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134 Woodcliff Avenue , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07677United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°01′16″N74°03′28″W / 41.021019°N 74.057688°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | Pre-K to 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Lauren Barbelet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Matthew M. Lynaugh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 780 (as of 2023–24) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 73.0 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 10.7:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Woodcliff Lake Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodcliff Lake, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 780 students and 73.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. [1]
The district had been 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. [4]
For ninth through twelfth grades, Woodcliff Lake public school students attend Pascack Hills High School, along with those from Montvale. The school is part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, which serves students from Hillsdale and River Vale at Pascack Valley High School. [5] [6] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 955 students and 93.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. [7]
For the 2005-06 school year, Woodcliff Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. [8]
The schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11]
Core members of the district's administration are: [16]
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 (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. [19] [20] [21]