West New York School District
Encyclopedia
West New York School District is a public school district
serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade in West New York
, New Jersey
, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
s statewide.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 7,195 students and 545.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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:
Preschool
Elementary schools (K-6, except as indicated)
Middle school
High School
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade in West New York
West New York, New Jersey
West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
, 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. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
Abbott District
Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that are provided remedies to ensure that their students receive public education in accordance with New Jersey’s state constitution. They were created in 1985 as a result of the first ruling of Abbott v. Burke, a case filed by the Education Law...
s statewide.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 7,195 students and 545.0 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 13.2.
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 "A", the 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 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:
Preschool
- Early Childhood School for Pre-K (1,094 students)
Elementary schools (K-6, except as indicated)
- Public School No. 1 (748)
- Public School No. 2 (363)
- Public School No. 3 (388)
- Public School No. 4 (599)
- Public School No. 5 (765; K-7)
- Harry L. Bain School (667)
Middle school
- West New York Middle SchoolWest New York Middle SchoolWest New York Middle School is a two year middle school for 7th and 8th graders in West New York, New Jersey in the United States. It serves as the single town-wide middle school for West New York School District and feeds into Memorial High School....
for grades 7 and 8 (837)
High School
- Memorial High SchoolMemorial High School (West New York, New Jersey)Memorial High School is a four-year public high school that serves students from West New York, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West New York School District. WNYSD, an Abbott District, serves all of the city of West New York...
(1,734)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- John Fauta, Superintendent
- Rena Hendrick, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- West New York School District
- Data for the West New York 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...