Piscataway Magnet School

High school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

  Hunter green and
  gold[2]Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex ConferenceTeam nameRaiders[2]Websitewww.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 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Piscataway Magnet School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Piscataway Magnet School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 22, 2023.
  3. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Administration, Piscataway Magnet School. Accessed May 22, 2023.

External links

  • School website
  • Middlesex County Magnet Schools
  • School Performance Report for Piscataway Magnet School, New Jersey Department of Education
  • National Center for Educational Statistics data for the Middlesex County Magnet Schools
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