Oaklyn Public School District
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Oaklyn Public School District is a community public school district
that serves students in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade from Oaklyn
, in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States
. Oaklyn is the only district in New Jersey that still keeps the pre-kindergarten through ninth grade format. The district consists of two separate schools within one building.
Oaklyn Public School also serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Hi-Nella
, a non-operating school district.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 418 students and 39.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6.
Students in tenth through twelfth grades attend Collingswood High School
as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The relationships with Collingswood
and Hi-Nella have been in place for over 40 years.
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 School
Junior High School
School district
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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade from Oaklyn
Oaklyn, New Jersey
Oaklyn is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,038.Oaklyn was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1905, from portions of Haddon Township.-Geography:Oaklyn is located at ...
, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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. Oaklyn is the only district in New Jersey that still keeps the pre-kindergarten through ninth grade format. The district consists of two separate schools within one building.
Oaklyn Public School also serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Hi-Nella
Hi-Nella, New Jersey
Hi-Nella is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 870.The Borough of Hi-Nella was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five...
, a non-operating school district.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 418 students and 39.3 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 10.6.
Students in tenth through twelfth grades attend Collingswood High School
Collingswood High School
Collingswood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Collingswood in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Collingswood Public Schools....
as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The relationships with Collingswood
Collingswood, New Jersey
Collingswood is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,926....
and Hi-Nella have been in place for over 40 years.
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 (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary School
- Oaklyn Elementary School educates students from kindergarten through sixth grades (321 students)
Junior High School
- Oaklyn Junior High School educates students in grades seventh through ninth (129 students)
- Jennifer Boulden - Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Diane DeGiacomo, Superintendent
- Amy Capriotti, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Oaklyn Public School District
- Data for the Oaklyn Public School District, 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...