Piscataway Magnet School
{{short description|High school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Piscataway Magnet School
| image =
| established =
| 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 = {{coord|40.524188|-74.429045|region:US-NJ_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Middlesex County#USA New Jersey#USA
| enrollment = 640 (as of 2023–24)
| faculty = 64.0 FTEs
| us_nces_school_id = 341008003426
| colors = {{Color box|#355E3B}} Hunter green and
{{Color box|Gold}} gold
| conference = Greater Middlesex Conference
| website = {{URL|https://www.mcmsnj.net/piscataway}}
}}
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 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 640 students and 64.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. There were 177 students (27.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 85 (13.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410080&ID=341008003426 School data for Piscataway Magnet School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
Athletics
The Piscataway Tech Raiders[https://www.njsiaa.org/user/login?destination=schools/piscataway-magnet-school-mcvts Piscataway Magnet School], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 22, 2023. 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).[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. 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.[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
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).
Administration
The school's principal is Nicole Slade. Her core administration team includes the three assistant principals.[https://www.mcmsnj.net/domain/393 Administration], Piscataway Magnet School. Accessed December 22, 2024.
References
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External links
- [https://www.mcmsnj.net/piscataway School website]
- [https://www.mcmsnj.net/ Middlesex County Magnet Schools]
- {{NJReportCard|23|3150|065|Piscataway Magnet School}}
- [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410080&DistrictID=3410080 National Center for Educational Statistics data for the Middlesex County Magnet Schools]
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{{Greater Middlesex Conference}}
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Category:Magnet schools in New Jersey
Category:Piscataway, New Jersey
Category:Public high schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey