Wyckoff School District
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The Wyckoff School District is a community public school district
School district
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, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Wyckoff
Wyckoff, New Jersey
Wyckoff is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,696. As of the 2000 Census, Wyckoff ranked 54th in 100 highest-income places in the United States...
in Bergen County
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, New Jersey
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, United States
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As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,348 students and 139.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.
High school students may attend either Indian Hills High School
Indian Hills High School (New Jersey)
Indian Hills High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The school is a part of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff. The high school is located in Oakland. Ramapo...
located in Oakland
Oakland, New Jersey
Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,754.Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township.-History:The Van Allen House...
or Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Franklin Lakes is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 10,590. As of the 2000 Census, Franklin Lakes had the 18th-highest per-capita income of all 566 municipalities in the state. Nationwide, Franklin Lakes ranked 17th among the...
. Both high schools are part of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional school district consisting of two four-year public high schools located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The district serves over 2,100 students from the suburban communities of Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff...
.
Awards and recognition
For the 1998-99 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey Department of Education
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, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. In the 2003-04 school year, it received the Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
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from the United States Department of Education
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, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
For the 2005-06 school year, the Wyckoff School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
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for its "A Reading Af'fair' to Remember" Language Arts Literacy program at Abraham Lincoln School.
Schools
The 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 (K-5)
- Calvin Coolidge School, located at 420 Grandview Avenue, is an elementary schoolElementary schoolAn elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
which opened in 1932 as a 6-room K-6 school and has been expanded several times over the years. (379 students) - Abraham Lincoln School, located at 325 Mason Ave., was dedicated in 1953 on land purchased in 1950. (368 students)
- Sicomac School, located at 356 Sicomac Ave., was completed in 1967. (356 students)
- George Washington School, located at 270 Woodland Ave., was constructed as an 11-room brick building on the site where the previous school had burned down. (439 students)
Middle School (6-8)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolEisenhower Middle School (Wyckoff)Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School is a middle school located in Wyckoff, New Jersey, as part of the Wyckoff School District. The school is named for late-President Dwight Eisenhower...
, located at 344 Calvin Ct., was approved in 1960 and dedicated 1963. Since 1996 Eisenhower has served grades 6, 7, and 8. (806 students)
Special education
Wyckoff is a member of the Northwest Bergen Council for Special Education. The Council is composed of twelve member districts which work together to provide special education services on a regional basis. Wyckoff is responsible for four of the special education classes in the Northwest Council. Special Education classes are located in Sicomac School.History
The first school in the town was a one-room school built on Wyckoff Ave. in 1869 and used until 1906; demolished in 1906. The first George Washington School had been used but was burned in a fire in 1911. Prior to 1929, high school students attended Central High School in PatersonPaterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
, before the Board of Education
Board of education
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voted to send students to Ramsey High School (New Jersey) in Ramsey
Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....
instead.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Richard Kuder, Superintendent of Schools
- Alan Reiffe, Business Administrator/Board Secretary
External links
- Wyckoff Schools
- Data for the Wyckoff 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...
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District website