Ringwood Public School District
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The Ringwood Public School District serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Ringwood
in Passaic County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,360 students and 105.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.
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.
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Lakeland Regional High School
in Wanaque
, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-3)
Intermediate School
Middle School
Ringwood, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 12,396 people, 4,108 households, and 3,446 families residing in the borough. The population density is 491.0 people per square mile . There are 4,221 housing units at an average density of 167.2 per square mile...
in Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, 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.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,360 students and 105.0 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 13.0.
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.
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Lakeland Regional High School
Lakeland Regional High School
Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from two communities in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...
in Wanaque
Wanaque, New Jersey
Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,116.Wanaque was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and...
, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque.
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:
Elementary Schools (K-3)
- Peter Cooper, which was built in 1963 (284 students)
- Michael Sutcliffe, Principal
- Robert Erskine, which was built in 1960 (267)
- Nancy Dondero, Principal
Intermediate School
- E. G. Hewitt which was built in 1937 (with an annex built in 1952 and trailers added in 1959) and serves grades 4 and 5 (308)
- Timothy Johnson, Principal
Middle School
- M. J. Ryerson which was built in 1970 and serves grades 6 - 8 (501)
- Paul Scutti, Principal
- Meredith Nicholls, Vice Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Hugh E. Beattie, Superintendent of Schools
- Warren Mitchell, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Ringwood Public Schools
- Data for the Ringwood Public Schools, 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...
- Lakeland Regional High School