West New York School District

West New York School District
Address
6028 Broadway West New York , Hudson County , New Jersey , 07093 United States
Coordinates	40°47′12″N74°00′38″W / 40.786745°N 74.010535°W / 40.786745; -74.010535
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Clara Brito Herrera
Business administrator	Dean Austin
Schools	9
Affiliation(s)	Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment	8,498 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty	595.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	14.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	A
Website	www.wnyschools.net
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,620 40 $18,891 −6.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,724 73 14,783 6.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,410 78 8,763 7.4% 6 Support Services 2,938 86 2,392 22.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,350 32 1,485 −9.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,622 53 1,783 −9.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 141 12 268 −47.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 65,667 57 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

School #2

Early Childhood School

West New York School District is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West New York, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke ^[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. ^{[5] [6]} As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 8,498 students and 595.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1. ^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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. ^[7]

Schools

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

• Early Childhood School ^[11] with 499 students in PreK

Elementary schools

• Public School #1 ^[12] with 834 students in grades K-6
• Public School #2 ^[13] with 736 students in grades K-6
• Robert Menendez Elementary School (School #3) ^[14] with 599 students in grades K-6
• Albio Sires Elementary School (School #4) ^[15] with 685 students in grades K-6
• Public School #5 ^[16] with 692 students in grades K-6
• Harry L. Bain Elementary School (School #6) ^[17] with 661 students in grades K-6

Middle school

• West New York Middle School ^[18] with 1,056 students in grades 7-8

High school

• Memorial High School ^[19] with 2,034 students in grades 9-12

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[20] [21]}

• Clara Brito Herrera, superintendent
• Dean Austin, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 in April. 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. ^[22]

Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, West New York is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget. ^[23] Under a state law passed in 2012, West New York shifted elections from April to November in 2014 ^[24] but voted in 2019 to shift elections back to April. ^[25]

References

1. District information for West New York Board of Education, 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. West New York Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the West New York School District. Composition The West New York School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West New York in the County of Hudson."
4. What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
5. What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
6. SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 10, 2021.
8. School Data for the West New York School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. School Performance Reports for the West New York School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 30, 2022.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the West New York School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Early Childhood School, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
12. Public School No. 1, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
13. Public School No. 2, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
14. Robert Menendez Elementary School No. 3, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
15. Albio Sires Elementary School No. 5, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
16. Public School No. 5, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
17. Harry L. Bain School No. 6, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
18. West New York Middle School, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
19. Memorial High School, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
20. Central Office Administration, West New York School District. Accessed March 30, 2022.
21. New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
22. Board Trustees, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021.
23. Sportelli, Albina. "Your guide to North Jersey spring school board elections", The Record , April 14, 2023. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Of New Jersey's almost 600 school districts, only 12 have elections in April, the rest have opted to hold theirs in November.... Schools that have kept elections in the spring, or switched back after moving them to November, are: Cliffside Park, Fairview, Passaic, Totowa, Fredon, Montague, Irvington, Newark, North Bergen, Weehawken, West New York and New Brunswick."
24. 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.
25. Wildstein, David. "Wyckoff Considers Return To April School Board Elections", New Jersey Globe , August 17, 2021. Accessed March 15, 2024. "West New York had moved from April to November, but in 2019 voted to return to spring contests."

External links

• New Jersey portal
• Schools portal

• West New York School District
• School Performance Reports for the West New York School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the West New York School District, National Center for Education Statistics