James Monroe Elementary School<ref>[https://mon.edison.k12.nj.us/ James Monroe Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428232549/https://mon.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (521; K-5), 
Washington Elementary School<ref>[https://was.edison.k12.nj.us/ Washington Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428234051/https://was.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (589; K-5), 
Woodbrook Elementary School<ref>[https://wbr.edison.k12.nj.us/ Woodbrook Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428231045/https://wbr.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (902; K-5), 
John Adams Middle School<ref>[https://jams.edison.k12.nj.us/ John Adams Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428231045/https://jams.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (980; 6–8, from James Madison Intermediate and MLK Jr.), 
Herbert Hoover Middle School<ref>[https://hhms.edison.k12.nj.us/ Herbert Hoover Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428231550/https://hhms.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (911; 6–8, from Franklin, Lincoln, Monroe, and some Lindeneau), 
Thomas Jefferson Middle School<ref>[https://tjms.edison.k12.nj.us/ Thomas Jefferson Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428232547/https://tjms.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (868; 6–8, from Lindeneau, Marshall and Washington), 
Woodrow Wilson Middle School<ref>[https://wwms.edison.k12.nj.us/ Woodrow Wilson Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428225543/https://wwms.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (1,163; from Menlo Park and Woodbrook), 
[[Edison High School (New Jersey)|Edison High School]]<ref>[https://ehs.edison.k12.nj.us/ Edison High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428234052/https://ehs.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=April 28, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (2,243; 9–12, from Hoover and Jefferson) and 
[[J.P. Stevens High School]]<ref>[https://jps.edison.k12.nj.us/ J.P. Stevens High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324121128/https://jps.edison.k12.nj.us/ |date=March 24, 2023 }}, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023.</ref> (2,643; 9–12, from Adams and Wilson).<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/1290 School Performance Reports for the Edison Township School District]{ [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1290 New Jersey School Directory for the Edison Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

J.P. Stevens was the 80th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 65th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed, while Edison High School was ranked 174 in 2012 and 169 in 2010.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313065941/http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html |date=March 13, 2015 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed November 20, 2012.</ref> According to ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in 2016, J.P. Stevens ranked 41st within New Jersey and 905th nationally, while Edison H.S. ranked 59th and 2,015th.<ref>Staff. [https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-jersey/districts/edison-township-public-schools/john-p-stevens-high-school-12529 "Best High Schools: John P. Stevens High School"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730224442/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-jersey/districts/edison-township-public-schools/john-p-stevens-high-school-12529 |date=July 30, 2020 }}, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', 2016. Accessed November 11, 2016.</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-jersey/districts/edison-township-public-schools/edison-high-school-12528 "Best High Schools: Edison High School"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730224331/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-jersey/districts/edison-township-public-schools/edison-high-school-12528 |date=July 30, 2020 }}, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', 2016. Accessed November 11, 2016.</ref>

The community is also served by the [[Greater Brunswick Charter School]], a K–8 [[charter school]] serving students from Edison, [[Highland Park, New Jersey|Highland Park]], [[Milltown, New Jersey|Milltown]] and [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].<ref>[http://www.greaterbrunswick.org/About-Us/Charter/index.html About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215155718/http://www.greaterbrunswick.org/About-Us/Charter/index.html |date=December 15, 2019 }}, [[Greater Brunswick Charter School]]. Accessed December 15, 2019. "The Greater Brunswick Regional Charter School is defined by the broad themes of child-directed learning in the vein of constructivism, Howard Gardner's 'unschooled mind,' and Montessori instruction; multi-age groupings of students; a unique degree of parental and community involvement; and a region of residence serving the entire and contiguous school districts of New Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, and Milltown."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 399 students and 32.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.3:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400047&DistrictID=3400047 District information for Greater Brunswick Charter School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730230745/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400047&DistrictID=3400047 |date=July 30, 2020 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in [[East Brunswick Magnet School|East Brunswick]], [[Edison Academy Magnet School|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy Magnet School|Perth Amboy]], [[Piscataway Magnet School|Piscataway]] and [[Woodbridge Academy Magnet School|Woodbridge Township]], with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/02/1b0ab48c995308/how-to-get-your-kid-a-seat-in-one-of-njs-hardesttogetinto-high-schools.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmsnj.net/about About Our Schools], [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]]. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref> [[Middlesex College (New Jersey)|Middlesex College]] is home to Edison Academy Magnet School.<ref>[https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/11/03/middlesex-county-nj-college-expansion/69613051007/ "Middlesex County unveils ambitious plan to transform its college into regional destination"], ''[[Courier News]]'', November 3, 2022. Accessed February 9, 2025. "The Middlesex College campus is already home to the Edison Academy Magnet School and will become home to the Middlesex County Magnet School of the Future."</ref>

