Cedar Hill Prep School
| Cedar Hill Prep School | |
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| Location | |
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152 Cedar Grove Lane Somerset, NJ, 08873 | |
| Coordinates | 40°31′15″N 74°31′23″W / 40.5207°N 74.5231°WCoordinates: 40°31′15″N 74°31′23″W / 40.5207°N 74.5231°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Established | 2003 |
| Director | Donald Seeley |
| Founder | Nandini Menon |
| Faculty | 13.1 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | PreK-8 |
| Enrollment | 105 (in K-5, plus 75 in PreK, as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.0:1[1] |
| Website | http://cedarhillprep.com |
Cedar Hill Prep School is a non-sectarian private school in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, New Jersey, offering an education from pre-school to grade 8.
The school educates children from towns in central New Jersey including Somerset, south Bound Brook, Bridgewater Township, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, Edison and Piscataway.
As of the 2015-16, the school had an enrollment of 265 students, and 30 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1[1]
History
The school started in 2003 with the name of Oakcrest Academy, on leased property. In 2006, the school purchased a 9 acre property with two existing buildings and renamed the campus Cedar Hill Prep School. In order to respond to the demand, the founder built an additional 14000 sq.ft building on campus in 2007, which currently holds Preschool through Grade 2 and the cafeteria. In 2012 another 14000 sq.ft building (including a gym) was built. Currently this building is used by Grade 3-8. Cedar Hill Prep School students have consistently ranked in the top 10 % of the nation in the national standardized tests.
Curriculum
- Preschool to kindergarten – language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, French, Spanish, music and art.
- Elementary school - language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, French, Spanish, chorus, wind instrument and art.
- Middle school - language arts, mathematics, science, engineering, technology, social studies, French, Spanish, Chorus, wind instrument, strings and art.
Extracurricular activities
Chorus, chess, musiqclub, mad science, jump bunch, fencing, yogarate, math league, National Geography Bee.
Admissions
All prospective students must pass a rigorous testing procedure and an interview. The average acceptance rate is 30%.
Administration
- Nandini Menon, Founder
- Donald Seeley, Director
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cedar Hill Prep School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 25, 2012.