Editing Edgewater Park, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
The [[Edgewater Park School District]] serves [[State school|public school]] students in grades from [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=8132fa716a184b53a9ac274efa9b15d3 Edgewater Park Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification], Edgewater Park School District. Accessed October 4, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Edgewater Park Township School District. Composition: The Edgewater Park Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Edgewater Park Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 904 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404470&DistrictID=3404470 District information for Edgewater Park Township 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=3404470 School Data for the Edgewater Park School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Mildred Magowan Elementary School<ref>[https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/mildred-magowan-elementary-school Mildred Magowan Elementary School], Edgewater Park School District. Accessed October 4, 2023.</ref> with 479 students in grades PreK–4 and 
Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School<ref>[https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/samuel-m-ridgway-middle-school Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School], Edgewater Park School District. Accessed October 4, 2023.</ref> with 406 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/schools Schools], Edgewater Park School District. Accessed October 4, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/about About], Edgewater Park School District. Accessed October 4, 2023. "With a half-day pre-school and a full day kindergarten program, our students receive a strong academic foundation in a caring, supportive environment at the Magowan Elementary School. In grades 1-4, the children grow with the encouragement of their teachers, who provide an outstanding foundation in the core content areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. For grades 5-8, our students attend Ridgway Middle School, where they continue to be challenged in all areas of academics and related arts."</ref><ref>[https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/1173/Public-Schools-Directory#page=38 ''2018-2019 Public Schools Directory''], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/1280 School Performance Reports for the Edgewater Park Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1280 New Jersey School Directory for the Edgewater Park School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend [[Burlington City High School]] in [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[City of Burlington Public School District]], in which Edgewater Park students account for almost 40% of the high school's enrollment.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/0600/020.html Burlington City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113303/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/0600/020.html |date=September 27, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Burlington City High School is a six-year secondary school that includes grades seven through twelve with a total current enrollment of 700.... Thirty-nine percent of students in grades nine through twelve are students from the neighboring Edgewater Park community. BCHS has served as the receiving district for the Edgewater Park School District, which educates students from kindergarten through eighth grade, for many years."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/1280/000.html Edgewater Park Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040439/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/1280/000.html |date=December 1, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed November 28, 2017. "The children of Edgewater Park attend school every day in a safe learning environment, where they grow and mature into caring, productive teenagers ready to move on to Burlington City School District for their four years of high school."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 760 students and 71.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402430&ID=340243000966 School data for Burlington City High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students from Edgewater Park, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]], a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford]] and [[Westampton, New Jersey|Westampton]].<ref>[http://www.bcit.cc/Page/71 Why Choose BCIT?], [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed November 25, 2013.</ref>