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school district
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North America United States
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New Jersey
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District Factor Group
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Membership in a District Factor Group (DFG) is an indicator of the socioeconomic status of citizens in school districts of New Jersey. DFGs were first developed by the New Jersey Department of Education in 1975 for ...
"J", the highest 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.
For ninth through
twelfth grade
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Princeton
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, as part of a
sending/receiving relationship
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with the
Princeton Public Schools
Princeton Public Schools (PPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Princeton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States."Historic, Sparsely Settled -- and Loving It" ''
The New York Times
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'', March 16, 1997. Accessed July 14, 2011. "Cranbury pays tuition to send 106 high school students to nearby Princeton High School. According to Cranbury's Chief School Administrator, Robert J. Bartoletti, 87 percent of the town's youngsters go on to higher education.... As part of the addition, the 28,000-volume Cranbury Public Library, which shares space with the school library, is also being expanded to 6,000 square feet from 4,000 and the school's computers are to be enhanced through the networking of all of the classrooms into the library." Cranbury Township is granted a seat on the Princeton Regional Schools board of education, with the designated representative restricted to voting on issues pertaining to Princeton High School and district-wide issues. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,555 students and 125.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
History
Originally two public schools, the Bunker Hill School and the South Cranbury School, were established in 1850. On May 25, 1896, voters approved the construction of a consolidated grade school that would replace the Bunker Hill School and the South Cranbury School.History of Town Hall Building 1896 – 2001 Cranbury Township. Accessed January 14, 2012. Construction on the school began in August 1896 and ended in January 1897. The school opened on January 25, 1897, with a population of 159 students. The school was dedicated on February 22, 1897. The Cranbury School had three departments: primary, grammar, and high school.
Cranbury Neck School closed in 1903, and the students who attended Cranbury Neck attended Cranbury School after their school closed. In 1906, a south wing with two classrooms was added to the Cranbury School building.
Wyckoff Mills School closed in 1910, and the students also attended Cranbury School after their school closed.
In 1922, a North wing was added to the Cranbury School building, bringing enrollment to 200 students.
In 1924, the Cranbury Library moved into the Cranbury School building , Cranbury.org. Accessed July 14, 2011. The Cranbury Public Library moved into a temporary building outside of the school in 2020.
The school building received additions in 1949, 1957, and 1967.
The Old Cranbury School was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on June 21, 1971 for its significance in architecture and education. It is a two story brick building and features a cupola with the school bell and a clock facing Main Street. With
In 1969, a new school replaced the old facility. The new facility received an addition in 1997. On October 14, 2001, the old school building was rededicated as Cranbury Township's town hall. The old school building also houses the Cranbury Township Board of education offices and the Gourgaud Gallery, an art gallery.
Cranbury students had attended
Hightstown High School
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and then Lawrence High School before the relationship was established with Princeton.
Awards and recognition
For the 1996–97 school year, Cranbury School was formally designated as a
National Blue Ribbon School
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, the highest honor that an American public school can achieve. During the 2009–10 school year, Cranbury School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence a second time. The school was recognized again in 2016–17.
School
Cranbury School had an enrollment of 458 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2020–21 school year.
*Dr. Jennifer K. Diszler, Principal
*Jennifer Casazza, Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:Problem-Solving Contact List Cranbury School. Accessed March 29, 2022.
*Dr. Jennifer K. Diszler, Chief School Administrator
*David Weidele, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.Board of Education Cranbury School District. Accessed February 19, 2020. "Cranbury Township School District has a nine member Board of Education. Members of the Board are elected for a three year term."