City of Burlington Public School District
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The City of Burlington Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide.[1]
Burlington City High School serves as a receiving school for almost 250 students in grade nine through twelve, from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District.[2]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[3]
[edit] Schools
The district consists of the following schools (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]):
- Elementary Schools
- Elias Boudinot Elementary School (K - 3; 121 students)
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School (K - 3; 232)
- Samuel Smith Elementary School (PreK - 3; 366)
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate School (grades 4 - 6; 311)
- Middle School
- Burlington City Junior School (grades 7 and 8)
- High School
- Burlington City High School (Grades 9 - 12; 830 students)
[edit] Administration
Members of the district administration are:[5]
- Dr. Edward F. Gola, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
- Craig H. Wilkie - School Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2008.
- ^ Burlington City High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 7, 2008. "BCHS has served as the receiving district for the Edgewater Park School District, which includes students from Kindergarten through 8th grade, for many years."
- ^ Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, accessed December 12, 2006
- ^ Data for the City of Burlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 7, 2008.
- ^ Administration Office. Retrieved on April 23, 2006.
