Gloucester Township Public Schools
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The Gloucester Township Public Schools is a community public school district
serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Gloucester Township
, in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States. The district has an enrollment of over 7,500 students, and operates eight K-5 elementary schools and three grade 6-8 middle schools , including the new Ann A. Mullen Middle School.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 7,519 students and 576.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.
For grades 9 through 12, public school students attend one of the three high schools that are part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District
based on their residence: Highland Regional High School, Timber Creek Regional High School
and Triton Regional High School
. Students from the other two communities in the district – Bellmawr
and Runnemede
– all attend Triton High School.
) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
School district
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serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 64,634...
, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States. The district has an enrollment of over 7,500 students, and operates eight K-5 elementary schools and three grade 6-8 middle schools , including the new Ann A. Mullen Middle School.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 7,519 students and 576.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
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...
as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.
For grades 9 through 12, public school students attend one of the three high schools that are part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District
Black Horse Pike Regional School District
The Black Horse Pike Regional School District is a regional public high school district serving students in grades 9 through 12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey...
based on their residence: Highland Regional High School, Timber Creek Regional High School
Timber Creek Regional High School
Timber Creek Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located on Jarvis Road in Erial, New Jersey, United States, in the southern section of Gloucester Township, operating as part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District...
and Triton Regional High School
Triton Regional High School
Triton Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 9-12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Students in the school are sent from Bellmawr,...
. Students from the other two communities in the district – Bellmawr
Bellmawr, New Jersey
-Local government:Bellmawr is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a mayor and a borough council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office...
and Runnemede
Runnemede, New Jersey
Runnemede is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population is 8,533.Runnemede was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the...
– all attend Triton High School.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools
- Blackwood Elementary School (709 students)
- Chews Elementary School (811)
- Erial Elementary School (872)
- Glendora Elementary School (287)
- Gloucester Township Elementary School (287)
- James W. Lilley Elementary (645)
- Loring-Flemming Elementary (700)
- Union Valley Elementary School (616)
Middle Schools
- Glen Landing Middle School (872)
- Charles W. Lewis Middle School (641)
- Ann A. Mullen Middle School (1,163)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Thomas D. Seddon, Superintendent
- John Bilodeau, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Gloucester Township Public Schools
- Data for the Gloucester Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Black Horse Pike Regional School District