Hammarskjold Middle School

Hammarskjold Middle School
Location
200 Rues Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Information
Type Middle school
Established 1961
School district East Brunswick Public Schools
Principal Mr. Michael Gaskell
Faculty 116.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 6 and 7
Enrollment 1,466 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 12.6[1]
Information 732-613-6890
Website School website

Hammarskjold Middle School is a middle school for grades 6 and 7 in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, as part of the East Brunswick Public Schools. The school opened in 1961.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,466 students and 116.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]

During the 1994-96 school years, Hammarskjold Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[2][3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

This school's Academic Challengers won trophies last May in the regional Academic Challenge. The seventh graders, Shravan Balaji, Angela Bersani, Nikhil Gahlot, Shruti Nair, Emily Polinski, and Amil Vira won first place, beating the home team Jonas Salk. This team won second place the year before. The team that won second place consisted of Vishal Dhruva, Shravan Balaji, Akaash Duppatla, Shruti Nair, Jessica Cheng, and Angela Bersani.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hammarskjold Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 9, 2007.
  2. ^ Grey, Alicia. "Blue Hillsborough, Watchung Hills take `ribbons'", The Star-Ledger, February 8, 1996. Accessed July 31, 2007. "Other winning schools in the state were Churchill Junior High School and Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick, Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, Northern Valley Regional High Schools in Demarest and Old Tappan, Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township and Montclair Kimberly Academy Upper School in Montclair."
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  4. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."

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