The Middle Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community
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school district
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that serves students in
kindergarten
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through
twelfth grade
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from
Middle Township, in
Cape May County
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,
New Jersey
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, United States.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,608 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 12.5:1.
[District information for Middle Township Public School District]
National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in
District Factor Group
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"B", the second-lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common
socioeconomic
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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Students from
Avalon
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,
Dennis Township,
Stone Harbor and
Woodbine attend the district's high school as part of
sending/receiving relationship
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s.
History
In 2013
Woodbine School District changed its receiving high school district from
Millville School District to Middle Township district. The first group of Woodbine 9th graders to Middle Township High began attending in fall 2013. Lynda Anderson-Towns, superintendent of the Woodbine district, cited the closer proximity and smaller size of Middle Township High.
Millville is away from Woodbine while Middle Township High is from Woodbine.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
;Elementary schools
*Middle Township Elementary School #1 with 670 students in grades PreK-2
**Christian J. Paskalides, Principal
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*Middle Township Elementary School #2 with 563 students in grades 3-5
**Nancy Loteck, Principal][
;Middle school
*Middle Township Middle School with 533 students in grades 6-8
**Jeffrey Ortman, Principal ][
;High schools
*]Middle Township High School
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with 767 students in grades 9-12
**George West III, Principal[
All four schools and the district headquarters are in ]Cape May Court House
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In the era of de jure
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educational segregation in the United States
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, a school for white children in grades 1-6 was maintained in Rio Grande
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and a school for black children was maintained in Whitesboro in grades 1-8. White children in Rio Grande were sent to West Cape May School District for grades 7-12.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[Administration]
Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
*Dr. David Salvo, Superintendent
*Diane S. Fox, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
, with nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. A tenth board member is appointed to represent Dennis Township.
Academic achievement
The district was categorized in 2005 as being "In Need of Improvement" under the terms of the No Child Left Behind Act
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.
Student body
In 2008 the district had about 2,879 students.
References
External links
Middle Township Public Schools
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School Data for the Middle Township Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics
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