===Private schools===
[[St. Thomas Aquinas High School (New Jersey)|St. Thomas Aquinas High School]] (9–12), St. Helena School (Pre-K–8) and St. Matthew School (Pre-K–8) operate under the supervision of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[https://diometuchen.org/assets/Uploads/Documents/Schools/ListofSchools2018.pdf Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen Listed by County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202806/https://diometuchen.org/assets/Uploads/Documents/Schools/ListofSchools2018.pdf |date=December 4, 2019 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed December 4, 2019.</ref> Jewish schools in the township, which all operate independently, include [[Rabbi Jacob Joseph School]], [[Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva]] (Pre-K–8, founded in 1945)<ref>[https://www.rpry.org/about/index About RPRY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202808/https://www.rpry.org/about/index |date=December 4, 2019 }}, [[Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva]]. Accessed December 4, 2019. "From pre-nursery through eighth grade, RPRY is committed to providing a stellar foundation for our students' Jewish commitment, academic success and emotional well-being. Born of a dream to rebuild Jewish education in the United States after the Holocaust, Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva was founded in 1945 as Moriah Yeshiva Academy by Rabbi Pesach Raymon."</ref> and Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion (Pre-K–8, opened in 1992).<ref>[http://www.ystnj.org/about-our-school/ About Our School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202819/http://www.ystnj.org/about-our-school/ |date=December 4, 2019 }}, Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion. Accessed December 4, 2019. "The school quickly grew into a three-campus system with a Preschool, a Girls School, and a Boys School, serving families from communities throughout Central New Jersey. YST is Highland Park/Edison's only Jewish community school to offer separate boys and girls elementary education."</ref>

Other [[private school]]s in Edison include Lakeview School (for children ages 3–21 with disabilities),<ref>[https://www.njid.org/lakeviewschool Lakeview School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202757/https://www.njid.org/lakeviewschool |date=December 4, 2019 }}, New Jersey Institute for Disabilities. Accessed December 4, 2019.</ref> Our Lady of Peace School and [[Wardlaw-Hartridge School]] (Pre-K–12, founded in 1882).<ref>[https://www.whschool.org/page.cfm?p=508 Facts & Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202800/https://www.whschool.org/page.cfm%3Fp%3D508 |date=December 4, 2019 }}, [[Wardlaw-Hartridge School]]. Accessed December 4, 2019.</ref>

In 1998, the Huaxia Edison Chinese School, which teaches in [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]] on Sunday afternoons, was established in Thomas Jefferson Middle School, subsequently relocating to Herbert Hoover Middle School. Huaxia currently resides in [[Edison High School (New Jersey)|Edison High School]]. However, many families from Taiwan send their children to Edison Chinese School, located at John Adams Middle School, or Tzu Chi, located at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. These schools both teach [[Traditional Chinese]]. J.P. Stevens High School offers [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]] and [[Hindi|Standard Hindi]] as an elective language for students who are interested in learning it.

===Colleges===
[[Lincoln Tech]] is a for-profit vocational school located in Edison.<ref>[http://www.lincolnedu.com/campus/edison-nj Lincoln Technical Institute in Edison, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319015301/http://www.lincolnedu.com/campus/edison-nj |date=March 19, 2016 }}, [[Lincoln Group of Schools|Lincoln Tech]]. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> Lincoln Tech offers various programs in Nursing and in medical and computer applications.

[[Middlesex College (New Jersey)|Middlesex College]] is a public, two-year [[community college]] located in Edison at the intersection of Woodbridge Avenue and Mill Road.<ref>[https://www.middlesexcc.edu/campus-map/ Edison Campus Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202758/https://www.middlesexcc.edu/campus-map/ |date=December 4, 2019 }}, [[Middlesex County College]]. Accessed December 4, 2019.</ref>

[[Rutgers University]]'s Livingston campus is located on the former [[Camp Kilmer]], partially located in Edison.<ref>Boyd, Leslie. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/377927048 "Campuses are cities within Piscataway"], ''[[Courier News]]'', October 26, 1999. Accessed October 9, 2013. "Across Metlars Lane is the 972-acre Livingston Campus, home to 2,145 undergraduate students and the Rutgers Athletic Center, where the university basketball teams play.&nbsp;... About one-third of the Livingston campus is in Edison and Highland Park."</ref>

===Libraries===
Edison has three public library branches: The Main Branch, North Edison Branch and the Clara Barton Branch.<ref>[https://www.edisonpubliclibrary.net/location-hours/ Locations and Hours] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816174630/https://www.edisonpubliclibrary.net/location-hours/ |date=August 16, 2023 }}, Edison Public Library. Accessed August 16, 2023.</ref>