Montvale Public Schools

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Montvale Public Schools
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Address
47 Spring Valley Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
United States
Coordinates 41°03′12″N74°03′05″W / 41.053393°N 74.05144°W / 41.053393; -74.05144
District information
Grades pre-K to 8
SuperintendentDarren A. Petersen
Business administratorAndrea Wasserman
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment980 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty88.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.montvalek8.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,09622$18,891−14.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,0072614,159−8.1%
2Classroom Instruction8,011298,659−7.5%
6Support Services2,031412,167−6.3%
8Administrative Cost1,678541,5478.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,211131,612−24.9%
13Extracurricular Activities7427104−28.8%
16Median Teacher Salary66,0407061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Montvale Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Montvale, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 980 students and 88.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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. [3]

Public school students from Montvale in ninth through twelfth grades attend Pascack Hills High School along with students from neighboring Woodcliff Lake. The school is part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Hillsdale and River Vale. [4] [5] Pascack Hills High School was the 7th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 18th in 2012 out of 328 schools. [6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 842 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. [7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8] ) are: [5] [9] [10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [12] [14]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 three 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. [16] [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Montvale Board of Education School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card District Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2020. "The district is comprised of two high schools. Pascack Hills High School, which is located in Montvale, receives students from the towns of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. Pascack Valley High School, located in Hillsdale, enrolls students from Hillsdale and River Vale."
  5. 1 2 Welcome, Montvale Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020. "The Montvale School District is made up of two schools serving students in grades PreK-4 at Memorial Elementary School and grades 5-8 at Fieldstone Middle School.... From Montvale, our students attend top-rated Pascack Hills High School."
  6. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly , September 2, 2014. Accessed September 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ School data for Pascack Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Montvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Montvale Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Montvale Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ Memorial Elementary School, Montvale Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 Administration, Montvale Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Superintendent of Schools, Montvale Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Board of Education, Montvale Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020.
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