Rumson School District
Encyclopedia
The Rumson School District is a community public school district
that serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Rumson
, in Monmouth County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 995 students and 79.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5.
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
, a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school
, serving students from both Fair Haven
and Rumson.
from the United States Department of Education
, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
) are:
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 grades kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Rumson
Rumson, New Jersey
Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,122.Rumson was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1907, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a...
, in Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, 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 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 995 students and 79.5 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 12.5.
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School is a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school and school district, serving students in grades 9 through 12 from the suburban Monmouth County, New Jersey, communities of Fair Haven and Rumson...
, a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, serving students from both Fair Haven
Fair Haven, New Jersey
Fair Haven is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, along the Navesink River. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,121....
and Rumson.
Awards and recognition
For the 2001-02 school year, Forrestdale Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon AwardBlue 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...
from 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 honor that an American school can achieve.
Schools
Schools in the district (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:
- Deane-Porter Elementary School (K-3, 434 students)
- Richard Karas, Principal
- Forrestdale Middle School (4-8, 561 students)
- Jennifer Gibbons, Principal
Administrators
Core members of the district's administration are:- Roger A. Caruba, Superintendent
- Denise Friedmann, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Rumson School District
- Data for the Rumson 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...