Glen Rock Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Glen Rock Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough
of Glen Rock
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,527 students and 207.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2.
), which are:
Elementary schools (K-5)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
and appeared in a pre-season game for the Philadelphia Eagles
, played on the 98-00 teams.) The girls soccer team has also been a state power for a decade. (Sarah Volkomer, a member of the 2004 team was selected to that year's All-American Team.) All teams, with the exception of the Golf, Ice Hockey, and Girls and Boys Lacrosse teams, compete in the 13-member Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League
(BPSL) Carpenter division.
School district
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that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
of Glen Rock
Glen Rock, New Jersey
Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,601.-History:...
, 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 six schools had an enrollment of 2,527 students and 207.9 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 12.2.
Schools
The district consists of six 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...
), which are:
Elementary schools (K-5)
- Richard E. Byrd School with 235 students
- Central Elementary school with 347 students
- Clara E. Coleman School with 313 students
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary School with 272 students
Middle School (6-8)
- Glen Rock Middle School, with 584 students
High School (9-12)
- Glen Rock High SchoolGlen Rock High SchoolGlen Rock High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Glen Rock, in Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Glen Rock Public Schools....
, which had an enrollment of 776 students in grades 9-12. The high school consistently places in the top 50 public schools in the state. In the Glen Rock High School graduating class of 2010, 97.9% of students indicated that they would move on to a two-year or four-year college.
Athletics
Glen Rock's athletic teams have been successful in recent years. The football team won 5 consecutive state championships, from 1998-2002, and is still a power. (Grant Adams, who continued his career playing for Boston CollegeBoston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
and appeared in a pre-season game for the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, played on the 98-00 teams.) The girls soccer team has also been a state power for a decade. (Sarah Volkomer, a member of the 2004 team was selected to that year's All-American Team.) All teams, with the exception of the Golf, Ice Hockey, and Girls and Boys Lacrosse teams, compete in the 13-member Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League
Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League
The Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League, abbreviated BPSL, was an athletic conference comprising thirteen private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...
(BPSL) Carpenter division.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Superintendent of Schools - David C. Verducci
- Business Administrator/Board Secretary - Michael Rinderknecht
External links
- Glen Rock Public Schools
- Glen Rock 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...