Haddon Heights School District
Encyclopedia
The Haddon Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights
, in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,310 students and 99.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third 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.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-6)
High School (7-12)
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights
Haddon Heights, New Jersey
Haddon Heights is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population is 7,473....
, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...
, 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
United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,310 students and 99.8 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 13.1.
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 "GH", the third 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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 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:
Elementary Schools (K-6)
- Atlantic Avenue Elementary School (142 students)
- Glenview School (186)
- Seventh Avenue School (121)
High School (7-12)
- Haddon Heights High SchoolHaddon Heights High SchoolHaddon Heights Jr. Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive junior high school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Haddon Heights School District.Haddon Heights High School...
(861) serves Haddon Heights, and students from the neighboring communities of BarringtonBarrington, New JerseyBarrington is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,983.Barrington was incorporated as a borough on March 27, 1917, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April...
and LawnsideLawnside, New JerseyLawnside is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,945.The land that became Lawnside was purchased by Abolitionists for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans, in 1840.On April 20, 1926, an...
who attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationshipSending/receiving relationshipA 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...
s.
Administration
Core members of the school administration are:- Dr. Nancy Hacker, Superintendent
- Lisa Palmer, Ed.D., Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Haddon Heights School District Website
- Data for the Haddon Heights 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...