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*[http://www.wwrsd.org/brooksidees/site/default.asp Brookside Elementary School] - 371 students
*[http://www.wwrsd.org/brooksidees/site/default.asp Brookside Elementary School] - 371 students
**Matthew K. Wilson - Principal
**Matthew K. Wilson - Principal
*[http://www.wwrsd.org/jessieges/site/default.asp Jessie F. George Elementary School] - 354 students (includes Pre-K)
*[http://www.wwrsd.org/jessieges/site/default.asp Jessie F. George Elementary School] - 354 students (includes K-2 research center)
**Mary Ferreri - Principal
**Mary Ferreri - Principal
*[http://www.wwrsd.org/washingtones/site/default.asp Washington Elementary School] - 318 students
*[http://www.wwrsd.org/washingtones/site/default.asp Washington Elementary School] - 318 students

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Westwood Regional School District
701 Ridgewood Road
Township Of Washington, NJ 07676
District information
SuperintendentRory McCourt (Acting)
Business administratorKeith Rosado
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment2,827 (as of 2010-11)[1]
Faculty220.0
Student–teacher ratio12.85
Other information
Websitehttp://www.wwrsd.org

The Westwood Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving the communities of the Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[2] These two communities are located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. The majority of parents are engaged in professional and managerial occupations with incomes in the middle and upper-middle brackets.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,827 students and 220.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.85.[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.[3]

Awards and recognition

For the 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]Brookside Upper Elementary school no longer exists, though.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Elementary schools (K-5, except as indicated)
Middle School
Junior/Senior High School
  • Westwood Regional High School - 973 students in grades 8-12
    • Thomas A. Gorman - Principal (Senior High School)
    • Frank Connelly - Assistant Principal (Grades 10 & 12)
    • David Tankard - Assistant Principal (Grades 8, 9 & 11)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[7]

  • Rory McCourt - Acting Superintendent [8]
  • Keith Rosado, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Westwood Regional School School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Westwood Regional School District 2011 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2013. "The Westwood Regional School District, the only K-12 regional school district in Bergen County, serves approximately 2,800 students from the Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington."
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, Brookside Upper Elementary School, accessed July 13, 2006
  5. ^ Data for the Westwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 16, 2011.
  6. ^ District Schools, Westwood Regional School District. Accessed April 16, 2011.
  7. ^ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  8. ^ Leggate, Jim. "Westwood School Board Appoints McCourt as Acting Superintendent", Westwood-Hillsdale Patch, December 20, 2012. Accessed March 18, 2013.

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