Woodland Park School District

Woodland Park School District
853 McBride Avenue
Woodland Park, NJ 07424
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Dr. Michele Pillari
Business administrator Thomas DiFluri
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,595 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 90.9 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 17.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website http://www.wpschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,67717$18,891-17.0%
1Budgetary Cost12,5311914,159-11.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,618158,659-12.0%
6Support Services2,046432,167-5.6%
8Administrative Cost1,516371,547-2.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,345261,612-16.6%
16Median Teacher Salary61,5154761,136
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 Woodland Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Woodland Park (formerly known as West Paterson), in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,595 students and 90.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Falls and Totowa. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.[4] As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,355 students and 104.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8][9]

Elementary schools
  • Charles Olbon School[10] (grades K-2; 375 students)
    • Giovanna Irizarry, Principal[11]
  • Beatrice Gilmore School[12] (3-4; 239)
    • Sharon Tomback, Principal[13]
Middle school
  • Memorial Middle School[14] (5-8; 482)
    • Charles Silverstein, Principal[15]

Administration

Members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

  • Dr. Michele Pillari, Superintendent
  • Thomas DiFluri, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Woodland Park 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 January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ District Information Archived February 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Passaic Valley High School. Accessed March 23, 2015. "The regional district which is served by Passaic Valley High School is comprised of the communities of Little Falls, Totowa Borough and Woodland Park."
  5. ↑ School data for Passaic Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Educational statistics for the West Paterson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ Handbook.pdf Parent-Student Handbook 2016-2017 School Year, Woodland Park School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Woodland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Passaic County 2016-17 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ Charles Olbon School, Woodland Park School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ Principal's Corner / Principal Message, Charles Olbon School. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ Beatrice Gilmore School, Woodland Park School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ Welcome to the Principal's Corner!, Beatrice Gilmore School. Accessed June 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ Memorial Middle School, Woodland Park School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ Principal's Corner, Memorial Middle School. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ Board of Education Members, Woodland Park School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

Coordinates: 40°53′45″N 74°12′02″W / 40.895743°N 74.200639°W / 40.895743; -74.200639

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