# Washington Township Public School District

The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 7,202 students and 651.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.

## Awards and recognition

For the 2005–06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Creating Proficient Readers and Writers" Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.
For the 2004–05 school year, both Birches Elementary School and Whitman Elementary School were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest state honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.

## Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

### Preschool

* Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center (with 339 students; in kindergarten)
** Christina Cox, principal

### Elementary schools

* Bells Elementary School (429; 1-5)
** Shaun Giberson, principal
* Birches Elementary School (443; 1-5)
** Julie LaRubbio, principal
* Hurffville Elementary School (492; 1-5)
** Naté Switzer, principal
* Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (527; 1-5)
** Tricia Holmes, principal
* Wedgewood Elementary School (460; 1-5)
** Ginny Grier, principal
* Whitman Elementary School (494; 1-5)
** Samantha Dulude, principal

### Middle schools

* Bunker Hill Middle School (586; 6-8)
** Michael D'Ostilio, principal
* Chestnut Ridge Middle School (696; 6-8)
** Theresa Pietrowski, principal
* Orchard Valley Middle School (544; 6-8)
** Kayla Berry, principal

### High school

* Washington Township High School with 2,185students in grades 9 - 12
** Raymond Anderson, Executive Principal

## Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
* Eric Hibbs, superintendent Hibbs assumed the position in May 2023.
* Janine M. Wechter, business administrator and board secretary

## Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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 2012) 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.