Tinton Falls School District
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The Tinton Falls School District is a regional elementary school district
in Monmouth County
, New Jersey
. Students in grades K through 8 attending the three schools in the district. Tinton Falls
students make up almost the entire school, and parents from Tinton Falls make up all but one position on the Board of Education. Other students come from the neighboring community of Shrewsbury Township
. Additional enrollment in the district comes from children residing at Naval Weapons Station Earle
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,599 students and 134.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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.
Students in public school for grades 9 to 12 attend Monmouth Regional High School
, located in Tinton Falls. The school serves students from Eatontown
, Shrewsbury Township and Tinton Falls. Students also come from the military installations of Fort Monmouth
and Naval Weapons Station Earle.
) are:
Elementary schools
Middle 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:...
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...
. Students in grades K through 8 attending the three schools in the district. Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,053 people, 5,883 households, and 3,976 families residing in the borough. The population density was 965.7 people per square mile . There were 6,211 housing units at an average density of 398.4 per square mile...
students make up almost the entire school, and parents from Tinton Falls make up all but one position on the Board of Education. Other students come from the neighboring community of Shrewsbury Township
Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey
Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 1,141.-History:...
. Additional enrollment in the district comes from children residing at Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle is a United States Navy base in New Jersey. Its distinguishing feature is a 2.9-mile pier in Sandy Hook Bay where ammunition can be loaded and unloaded from warships at a safe distance from land....
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,599 students and 134.4 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 11.9.
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 "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.
Students in public school for grades 9 to 12 attend Monmouth Regional High School
Monmouth Regional High School
Monmouth Regional High School is a regional, four-year public high school and public school district in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Jersey that serves almost 1,200 students in grades 9 to 12....
, located in Tinton Falls. The school serves students from Eatontown
Eatontown, New Jersey
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 12,709.What is now Eatontown was originally incorporated as Eatontown Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Ocean Township and...
, Shrewsbury Township and Tinton Falls. Students also come from the military installations of Fort Monmouth
Fort Monmouth
Fort Monmouth was an installation of the Department of the Army in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The post is surrounded by the communities of Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, New Jersey, and is located about 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The post covers nearly of land, from the Shrewsbury...
and Naval Weapons Station Earle.
Board of education
, the Board of Education President is Peter Karavites (2011) and Ken Hager (2013) is the Vice President. Other board members are Nicole Alfano (2012), Susan Fisher (2013), Paul Ford (Appointed in September 2010 to an unexpired seat), Bill Holobowski (2013), Tracey Johnson (2011), Rob Mauro (2012) and Steven Schertz (2011). Shrewsbury Township is represented with one seat out of nine on the district's board of education.Awards and recognition
In 2004, Mahala F. Atchison School was designated as a Governor's School of Excellence. Tinton Falls Middle School earned that designation in 2005. Additionally all three schools have won numerous Best Practices awards.Schools
All three district schools are located in Tinton Falls. 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:
Elementary schools
- Mahala F. Atchison School Grades: K-3 (740 students)
- Mary Polese - Principal
- Swimming River School Grades: 4-5 (348 students)
- Dr. Marion Lamberti - Principal
Middle school
- Tinton Falls Middle SchoolTinton Falls Middle SchoolTinton Falls Middle School, also known as TFMS, is a three-year public middle school in Tinton Falls, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Tinton Falls School District....
Grades: 6-8 (511 students)- David Hallman - Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- John P. Russo, Superintendent
- Tamar Sydney-Gens, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Tinton Falls School District
- Data for the Tinton Falls 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...