Middle Township Public Schools

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Middle Township Public Schools
Middle Township SD HQ.jpg
District headquarters
Address
216 South Main Street
Cape May Court House
, Cape May County , New Jersey , 08210
United States
District information
Grades K-12
SuperintendentDavid Salvo
Business administratorDiane S. Fox
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment2,608 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty208.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio12.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website District website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,00134$18,891−4.7%
1Budgetary Cost12,2111014,783−17.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,07198,763−19.3%
6Support Services1,866182,392−22.0%
8Administrative Cost1,312131,485−11.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,438231,783−19.3%
13Extracurricular Activities3562426832.8%
16Median Teacher Salary61,2382564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Middle Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Middle Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,608 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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. [3]

Students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships. [4] [5]

History

In 2013 Woodbine School District changed its receiving high school district from Millville School District to Middle Township district. The first group of Woodbine 9th graders to Middle Township High began attending in fall 2013. [6] Lynda Anderson-Towns, superintendent of the Woodbine district, cited the closer proximity and smaller size of Middle Township High. [7] Millville is 20 miles (32 km) away from Woodbine while Middle Township High is 12 miles (19 km) from Woodbine. [8]

Schools

Middle Township High School Middle Township High School.jpg
Middle Township High School

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High schools

All four schools and the district headquarters are in Cape May Court House CDP. [17] [18]

In the era of de jure educational segregation in the United States, a school for white children in grades 1-6 was maintained in Rio Grande and a school for black children was maintained in Whitesboro in grades 1-8. White children in Rio Grande were sent to West Cape May School District for grades 7-12. [19]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [13] [20]

Board of education

The district's board of education, 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [21] [22] A tenth board member is appointed to represent Dennis Township. [23]

Academic achievement

The district was categorized in 2005 as being "In Need of Improvement" under the terms of the No Child Left Behind Act. [24]

Student body

In 2008 the district had about 2,879 students. [25]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Middle Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Middle Township High School 2015 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Middle Township High School is a four-year, accredited, comprehensive high school situated in central Cape May County. The school serves the communities of Middle Township, Dennis Township, Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Woodbine Borough."
  5. ↑ Home page, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020. "Middle Township Public School is a K-12 public school district located in Cape May County, New Jersey. Four schools comprise the district. Elementary # 1 serves students form Pre K to grade 2 and Elementary #2 serves students from grades 3 to 5. Our middle school houses students from grades 6 to grade 8. The high school is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades. In addition to students from Middle Township, students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships."
  6. ↑ Campbell, Al (August 7, 2013). "Woodbine Freshmen to Enter Middle Township High School in September". Cape May County Herald . Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ D'Amico, Diane (July 23, 2013). "Woodbine seeks to send students to Middle Township High School". The Press of Atlantic City . Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ D'Amico, Diane (August 6, 2013). "Woodbine students to begin attending Middle Township High School instead of Millville". The Press of Atlantic City . Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Middle Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Middle Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Middle Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ Middle Township Elementary School #1, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Administration, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
  14. ↑ Middle Township Elementary School #2, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ Middle Township Middle School, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
  16. ↑ Middle Township High School, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
  17. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Cape May Court House CDP, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 23, 2020. - Pages: 1 and 2.
    Also in the 2000 U.S. Census: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 23, 2020. - See pages: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
    Also identical in the 1990 U.S. Census: "1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): CAPE MAY County" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 23, 2020. - Cape May Court House CDP is on pages 22, 23, and 26.
  18. ↑ All have CMCH addresses with the Zip code 08210: District HQ and Elementary #1 respectively: 216 South Main Street and 215 Eldredge Road, Elementary #2: "101 W. Pacific Ave." - Middle school: 300 E. Pacific Avenue, High school: 300 East Atlantic Avenue - Compare the school addresses to the CDP address.
  19. ↑ Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education . 17 (1). Journal of Negro Education: 84–88. JSTOR   2966093. - CITED: p. 86.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  21. ↑ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  22. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Middle Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 19, 2024. "The Township of Middle School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 15.
  23. ↑ Board of Education, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 10, 2020.
  24. ↑ DOE Finalizes "Districts In Need of Improvement" List, New Jersey Department of Education press release, April 20, 2005. Accessed July 22, 2007.
  25. ↑ Campbell, Al (February 27, 2008). "Woodbine School Proposes Consolidation with Middle Schools". Cape May County Herald . Retrieved June 13, 2021.

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