Lawrence Township Public Schools
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The Lawrence Township Public Schools are comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lawrence Township
, in Mercer County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,974 students and 337 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.79.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third 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.
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.The Lawrence Township Public Schools are also well known for their excellence in the arts, named as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the nation, by NAMM, in 2005, 2008 and 2009.
) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School
School district
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that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Area residents often refer to all of Lawrence Township as Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township...
, in Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, 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.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,974 students and 337 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 11.79.
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 "GH", the third 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 1999-2000 school year, Lawrence Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of EducationNew 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...
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.The Lawrence Township Public Schools are also well known for their excellence in the arts, named as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the nation, by NAMM, in 2005, 2008 and 2009.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 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
- Eldridge Park Elementary (Grades K-3; 240 students)
- Kathy Robbins, Principal
- Ben Franklin Elementary (Grades K-3; 448)
- Christopher Turnbull, Principal
- Lawrenceville Elementary (Grades K-3; 375)
- Judith A. Bronston, Principal
- Slackwood Elementary (Grades K-3; 264)
- Jay Billy, Principal
- Lawrence Intermediate School (Grades 4-6; 877)
- David Adam, Principal
- Cynthia Westhead, Assistant Principal
Middle School
- Lawrence Middle SchoolLawrence Middle SchoolLawrence Middle School is a junior high school for students in grades 7 and 8 in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. It is located adjacent to Lawrence High School...
(Grades 7-8; 588)- Andrew Zuckerman, Principal
- Mindy Milavsky, Assistant Principal
High School
- Lawrence High SchoolLawrence High School (New Jersey)Lawrence High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, serving grades 9-12 as part of the Lawrence Township Public Schools. LHS was built in 1967...
(Grades 9-12; 1,158). Students from Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) had attended Lawrence High School as part of a sending/receiving relationshipSending/receiving relationshipA sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
which ended with the final group of seniors who graduated in the 2006-07 school year.- David Roman, Principal, Lower School
- Dave Millinowicz, Assistant Principal, Lower High School
- Jon Dauber, Principal, Upper School
- Cliff Williams, Assistant Principal, Upper High School
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Crystal Lovell, Superintendent
- Tom Eldridge, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Lawrence Township Public Schools
- Data for the Lawrence 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...