Editing Villas, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:David C. Douglass Veterans Memorial School.jpg|thumb|David C. Douglass Memorial School is in Villas]]
[[File:Lower Cape Branch Library NJ.JPG|thumb|Lower Township Library]]
Villas is served by [[Lower Township School District]] for primary grades and [[Lower Cape May Regional School District]] for secondary grades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34009_cape_may/DC20SD_C34009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cape May County, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34009_cape_may/DC20SD_C34009_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

One of the Lower Township elementary school facilities, David C. Douglass Memorial Elementary School (pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), is in Villas CDP.<ref name=CDPmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st34_nj/place/p3476010_villas/DC10BLK_P3476010_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Villas CDP, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-09-23}}<br>The area was identical as of the [[2000 U.S. Census]]: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st34_NewJersey/Place/3476010_Villas/CBP3476010_000.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: VILLAS CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-09-23}} - Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st34_NewJersey/Place/3476010_Villas/CBP3476010_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st34_NewJersey/Place/3476010_Villas/CBP3476010_002.pdf 2].<br> Also identical in the [[1990 U.S. Census]]: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st34_NewJersey/34009_CapeMay/90B34009_000.pdf|title=1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): CAPE MAY County|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-09-23}} - Villas CDP is on pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st34_NewJersey/34009_CapeMay/90B34009_025.pdf 25] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st34_NewJersey/34009_CapeMay/90B34009_029.pdf 29].<br>Memorial School, the former St. Raymond School, and the library are in the CDP.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lowertwpschools.com/memorial-directions|title=Memorial Directions|publisher=[[Lower Township School District]]|access-date=2020-09-23|quote=[...]Memorial Elementary School - 2600 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08204}}</ref> The other three elementary schools are in [[Cold Spring, New Jersey|Cold Spring]]: Carl T. Mitnick (grades 1–2),<ref>{{cite web|last=Fichter|first=Jack|url=https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/community/schools/article_923152a6-c0d7-52a2-a27d-76b6801c3926.html|title=VIDEO: Mitnick School Students Experience Jazz|newspaper=[[Cape May County Herald]]|date=2008-01-17|accessdate=2021-05-16|quote=[...]Mitnick School in Cold Spring[...]}}</ref> Maud Abrams (grades 3–4),<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Al|url=https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/community/faces_and_places/article_e696294e-624d-539e-b586-3049db570d74.html|title=Two Boys, Two Families Rejoice at Births on New Year's Day 2010|newspaper=[[Cape May County Herald]]|date=2010-01-05|accessdate=2021-05-16|quote=[...]Maud Abrams Elementary School in Cold Spring[...]}}</ref> and Sandman Consolidated (grades 5–6).<ref>{{cite web|last=Hovik|first=Johanna|url=https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/community/schools/article_36fd3c24-6ded-11e6-812a-9b90236dc3e7.html|title=Teacher Preps for New School Year|newspaper=[[Cape May County Herald]]|date=2016-08-29|accessdate=2021-05-16}}</ref> The LCMR schools (Richard Teitelman Middle and [[Lower Cape May Regional High School]]) are in the [[Erma, New Jersey|Erma]] area.

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cape May County Technical High School]] in [[Cape May Court House]], 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.

[[Wildwood Catholic Academy]] (PreK-12) in [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood]], of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]], is the closest Catholic school.<!--Supported by the following references: St. Raymond merged into Star of the Sea in Cape May, which merged into Cape Trinity in North Wildwood, which then merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy--> Villas CDP had its own Catholic [[K-8 school]], St. Raymond's School,<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camdendiocese.org/Schools%20Revised.htm|title=SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE OF CAMDEN|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]]|date=2003-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031223213707/http://www.camdendiocese.org/Schools%20Revised.htm|access-date=2020-09-11|archive-date=December 23, 2003|quote=Villas * St. Raymond Regional [...] 25 East Ocean Avenue}}</ref> until 2007, when it merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea School in [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]].<ref name=Ianeri>{{cite web|last=Ianeri|first=Brian|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com:443/news/breaking/our-lady-star-of-the-sea-school-in-cape-may-to-close-in-2010/article_1b4ddb56-3f2d-11de-8bee-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Our Lady Star of the Sea school in Cape May to close in 2010|newspaper=[[Press of Atlantic City]]|date=2009-05-12|access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref> In 2010 that school 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> That school in turn merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Chris|url=https://www.nj.com:443/cape-may-county/2020/06/2-jersey-shore-catholic-schools-slated-to-close-have-been-saved.html|title=2 Jersey Shore Catholic schools slated to close have been saved|work=[[Nj.com]]|publisher=[[NJ Advance Media]]|date=2020-06-04|access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref>

Cape May County Library operates the Lower Township Library in Villas.<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmclibrary.org/about-the-library/locations/lowertownship|title=Lower Township|publisher=Cape May County Library|access-date=2020-09-18|quote=Address: 2600 Bayshore Rd, Villas, NJ 08251}}</ref>