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Kingwood Township School District Choice Profile for 2024-25 School Year
Kingwood Township School District
880 County Road 519
Frenchtown, NJ 08825
Hunterdon County
District grades: K-8
Approved choice grades: K-8
Total number of students enrolled in district: 345
Choice parent information center phone number: (908) 996-2941
Name of program contact: Kelly Feldman
Phone number & email of program contact: (908) 996-2941 X5; kfeldman@kingwoodschool.org
Website: http://www.kingwoodschool.org
Choice Program
We are a K-8 school that brings value to students and the community every day. Primary grade students learn to read through a balanced literacy approach that includes phonics and whole language. Students explore reading and writing through a developmental process that immerses them in a variety of styles and genres. Student progress is constantly monitored and assessed to ensure student growth. Kingwood test scores are consistently above state and DFG NJ ASK scores. Middle school students are provided the opportunity to excel academically and socially. Students have the opportunity to qualify for advanced Mathematics and Language Arts, and every child has an iPad for their studies. The KTS music program is one of the best K-8 programs in New Jersey. The Kingwood Jazz Band has repeatedly earned high ranks at the NJ Princeton Jazz Festival. 1 out of 4 students participate in either band or chorus.
Choice Seats Availability
The purpose of the chart below is to inform parents of choice seat availability before the application deadline in early December. After the deadline, the information will be outdated.
The Department of Education limits the number of choice seats that each district can fill. The “maximum number of new choice students that can be enrolled” tells parents how many new choice students the district can enroll in the next school year. If more than the maximum number of applications is received, a lottery will be held and a waitlist will be developed. Waitlists will be developed for all approved choice grades even if no seats are currently available. NA indicates the district is not accepting choice applications for those grades.
Maximum Number of New Choice Students that can be Enrolled: 2
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Grade |
Seat availability per grade |
| K | Available |
| 1 | Available |
| 2 | Available |
| 3 | Available |
| 4 | Available |
| 5 | Available |
| 6 | Available |
| 7 | Available |
| 8 | Available |
| 9 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 10 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 11 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
| 12 | Not Available (no waitlist will be developed) |
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District Choice Policies |
Indicate Yes/No/NA |
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The district accepts Tier 2 students (see definitions of Tier 1 and Tier 2 ). |
Yes |
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The district gives enrollment preference to choice applicants who have a sibling currently attending the choice district and who will continue to attend in the following school year, provided there are choice seats available in the choice-approved grades/programs and the students meet any program-specific criteria. |
Yes |
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The district gives enrollment preference to choice applicants who have completed the terminal grade of the sending district (i.e., students who attend a choice district with grades that terminate before 12th grade and have a natural progression to this choice district), provided there are choice seats available in the choice-approved grades/programs and the students meet any program-specific criteria. |
N/A |
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The district gives enrollment preference to resident students who move before the application deadline. If resident students move and file choice applications for the following year prior to the deadline, the district will give them enrollment preference (i.e., accept them after the enrollment preference students described in b. and c. above, but ahead of other applicants), provided there are choice seats available in the choice-approved grades/programs and the students meet any program-specific criteria. If the district has already reached its approved choice enrollment maximum, this preference will not apply. |
Yes |
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The district gives special consideration to resident students who move after the application deadline. Students in this situation may apply as late applicants and be added to the front of the district’s waitlist, provided the students will enroll in a choice-approved grade/program and they meet any program-specific criteria. No additional choice seats above the maximum will be approved by the NJDOE to accommodate these students. |
Yes |