The Hillsdale Public Schools are a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in Hillsdale

Hillsdale, New Jersey

Hillsdale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 10,219.The populated area today known as Hillsdale took form in the mid-to-late 19th century as land speculators, led by David P. Patterson, developed subdivisons to profit from the...

, in Bergen County

Bergen County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,460 students and 105.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third 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.

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Pascack Valley High School

Pascack Valley High School

Pascack Valley High School is a four-year regional public high school located in Hillsdale in Bergen County, New Jersey, one of two high schools in the Pascack Valley Regional High School District...

 along with students from neighboring River Vale

River Vale, New Jersey

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, as part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District

Pascack Valley Regional High School District

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District is a regional public high school district encompassing students from four communities in the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County, New Jersey serving students in grades 9 - 12...

.

Schools

The district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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) consists of:

Elementary Schools

• Ann Blanche Smith School, with 390 students in Pre-K through 4th grade
• Meadowbrook Elementary School with 411 students in grades K-4

Middle School

• George G. White Middle School with 659 students in grades 5-8

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Raymond J. Albano, Interim Superintendent of Schools
• Lirca Garcia, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Hillsdale Public Schools
• Data for the Hillsdale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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  a district of schools
• Pascack Valley Regional High School District