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Revision as of 02:39, 17 October 2010
| Wyckoff School District | |
|---|---|
241 Morse Avenue Wyckoff, NJ 07481 | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Richard Kuder |
| Business administrator | Alan Reiffe |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 2,348 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Faculty | 139.0 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.9 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.wyckoffps.org |
The Wyckoff School District is a community public school district, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,348 students and 139.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9.[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.[2]
High school students may attend either Indian Hills High School located in Oakland or Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes. Both high schools are part of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District.[3]
Awards and recognition
For the 1998-99 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4] In the 2003-04 school year, it received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[5]
For the 2005-06 school year, the Wyckoff School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "A Reading Af'fair' to Remember" Language Arts Literacy program at Abraham Lincoln School.[6]
Schools
The schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Calvin Coolidge School, located at 420 Grandview Avenue, is an elementary school which opened in 1932 as a 6-room K-6 school and has been expanded several times over the years. (379 students)
- Abraham Lincoln School, located at 325 Mason Ave., was dedicated in 1953 on land purchased in 1950. (368 students)
- Sicomac School, located at 356 Sicomac Ave., was completed in 1967. (356 students)
- George Washington School, located at 270 Woodland Ave., was constructed as an 11-room brick building on the site where the previous school had burned down. (439 students)
- Middle School (6-8)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, located at 344 Calvin Ct., was approved in 1960 and dedicated 1963. Since 1996 Eisenhower has served grades 6, 7, and 8. (806 students)
Special education
Wyckoff is a member of the Northwest Bergen Council for Special Education. The Council is composed of twelve member districts which work together to provide special education services on a regional basis. Wyckoff is responsible for four of the special education classes in the Northwest Council. Special Education classes are located in Sicomac School.
History
The first school in the town was a one-room school built on Wyckoff Ave. in 1869 and used until 1906; demolished in 1906. The first George Washington School had been used but was burned in a fire in 1911. Prior to 1929, high school students attended Central High School in Paterson, before the Board of Education voted to send students to Ramsey High School (New Jersey) in Ramsey instead.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8]
- Richard Kuder, Superintendent of Schools
- Alan Reiffe, Business Administrator/Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b District information for the Wyckoff School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009. "The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff in a comprehensive two-campus setting. Students from the three communities may choose which of the two high schools they wish to attend for their four-year high school experience."
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 1998-99 school year, Eisenhower Middle School, accessed July 13, 2006.
- ^ 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools, accessed June 6, 2006.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
- ^ Data for the Wyckoff School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ District Administration, Wyckoff School District. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- Wyckoff Schools
- School Performance Reports for the Wyckoff School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Wyckoff School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District website
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