Piscataway Technical High School (also known as MCVTS at Piscataway, Piscataway Tech and Piscataway Campus) is a four-year career academy and

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located in Piscataway in Middlesex County,

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, United States, that serves students in

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through

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s of many diverse cultures from all over Middlesex County as part of the

Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools The Middlesex County Magnet Schools, formerly known as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, is a public school district that provides a network of high schools serving the vocational and technical education needs of students in ...

. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 649 students and 57.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.4:1. There were 262 students (40.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 55 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Middlesex County Vocational School Piscataway

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Athletics

The Piscataway Tech RaidersPiscataway Technical High School

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which is comprised of public and private schools in and around Middlesex County and operates under the supervision of the

(NJSIAA). With 486 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. School colors are hunter green and gold. Interscholastic sports offered by the school are baseball (men), basketball (men and women), soccer (men) and softball (women).

Administration

The school's principal is Nicole Slade. Her core administration team includes the two assistant principals.MCVTS at Piscataway Contact Information
Piscataway Campus. Accessed January 28, 2022.

References

External links

School websiteMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
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National Center for Educational Statistics data for the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
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