| Cranbury School | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Susan L. Genco, Ed. D. | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Joyce Picariello | ||||
| Address: | 23 North Main Street Cranbury, NJ 08512 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 596 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 59 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 10.10 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | J | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.cranburyschool.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $15,902 | 23 | $12,420 | 28.0% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,734 | 15 | 7,588 | 28.3% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,083 | 34 | 1,771 | 17.6% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,643 | 23 | 1,411 | 16.4% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,117 | 45 | 1,462 | 44.8% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 295 | 64 | 97 | 204.1% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 55,840 | 39 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64 |
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Cranbury School is a public PreK-8 school located in and serving Cranbury Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the sole school operated by the Cranbury Township Board of Education, a school district.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 596 students and 59 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.10.[1]
The Cranbury School shares its building with the Cranbury Library.[3][4]
For grades 9-12, students move on to Princeton High School, located in the Borough of Princeton, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Princeton Regional Schools.[4][5] Cranbury Township is granted a non-voting seat on the Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education, with the designated representative only voting on issues pertaining to Princeton High School and district-wide issues.[6]
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For the 1996-97 and 2009-10 school years, Cranbury School was formally designated as a National Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor that an American public school can achieve.[7] During the 2009-10 school year, Cranbury School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence a second time.[8]
Originally two public schools, the Bunker Hill School, and the South Cranbury School, were established in 1850. On May 25, 1896, voters approved of the construction of a consolidated grade school that would replace the Bunker Hill School and the South Cranbury School.[9] Construction on the school began in August 1896, and ended in January 1897. The school opened on January 25, 1897 with a population of 159 students. The school was dedicated on February 22, 1897. The Cranbury School had three departments: primary, grammar, and high school.
Cranbury Neck School closed in 1903, and the students who attended Cranbury Neck attended Cranbury School after their school closed. In 1906, a "south" wing with two classrooms was added to the Cranbury School building.
Wyckoff Mills School closed in 1910, and the students also attended Cranbury School after their school closed.
In 1922, a new "North" wing was added to the Cranbury School building. The school now had a total of 200 students.
In 1924, the Cranbury Library moved into the Cranbury School building[3]
The school building received additions in 1949, 1957, and 1967. On May 6, 1971 the old building was added as a New Jersey State Historic Site. The old building was recognized and listed on the National Register of Historic Places effective June 21, 1971.[10]
In 1969, a new school replaced the old facility. The new facility received an addition in 1997. On October 14, 2001, the old school building was rededicated as Cranbury's town hall.[9] The old school building also houses the Cranbury Township Board of Education (Cranbury School) offices and the Gourgaud Gallery, an art gallery.[11]
Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]
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