Montgomery Township School District

Montgomery Township School District
Address
1014 Route 601
Skillman
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08558
United States
Coordinates40°25′03″N 74°42′09″W / 40.417516°N 74.702407°W / 40.417516; -74.702407
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMary E. McLoughlin
Business administratorAndrew Italiano (acting)
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment4,611 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty403.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.mtsd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,71341$18,891−6.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,9074014,783−5.9%
2Classroom Instruction8,186288,763−6.6%
6Support Services1,975282,392−17.4%
8Administrative Cost1,437501,485−3.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,842711,7833.3%
13Extracurricular Activities3388826826.1%
16Median Teacher Salary67,4506864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Montgomery Township School District is a comprehensive public school district, consisting of five school facilities, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Montgomery Township had been one of the fastest-growing school districts in New Jersey. In September 1992, the K-12 enrollment was 1,590 compared to 4,924 in September 2005, tripling in just more than a decade.[citation needed]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 4,611 students and 403.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts.[4]

History

Rocky Hill was a non-operating school district whose school children had attended the Montgomery Township schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship, but has since been incorporated into the school district.[5][6]

Awards and recognition

For the 1992–93 school year, Montgomery High School was formally designated as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Montgomery Middle School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1999–2000 school year.[7] In 2024, Montgomery Upper Middle School was one of 11 statewide that was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[8][9]

The Montgomery Township School District has been ranked among the best schools in New Jersey. Montgomery Township's schools were ranked as "the best bang for the buck" (New Jersey Monthly magazine), referring to the high achievement of students with a relatively low spending per pupil (compared to other school districts in New Jersey). Montgomery High School was the 4th ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12][13][14][15]

Elementary schools
  • Orchard Hill Elementary School[16] with 813 students in grades PreK-2
    • Daniel Van Hise, principal
  • Village Elementary School[17] with 628 students in grades 3-4
    • Susan Lacy, principal
Middle schools
  • Montgomery Lower Middle School[18] with 738 students in grades 5-6
    • Lisa Romano, principal
  • Montgomery Upper Middle School[19] with 790 students in grades 7-8
    • Raquel Rivera, principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[21]

  • Mary E. McLoughlin, superintendent[22][23]
  • Andrew Italiano, acting business administrator and board secretary[24]

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 2013) 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.[25][26][27]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Montgomery Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Montgomery Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Montgomery Township School District. Composition: The Montgomery Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Montgomery Township and the Borough of Rocky Hill."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 28, 2017.
  5. ^ History, Montgomery Township. Accessed December 28, 2017. "Rocky Hill, which was the first village in the township, is now a separately incorporated borough, whose children attend Montgomery Township schools."[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Somerset County, New Jersey Superintendent of Schools. Accessed December 28, 2017. "Montgomery K-12 Receives K-12 from Rocky Hill"
  7. ^ National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Current Awardees, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Kelley, Tina. "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday."
  10. ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, January 28, 2008. Accessed December 28, 2017
  11. ^ School Data for the Montgomery Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Staff Directory, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Performance Reports for the Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Orchard Hill Elementary School, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Village Elementary School, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Montgomery Lower Middle School, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  19. ^ Montgomery Upper Middle School, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  20. ^ Montgomery High School, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  21. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  22. ^ Contact information, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed September 26, 2024.
  23. ^ Preston, Barbara A. Montgomery School District Superintendent Put on Paid Leave, The Montgomery News. Accessed July 20, 2019.
  24. ^ Business Office, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed November 22, 2024.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed November 23, 2024. "The Township of Montgomery School District is a Type II District located in Somerset County, New Jersey. The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The District is governed by a nine member board elected to three-year terms and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 13.
  27. ^ Board of Education Committees, Montgomery Township School District. Accessed November 23, 2024.