Essex Fells School District

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Essex Fells School District
Address
102 Hawthorne Road
Essex Fells
, Essex County , New Jersey , 07021
United States
Coordinates 40°49′49″N74°16′49″W / 40.830321°N 74.280283°W / 40.830321; -74.280283
District information
Grades K-6
SuperintendentMichelle V. Gadaleta
Business administratorSteven Lella
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment247 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty23.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group J
Website District website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,76653$18,89120.5%
1Budgetary Cost17,7835313,64930.3%
2Classroom Instruction11,345558,36635.6%
6Support Services2,659442,16123.0%
8Administrative Cost1,983551,46735.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,772421,55214.2%
13Extracurricular Activities4139−89.7%
16Median Teacher Salary60,3253857,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The Essex Fells School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Essex Fells, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 247 students and 23.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J," the 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. [6]

Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the West Essex Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland. [7] [8] [9] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [10] ) are West Essex Middle School [11] with 564 students in grades 7-8 and West Essex High School [12] with 1,123 students in grades 9-12. [13] [14]

Awards and recognition

In 2016, the school was one of ten schools in New Jersey recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, a recognition celebrating excellence in academics. [15] [16]

School

Essex Fells School had an enrollment of 244 students in grades PreK-6 as of the 2022–23 school year. [17]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [18] [19]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of five members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [20] [21] [22]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Essex Fells School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Essex Fells Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Essex Fells School District. Accessed May 5, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through six in the Essex Fells School District. Composition: The Essex Fells School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Essex Fells."
  4. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Essex Fells School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Essex Fells School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ West Essex Regional School District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed September 2, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the West Essex Regional School District. Composition: The West Essex Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland."
  8. ↑ West Essex Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "The West Essex Regional School District is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, and Roseland in northern New Jersey."
  9. ↑ School History, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The first comprehensive study was submitted in 1956, and it recommended the consolidation of the five school districts and all grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The communities, however, were reluctant to carry the recommendation into effect. Heeding the communities’ hesitance, the Rutgers educators suggested the formation of a regional school district for grades 7-12 for Caldwell Township, Essex Fells, North Caldwell and Roseland.... Twichell and the State Education Department approved the move, and by December 1957, the referendum was passed by voters.".
  10. ↑ School Data for the West Essex Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ West Essex Middle School, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ West Essex High School, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.
  13. ↑ School Performance Reports for the West Essex Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the West Essex Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ Clark, Adam. "These 10 N.J. schools earn Blue Ribbon honors", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 28, 2016. Accessed November 13, 2016. "The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday announced that 10 New Jersey schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools, a recognition celebrating excellence in academics."
  17. ↑ School Data for the Essex Fells School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. 1 2 Welcome to the Administration Section of EFS, Essex Fells School. Accessed September 3, 2020.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 26, 2016.
  20. ↑ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  21. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Essex Fells School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The Essex Fells School District (the 'District') is a Type II District located in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of five members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-6."
  22. ↑ Board of Education, Essex Fells School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.
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