Wallington Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Wallington Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wallington
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,152 students and 74.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.6.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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 Schools
High School
School district
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that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wallington
Wallington, New Jersey
Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,335.Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 , at the height of the "Boroughitis" fever then sweeping through Bergen County...
, in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,152 students and 74.0 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 15.6.
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 "B", the second lowest 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 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Elementary Schools
- Jefferson Elementary School (K-3; 207 students)
- Nancy Giambrone - Principal
- Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School (K-6; 377 students)
- Nancy Giambrone - Principal
High School
- Wallington High SchoolWallington High SchoolWallington Jr./Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Wallington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wallington Public Schools....
(7-12; 568 students)- Joseph M. Pompeo - Principal
- Gary Kicinski - Vice Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration include:- Dr. Frank A. Cocchiola, Jr., Superintendent
- Joseph C. Brunacki, III, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Wallington Public Schools
- Data for the Wallington 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...