West Milford Township Public Schools
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The West Milford Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Milford
, in Passaic County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,197 students and 303 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.85.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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.
The district has six elementary schools (grades K-6), one middle school (grade 7-8), and one high school (grades 9-12), and also supports a Center for Adult/Community Education. The school system has 361 certified staff members, over 50% of whom have a master's degree or higher).
The old Newfoundland, two-room schoolhouse is now the Village Square Inn Pizzeria and Restaurant. The old Hillcrest School is now the township's community center. The few one-room schoolhouses are all gone; the last one was the Hewitt School, destroyed by fire set by vandals (it had been the former Methodist church before a new, larger church was built).
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-6)
Middle School (7-8)
High School (9-12)
School district
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that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Milford
West Milford, New Jersey
West Milford is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,850.-History:...
, in Passaic County
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...
, 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.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,197 students and 303 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 13.85.
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 "FG", the fourth 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.
The district has six elementary schools (grades K-6), one middle school (grade 7-8), and one high school (grades 9-12), and also supports a Center for Adult/Community Education. The school system has 361 certified staff members, over 50% of whom have a master's degree or higher).
The old Newfoundland, two-room schoolhouse is now the Village Square Inn Pizzeria and Restaurant. The old Hillcrest School is now the township's community center. The few one-room schoolhouses are all gone; the last one was the Hewitt School, destroyed by fire set by vandals (it had been the former Methodist church before a new, larger church was built).
Awards and recognition
NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary Schools (K-6)
- Apshawa School (312 students)
- Maple Road School (359)
- Marshall Hill School (356)
- Paradise Knoll School (322)
- Upper Greenwood Lake School (342)
- Westbrook School (445)
Middle School (7-8)
- Macopin Middle School (654)
High School (9-12)
- West Milford High SchoolWest Milford High SchoolWest Milford High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Milford Township Public Schools.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...
(1,331)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- John J. Petrelli, Interim Superintendent
- Barbara Francisco, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
- Dr. Michele Fenwick - President
- Tim Foley - Vice President
- Marcie Babbitt - Trustee
- Gregory Bailey - Trustee
- Robert Florian - Trustee
- Wayne Gottlieb - Trustee
- Drew Murray - Trustee
- Midge Touw - Trustee
- Lynda Van Dyk - Trustee
External links
- West Milford Township Public Schools
- Data for the West Milford Township 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...