Midland Park School District
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The Midland Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district
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 serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Midland Park
Midland Park, New Jersey
Midland Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,128....

, in Bergen County
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, New Jersey
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, United States
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.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,126 students and 90.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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 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.

Awards and recognition

For the 2000-01 school year, Highland-Godwin Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education
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, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
  • Godwin School (now covers K–2)
  • Highland School (620 students in grades K-6; now covers grades 3–6)
  • Midland Park High School
    Midland Park High School
    Midland Park High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in Midland Park, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 1957, it is a junior-senior high school and is part of the Midland Park School District...

     (grades 7–12; 506 students)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Dr. Marie Cirasella, Superintendent
  • Stacy C. Garvey, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of Education

  • President - Robert Schiffer (2012)
  • Vice President - William Sullivan (2012)
  • Trustee - Sandra Criscenzo (2013)
  • Trustee - Timothy Thomas (2012)
  • Trustee - James Canellas (2014)
  • Trustee - Richard Formicola (2013)
  • Trustee - Raymond Moraski (2014)
  • Trustee - Brian McCourt (2013)
  • Trustee - MaryAlice Thomas (2014)

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