Elmwood Park Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Elmwood Park Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Elmwood Park
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,321 students and 146.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
) are:
Elementary schools
Middle school
High School
Falcons, 33-14, snapping the four-year-long losing streak.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Elmwood Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,403....
, in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,321 students and 146.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Schools
Schools in the district consist of the following schools (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary schools
- Gantner Avenue School, 308 students
- Allison Jackter, Principal
- Gilbert Avenue School, 330 students
- David Saper
- Sixteenth Avenue School, 389 students
- Dominick Silla
Middle school
- Memorial Middle School, 564 students
- Lawrence DeSantis
High School
- Elmwood Park Memorial High SchoolElmwood Park Memorial High SchoolElmwood Park Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Elmwood Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Elmwood Park Public Schools...
, 730 students- David Warner
Athletics
The high school's football team is notorious for having one of the worst records in the entire state. The Crusader football team had a 41-game losing streak in effect from 2002 until September 30, 2006, when they defeated the Manchester Regional High SchoolManchester Regional High School
Manchester Regional High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school and regional school district serving students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...
Falcons, 33-14, snapping the four-year-long losing streak.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Richard D. Tomko, Superintendent
- William Moffitt, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Elmwood Park Public Schools
- Elmwood Park Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...