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We see a great townhouse in North Brunswick (not NEW Brunswick) and everything seems great about the location, but people keep cautioning against the school system. HOW BAD is it? We don't have a kid yet, but want one soon, so why buy in if you know you have to move later.... That said, everything else is absolutely perfect for us, so we really need some clarity.
Is it just "not as good" relative to some other perfect towns, where all the kids go Ivy League, or are kids routinely getting assaulted??? I grew up in the NYC system so I know the difference. I'm not worried if it's just a lot blue-collar kids, or maybe a few kids who are rough-around-the-edges. I had to deal with that myself.... I just wouldn't want to send my kids to a place with actual gangs and stabbings, tons of heroin, etc. Or quite bluntly, to a place where being white gets you in trouble.
the schools here are fine. Do yourself a favor google "mycentraljersey north Brunswick high school". That paper/site each year posts a list of all the grads and where they are going, you'll see ivys privates and lots of Rutgers. I have been here for 6 years and fwiw, the ranking on njmonthly (if you're into rankings) has gone UP every single edition (they rank every other year). I believe it's solidly at 140 something of 300+ highschools in nj. Check njreportcard.com, the hs offers 20+ AP courses with 82+% getting the AP credit. The Standardized test score are solid and trending up as well.
Add the train station and the huge influx of Asian/south Asian families moving in and schools are going to improve. The folks who claim schools are bad are just afraid of some brown skin kids that live on the New Brunswick side of route 1.
The town just shot down a referendum to spend $90M to build two new schools (preK AND 5th/6th graders) off Renaissance and route 130. I was upset about that, but another vote is coming in April, hopefully with different results. I think this area is on the up and up. Pulte is going to sell new town homes for 525k. The money is moving in. Good luck with your decision.
Schools are good with the exception of the one elementary school off Remsen Ave near the New Brunswick border, which gets all the kids from that immediate area. The high school, while not the best, has remained solidly above average and much better than New Brunswick, or more "mixed" community high schools in the area like Franklin/Somerset, Piscataway, South Plainfield, or even Sayreville and Old Bridge.
North Brunswick is a nice area. I liked living there, but it is very expensive, and will only get more so when the train station opens. You have a bunch of major arteries that all meet up in the area - 1, 130, 27 all run through the town and the Turnpike, 18 and 287 are close too. Rt 1 though will need a major upgrade, they are putting the station right where the third lane disappears.
I don't live in NJ anymore, and now I notice how far behind the infrastructure is in relation to the traffic. The roads in NJ are not meant to handle the volume of traffic that they do.
Thank you guys for your response it was really useful. I am planing to live in NB also.
Any one know about special education in North Brunswick. I am going to relocate from NY, where my kid in special ed class, how advance the school system in NB to accommodate such needs. Any experience with Livingston Park Primary school?
We see a great townhouse in North Brunswick (not NEW Brunswick) and everything seems great about the location, but people keep cautioning against the school system. HOW BAD is it? We don't have a kid yet, but want one soon, so why buy in if you know you have to move later.... That said, everything else is absolutely perfect for us, so we really need some clarity.
Is it just "not as good" relative to some other perfect towns, where all the kids go Ivy League, or are kids routinely getting assaulted??? I grew up in the NYC system so I know the difference. I'm not worried if it's just a lot blue-collar kids, or maybe a few kids who are rough-around-the-edges. I had to deal with that myself.... I just wouldn't want to send my kids to a place with actual gangs and stabbings, tons of heroin, etc. Or quite bluntly, to a place where being white gets you in trouble.
In what town do "all" the kids go to the Ivy League?
Schools are good with the exception of the one elementary school off Remsen Ave near the New Brunswick border, which gets all the kids from that immediate area. The high school, while not the best, has remained solidly above average and much better than New Brunswick, or more "mixed" community high schools in the area like Franklin/Somerset, Piscataway, South Plainfield, or even Sayreville and Old Bridge.
North Brunswick is a nice area. I liked living there, but it is very expensive, and will only get more so when the train station opens. You have a bunch of major arteries that all meet up in the area - 1, 130, 27 all run through the town and the Turnpike, 18 and 287 are close too. Rt 1 though will need a major upgrade, they are putting the station right where the third lane disappears.
I don't live in NJ anymore, and now I notice how far behind the infrastructure is in relation to the traffic. The roads in NJ are not meant to handle the volume of traffic that they do.
Hi just curious how would you rate/compare let's say Ewing nj compared to New Brunswick nj? I lived in the New Brunswick once upon a time so I know the lay of the land so to speak. I also know Franklin well. I don't think New Brunswick is worst than Trenton but it has it's issues. So again your opinion of better or worse Ewing, vs New Brunswick? Thanks
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