Saint Vincent Martyr School (Madison, New Jersey)

Saint Vincent Martyr School (SVMS), the oldest Catholic elementary school (established in 1848) in New Jersey, is the coeducational parish school for Saint Vincent Martyr parish in Madison borough, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. SVMS educates approximately 400 students in grades PK-3 through six. The school is named for Vincent of Saragossa.

The school and parish are in the Southeastern Morris Deanery of the Diocese of Paterson of the Province of Newark of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.

SVMS was one of three elementary schools in New Jersey, and the only non-public school, recognized by the national Blue Ribbon Schools Program, awarded by the United States Department of Education, for the 2005-06 school year. [cite web | url=http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2005/2005-schools.html#nj | title=Schools selected as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2005 | accessdate=May 2 | accessyear=2006] It is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

The school nickname is the Eagles.

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External links

* [http://svmsnj.org/ Saint Vincent Martyr School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00865993&ID=00865993 National Center for Education Statistsics data for Saint Vincent Martyr School]
* [http://www.rosenet.org/svm/ Saint Vincent Martyr Parish]