Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Edison, New Jersey

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Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Location
50 Woodrow Wilson Drive
Edison, NJ 08820
United States
Information
School district Edison Township Public Schools
Principal Daniel Donnelly
Enrollment

736 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 76.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 9.7[1]
Type Public middle school
Grades 6-8
Motto Reach for the stars
Nickname Challengers
Color(s) Teal and white
Established 1973
Information 732-452-2870
Homepage school website

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a middle school located in Edison, New Jersey, in the United States, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools. The school serves students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in a two-story building. There are approximately 43 classrooms in the school. Graduates of Woodrow Wilson Middle School enter J. P. Stevens High School.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 736 students and 76.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9:7.[1]

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[edit] Campus

The school is located at the end of Woodrow Wilson Drive off Plainfield Road. Following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, several first floor hallways of the school were named after the astronauts who perished. In addition, Woodrow Wilson's central courtyard, which is normally closed to students, is dedicated to the late John L. Kotcho, who was a long-serving vice-principal.

[edit] Students

The student body breakdown is 55% Asian, 34% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 1% Native American or other.[2]

[edit] Courses

The school has a wide variety of subjects offered to students, Classes that students are required to take are - Social Studies, Life Science, Mathematics, English, Health (one marking period/year) and Physical Education (3 marking periods/year).

All non-ESL sixth and seventh grade students have two periods of English a day. They are also required to alternate their elective and foreign language course (French or Spanish) daily. On "A" days students have one of the classes, on "B" days they have the other. For eighth graders in level two English, the "A-day/B-day" format used by sixth and seventh graders still applies. For students in level 1 or honors English, only one period of English is taken a day, as well as one period of foreign language. These students are also required to pick two electives, which they will alternate between in the "A-Day/B-Day" format.

Electives include Home Economics, Industrial Technology, Music, Chorus, Band, Orchestra, and Art. English as a Second Language is also offered.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities include:

Sports teams

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Woodrow Wilson Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 19, 2008.
  2. ^ GreatSchools guide, based on NJ Dept. of Ed. data.

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