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179 Eagle Rock Avenue , Essex County , New Jersey , 07052United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′39″N74°14′04″W / 40.794148°N 74.234557°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Hayden Moore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Tonya Flowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 6,718 (as of 2019–20) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 632.5 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 10.6:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The West Orange Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]
As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 6,718 students and 632.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. [1]
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. [4]
Since opening its first school in 1895, the district has expanded to include seven elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. [5] In the 1990s, the district was ranked among the top 1% of schools in the nation by The Washington Post .[ citation needed ]
The district was selected as one of the 2023 Best Communities for Music Education in the nation by the National Association of Music Merchants. [6]
During the 2008-09 school year, Hazel Avenue School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, [7] the highest award an American school can receive. [8] [9] In 2022, Redwood Elementary was named as a National Blue Ribbon School, along with eight other schools in the state and 297 schools nationwide. [10] [11]
Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [12] ) are: [13] [14]
Core members of the district's administration are: [29] [30]
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 either 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. [33] [34] [35]
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