Washington Township Public School District
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The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district
School district
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 that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township
Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Washington Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 United States Census, Washington Township's population was 48,559, having grown from 47,114 in the 2000 Census....

, in Gloucester County
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, New Jersey
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, United States
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.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 8,934 students and 650.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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 as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic 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 2005-06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
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 for its “Creating Proficient Readers and Writers” Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.

For the 2004-05 school year, both Birches Elementary School and Whitman Elementary School were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education
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The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...

, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:

Pre-School
Elementary Schools (Grades 1-5)
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Washington Township High School, with 2,903 students in grades 9 - 12.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Dr. Cheryl Simone, Superintendent
  • Margaret Meehan, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

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