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school district
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which operates two schools serving students in
kindergarten
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through
eighth grade
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Hunterdon County
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Hunterdon County
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student–teacher ratio
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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 "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.
Public school students in
ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
through
twelfth grade
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s attend
Voorhees High School
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student–teacher ratio
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of 11.8:1. The school is part of the
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
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The community's original elementary school, Sawmill, opened in 1951 and was sold in 2003 for $1 million to the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission.
Awards and recognition
Tewksbury Elementary School was recognized in 2011 as a
Blue Ribbon School
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by the
United States Department of Education
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.
Old Turnpike School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
;Elementary school
*Tewksbury Elementary School with 321 students in grades PreK - 4
**Kathryn Lemerich, principal
*Old Turnpike School with 214 students in grades 5 - 8
**Michael Mitchell, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Dr. Jennifer Shouffler, superintendent
*Lori Tirone, business administrator and 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 ...
, 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 Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed September 2, 2020.
National Center for Education Statistics
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