Wood-Ridge School District
Encyclopedia
The Wood-Ridge School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge
in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
For grades nine through twelve, students from Moonachie
attend Wood-Ridge High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Moonachie School District
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,149 students and 59.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 19.4.
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.
and administration) are:
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,626.Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 6, 1894, from portions of Bergen Township, based on the results of...
in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
United States
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.
For grades nine through twelve, students from Moonachie
Moonachie, New Jersey
Moonachie is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,708....
attend Wood-Ridge 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 Moonachie School District
Moonachie School District
The Moonachie Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Moonachie, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,149 students and 59.2 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 19.4.
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.
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...
and administration) are:
Elementary School
- Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School, with 511 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade
- Tony Albro - Principal
Middle School
- Gretta R. Ostrovsky Middle School, with 239 students in grades 6-8
- Robert Recchione - Principal
High School
- Wood-Ridge High SchoolWood-Ridge High SchoolWood-Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wood-Ridge School District...
, with 399 students in grades 9-12- Beth Ebler - Principal
- Steven Trudell - Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Elaine F. Giugliano - Superintendent of Schools
- Tom Perez - Business Administrator/Board Secretary
External links
- Wood-Ridge School District
- Data for the Wood-Ridge 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...