The Piscataway Township Schools is a community

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that serves students in

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through

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from

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, in Middlesex County,

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, United States. In addition to its high school, there are four schools for K-3, two intermediate schools serving grades 4-5 and three middle schools for students in grades 6-8. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,161 students and 530.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.5:1.District information for Piscataway Township School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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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.

Awards and recognition

For the 1999-2000 school year, Conackamack Middle School received the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the

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, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.

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named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide. Piscataway High School was recognized by Governor

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in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (506 students; in grades K-3) **Laura Heimlich, principal *Grandview Elementary School (789; PreK-3) **William F. Baskerville Jr., principal *Knollwood Elementary School (505; K-3) **Lisa Parker, principal *Randolphville Elementary School (469; K-3) **Avi Slivko, principal ;Intermediate schools *Arbor Intermediate School (585; 4-5) **Heather O’Donnell, acting principal *Martin Luther King Intermediate School (4-5) **C. Alex Gray, principal ;Middle schools *Conackamack Middle School (472; 6-8) **Donna DeAngelis White, principal *Quibbletown Middle School (485; 6-8) **William Gonzalez, principal *Theodore Schor Middle School (576; 6-8) **Richard A. Hueston, principal ;High school *

Piscataway Township High School Piscataway High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the P ...

(2,267; 9-12) **Christopher Baldassano, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Frank Ranelli, superintendent *David Oliveira, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, comprised of 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.Board of Education Members
Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020.

References

External links

Piscataway Township Schools
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School Data for the Piscataway Township Schools