Cranford Township Public Schools
| Cranford Township Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| 132 Thomas Street Cranford, NJ 07016 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Gayle Carrick |
| Business administrator | Robert J. Carfagno |
| Schools | 7 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 3,773 (as of 2011-12) |
| Faculty | 329.8 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 11.44:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | I |
| Website | http://www.cranfordschools.org |
The Cranford Township Public Schools is a comprehensive public school system serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade in Cranford Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The district is governed by a nine-person elected board of education.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,773 students and 329.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.44:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
The system's high school was the 49th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology, after having been ranked 51st in the state out of 328 schools in 2012. Cranford High School has a curriculum which has a strong push for technology in the schools, along with stressing service learning. The high school is recognized for its work in service learning and for being a national school of character. Cranford High School students are regularly admitted to some of the nation's top private and public universities, with over 90% of each graduating class going onto college.
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