Berkeley Heights Public Schools
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The Berkeley Heights Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Berkeley Heights
in Union County
, New Jersey
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,861 students and 228.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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.
The Board of Education
and administrative offices for the district are located in the original Columbia School building on Plainfield Avenue, adjacent to middle school building.
) are:
The Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center houses pre-kindergarten through first grade (391 students). This school opened in 1997 after the Berkeley Heights school district bought the former Westlake School property. The concept of a pre-kindergarten - grade one school came about as a result of proposals to address school space issues in a way that would enhance the educational program in the district.
There are three elementary schools in the district, each of which houses students of grades two through five. These schools are
Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School (317),
Mountain Park Elementary School (271) and
William Woodruff Elementary School (222).
Columbia Middle School (625) is the single middle school in the district. It houses grades six through eight.
Governor Livingston High School
is the single public high school in the district (1,035 students). It houses students in grades nine through twelve. In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights Township, high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside
are educated at the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Mountainside School District
. Governor Livingston also provides programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Cognitively Impaired, of which students are enrolled from all over north-central New Jersey.
School district
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serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Berkeley Heights
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Berkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,183....
in Union County
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
, 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...
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,861 students and 228.5 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 12.5.
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 "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.
The Board of Education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
and administrative offices for the district are located in the original Columbia School building on Plainfield Avenue, adjacent to middle school building.
Schools
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:
The Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center houses pre-kindergarten through first grade (391 students). This school opened in 1997 after the Berkeley Heights school district bought the former Westlake School property. The concept of a pre-kindergarten - grade one school came about as a result of proposals to address school space issues in a way that would enhance the educational program in the district.
There are three elementary schools in the district, each of which houses students of grades two through five. These schools are
Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School (317),
Mountain Park Elementary School (271) and
William Woodruff Elementary School (222).
Columbia Middle School (625) is the single middle school in the district. It houses grades six through eight.
Governor Livingston High School
Governor Livingston High School
Governor Livingston High School, known informally as GL, is a comprehensive four-year co-educational public high school located in Berkeley Heights, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools...
is the single public high school in the district (1,035 students). It houses students in grades nine through twelve. In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights Township, high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside
Mountainside, New Jersey
If you are looking for the community in Ontario, see Mountainside, Ontario.Mountainside is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States...
are educated at the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Mountainside School District
Mountainside School District
The Mountainside School District is a community public school district, that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in the borough of Mountainside, in Union County, New Jersey, United States....
. Governor Livingston also provides programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Cognitively Impaired, of which students are enrolled from all over north-central New Jersey.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Judith Rattner, Superintendent
- Donna Felezzola, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Berkeley Heights Public Schools
- Data for the Berkeley Heights 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...