Millburn Township Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Millburn Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in prekinderagrten through twelfth grade from Millburn
, in Essex County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 4,664 students and 314.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9.
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
, the highest award an American school can receive.
The high school was recently ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek Magazine
's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue. Millburn High School was ranked third of 316 New Jersey public high schools in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle School
High School
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 prekinderagrten through twelfth grade from Millburn
Millburn, New Jersey
Millburn is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,149.Millburn Township was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township.Millburn also...
, in Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, 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
United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 4,664 students and 314.0 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 14.9.
Awards and recognition
During the 2007-08 school year, Millburn School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon SchoolBlue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, the highest award an American school can receive.
The high school was recently ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005 issue. Millburn High School was ranked third of 316 New Jersey public high schools in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 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 (K-5)
- Deerfield Elementary School (492 students)
- Glenwood Elementary School (502)
- Hartshorn Elementary School (540)
- South Mountain Elementary School (362)
- Wyoming Elementary School (333)
Middle School
- Millburn Middle School for sixth through eighth grade (1,056)
High School
- Millburn High SchoolMillburn High SchoolMillburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millburn Township Public Schools. The school enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills...
for grades 9-12 (1,379)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Richard Brodow, Superintendent
- Robert Zeglarski, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Millburn Township Public Schools
- Data for the Millburn Township 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...