Totowa Borough Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Totowa Borough Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
in Totowa
, in Passaic County, New Jersey
, United States
, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 997 students and 79.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6.
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.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School
. The high school
serves students from Little Falls Township
, Totowa Borough
and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.
) are:
School district
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in Totowa
Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 9,892.Totowa was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township and Wayne...
, in Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, United States
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, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 997 students and 79.0 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 12.6.
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.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School is the name of both a public high school in Little Falls, New Jersey, and the regional school district for three communities in Passaic County: Little Falls , Totowa and Woodland Park .As of the...
. The 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....
serves students from Little Falls Township
Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
, Totowa Borough
Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 9,892.Totowa was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township and Wayne...
and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.
Schools
There are two schools in the district, which realigned effective with the 2006-07 school year. Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
- Memorial School houses pre-kindergarten through second grade (318 students)
- Patricia Lindsley - Principal
- Washington Park School houses grades 3 - 8 (678)
- John Vanderberg - Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Vincent N. Varcadipane, Superintendent
- Colin Monahan, School Business Administrator
External links
- Totowa Public Schools website
- Data for the Totowa Borough 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...
- Passaic Valley Regional High School