Schools
The district consists of seven school facilities which (with 2008-09 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are as follows:
The system's high school, Cranford High School (9-12; 1,158 students) is ranked as one of the top 30 high school in New Jersey and has won a series of national and statewide awards for its innovative curriculum. Cranford High School has a curriculum which has a strong push for technology in the schools, along with stressing service learning. The high school is recognized for its work in service learning and for being a national school of character. Cranford High School students are regularly admitted to some of the nation's top private and public universities, with over 90% of each graduating class going onto college.
Cranford has two public middle schools, Orange Avenue School (grades 3-8, 758 students) and Hillside Avenue School (K-8, 689 students), which are located on each end of the community and serve their local neighborhood. Both also are elementary schools as well. On the north side of town, along with Orange Avenue, are two other elementary schools, Bloomingdale Avenue School (PreK-2, 243 students) and Brookside Place School (K-5, 413 students). On the south side of town, along with Hillside Avenue, are two other elementary schools, Walnut Avenue School (PreK-2, 302 students) and Livingston Avenue School (3-5, 224 students).
Lincoln School, which is the home of the district's administrative offices, also houses the district's two alternative education programs, CAP and CAMP.
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