Piscataway Magnet School Explained

Piscataway Magnet School
Type:Magnet Public high school
District:Middlesex County Magnet Schools
Principal:Nicole Slade
Address:21 Suttons Lane
City:Piscataway
County:Middlesex County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08854
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.5242°N -74.429°W
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Enrollment:647 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:59.0 FTEs
Ratio:11.0:1
Us Nces School Id:341008003426
Colors: Hunter green and
gold
Conference:Greater Middlesex Conference
Teamname:Raiders

Piscataway Magnet School (also known as MCVTS at Piscataway, Piscataway Tech and Piscataway Campus) is a four-year career academy and college preparatory magnet public high school located in Piscataway in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades of many diverse cultures from all over Middlesex County as part of the Middlesex County Magnet Schools.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 647 students and 59.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 307 students (47.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 103 (15.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Piscataway Tech Raiders[2] compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which is comprised of public and private schools in and around Middlesex County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[3] With 486 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.[4]

School colors are hunter green and gold. Interscholastic sports offered by the school are baseball (men), basketball (men and women), soccer (men) and softball (women).[2]

Administration

The school's principal is Nicole Slade. Her core administration team includes the two assistant principals.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410080&ID=341008003426 School data for Piscataway Magnet School
  2. https://www.njsiaa.org/user/login?destination=schools/piscataway-magnet-school-mcvts Piscataway Magnet School
  3. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021
  4. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020
  5. https://www.mcmsnj.net/domain/393 Administration