Washington Township Schools


The Washington Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,082 students and 202.7 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend West Morris Central High School, which is located in the township, but has a Chester mailing address. The school is part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, who attend West Morris Mendham High School. As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,237 students and 178.4 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools
Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School with 497 students in grades K-5
;Middle school
Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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 as part of the November general election.