Montgomery Township School District Explained

Montgomery Township School District
Superintendent:	Mary E. McLoughlin
Businessadmin:	Andrew Italiano (acting)
Address:	1014 Route 601
City:	Skillman
County:	Somerset County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	08558
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.4175°N -74.7024°W
Grades:	PreK-12
Schools:	5
Enrollment:	4,611 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:	403.6 FTEs
Ratio:	11.4:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	J

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.^[1] 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.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^{[4] [5]}

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.^[6] 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.^{[7] [8]}

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.^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Elementary schools

• Orchard Hill Elementary School^[15] with 813 students in grades PreK-2
  • Daniel Van Hise, principal
• Village Elementary School^[16] with 628 students in grades 3-4
  • Susan Lacy, principal

Middle schools

• Montgomery Lower Middle School^[17] with 738 students in grades 5-6
  • Lisa Romano, principal
• Montgomery Upper Middle School^[18] with 790 students in grades 7-8
  • Raquel Rivera, principal

High school

• Montgomery High School^[19] with 1,603 students in grades 9-12
  • Heather Pino-Beattie, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[20]

• Mary E. McLoughlin, superintendent^{[21] [22]}
• Andrew Italiano, acting business administrator and board secretary^[23]

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.^{[24] [25] [26]}

External links

• Montgomery Township School District
  • Data for the Montgomery Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=d098afc5c43b49698c600454bc274af6 Montgomery Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410590&DistrictID=3410590 District information for Montgomery Township School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. http://www.twp.montgomery.nj.us/about-montgomery/history/ History
5. http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/schools/districts.htm Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional
6. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/assets/reports/2019/1982_to_2019_nbrs_schools.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF)
7. https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/ Current Awardees
8. 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."
9. https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/top-high-schools-in-new-jersey/ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey
10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410590 School Data for the Montgomery Township School District
11. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Page/121 Staff Directory
12. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/52025/638309014197200000#page=27 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
13. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/3320School Performance Reports for the Montgomery Township School District
14. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3320 New Jersey School Directory for the Montgomery Township School District
15. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Domain/579 Orchard Hill Elementary School
16. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Domain/415 Village Elementary School
17. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Domain/700 Montgomery Lower Middle School
18. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Domain/285 Montgomery Upper Middle School
19. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Domain/79 Montgomery High School
20. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/somerset New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County
21. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/domain/25 Contact information
22. Preston, Barbara A. Montgomery School District Superintendent Put on Paid Leave, The Montgomery News. Accessed July 20, 2019.
23. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Domain/1080 Business Office
24. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
25. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3320.pdf#page=48 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Montgomery Township School District
26. https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Page/71 Board of Education Committees