Cranbury School

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Cranbury School
Location
23 North Main Street
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Information
School district Cranbury Township Board of Education
Principal John J. Haney
Enrollment

650 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 53.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 12.3[1]
Type Public elementary school/middle school
Grades K - 8
Information 609-395-1700
Homepage School website

Cranbury School is a public K-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 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 650 students and 53.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.3.[1]

The Cranbury School shares its building with the Cranbury Library.[2]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 1996-97 school year, Cranbury School was formally designated as a National Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[3]

[edit] History

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.[4] Construction on the school began in August 1896, and ended in January 1897. The school opened in 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[2]

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.[5]

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.[4] The old school building also houses the Cranbury Township Board of Education (Cranbury School) offices and the Gourgaud Gallery, an art gallery.[6]

[edit] Student body

During the 2004-05 school year, 599 students were enrolled at the Cranbury School.[7]

2% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

[edit] Feeder patterns

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. In the 2005-2006 school year, 70 Cranbury students entered the PHS freshman class. Cranbury Township is granted a non-voting seat on the Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education. That representative only votes on issues pertaining to Princeton High School and district-wide issues on the Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education.

[edit] Administration

  • John J. Haney - Chief School Administrator[8]
  • Christine Capaci - Vice Principal
  • Carolyn Eversole - Business Administrator

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Cranford School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Cranbury Schools and Library, accessed July 16, 2006
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  4. ^ a b Cranbury Township: History of Town Hall Building, 1896 – 2001
  5. ^ New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places (PDF file), accessed July 16, 2006
  6. ^ Cranbury Township: Gourgaud Gallery, accessed July 16, 2006
  7. ^ Great Schools: Cranbury Elementary School, accessed July 15, 2006
  8. ^ The Cranbury School, accessed August 17, 2007

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