Oakland Public Schools

Oakland Public Schools
315 Ramapo Valley Road
Oakland, NJ 07436
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Dr. Gina M. Coffaro
Business administrator Rachel DeCarlo
Schools 4
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,394 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 129.9 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 18.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,86554$18,891-5.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,8096014,1594.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,796518,6591.6%
6Support Services2,507672,16715.7%
8Administrative Cost1,957791,54726.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,440331,612-10.7%
13Extracurricular Activities7427104-28.8%
16Median Teacher Salary68,4397561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Oakland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from the borough of Oakland in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 2,394 students and 129.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.4:1.[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.[3]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.[4] Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, regardless of their residence, subject to a choice made during eighth grade.[5][6] Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland[8] (1,226 students) and Ramapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes[9] (1,088 students).[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12]

Elementary schools
  • Dogwood Hill Elementary School[13] (283 students; in grades K-5)
    • Glenn Clark, Principal
  • Heights Elementary School[14] (364; K-5)
    • Barbara Ciambra, Principal
  • Manito Elementary School[15] (285; K-5)
    • Adam Silverstein, Principal
Middle school
  • Valley Middle School[16] (619; 6-8)
    • Gregg Desiderio, Principal
    • Jacqueline Micari-Christiano, Vice-Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17]

  • Dr. Gina M. Coffaro, Superintendent of Schools[18]
  • Rachel DeCarlo, School Business Administrator / Board Secretary[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Oakland Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "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."
  5. ↑ Van Dusen, Matthew. "Ramapo-Indian Hills schools chief to retire.", The Record (Bergen County), October 24, 2007. Accessed October 23, 2014. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."
  6. ↑ Eighth Grade School Choice Archived 2012-09-08 at Archive.is, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed October 23, 2014. "All eighth grade students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff may choose to attend the high school of their choice...."
  7. ↑ School Data for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Indian Hills High School, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed January 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Ramapo High School, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed January 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ School Data for the Oakland Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Oakland Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ Dogwood Hill Elementary School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ Heights Elementary School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ Manito Elementary School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2017.
  16. ↑ Valley Middle School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2017.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  18. ↑ Superintendent's Corner, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2017.
  19. ↑ Business Office, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2017.

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