Estell Manor City School District
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Estell Manor City School District is a community public school district
School district
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 in Estell Manor
Estell Manor, New Jersey
Estell Manor is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 1,735.Estell Manor was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1925, from portions of Weymouth Township.-Geography:Estell Manor is...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 212 students and 16 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 13.25.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
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 as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.

For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Buena Regional High School
Buena Regional High School
Buena Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school founded in 1971 to serve students in grades 9 - 12 from five communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Buena Regional School District. Municipalities served by the district are Buena...

, which serves students from Buena Borough
Buena, New Jersey
Buena is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,603.Landisville and Minotola are unincorporated areas located within Buena Borough, both of which had postal facilities established with those names in 1871 and 1897,...

 and Buena Vista Township
Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
Buena Vista Township is a township located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 7,570....

, together with students from Estell Manor City Newfield
Newfield, New Jersey
Newfield is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,616.Newfield was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Franklin Township, based on the results of a...

 and Weymouth Township
Weymouth Township, New Jersey
Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 2,715....

 who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
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s with the Buena Regional School District
Buena Regional School District
The Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive regional school district serving approximately 2,100 students in grades K - 12 from two communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Municipalities served by the district are Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township...

.

Awards and recognition

Estelle Manor School was named as a "Star School" 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...

, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year

Schools

  • Estell Manor Elementary School had an enrollment of 212 students as of the 2009-10 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:
  • John Cressey, Superintendent/Principal
  • Betty Edwards, Business Administrator

External links

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