The Haddon Heights School District is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through

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from Haddon Heights, in Camden County,

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,519 students and 132.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.District information for Haddon Heights School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. The districts' high school also serves students from the neighboring communities of Barrington, Lawnside and Merchantville, who attend the high school as part of

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s. The Haddon Heights district approved an agreement with the

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in September 2013 that would add nearly 80 students a year from Merchantville to the high school, in addition to the average of more than 260 students from Barrington and 120 from Lawnside that are sent to Haddon Heights each year. The plan was approved by the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, and students from Merchantville began attending the school in September 2015. Students from Merchantville already in high school before 2015 will continue to attend

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until their graduation, as part of a longstanding sending/receiving relationship with the

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in Pennsauken Township.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Elementary schools *Atlantic Avenue Elementary School with 127 students in grades PreK-6 **Christopher Ormsby, principal *Glenview Elementary School with 262 students in grades K-6 **Eric Rosen, principal *Seventh Avenue Elementary School with 128 students in grades K-6 **Christopher Ormsby, principal ;Junior/senior high school * Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School with 997 students in grades 7-12 **Karim Fisher, principal

Administration

Core members of the school administration are: *Carla Bittner, superintendent *Michael Sloan, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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 2013) 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. Barrington, Lawnside and Merchantville each have appointed representatives to represent the interests of their respective districts on the Haddon Heights school board.Board Members
Haddon Heights School District. Accessed July 9, 2022.

References

External links

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School Data for the Haddon Heights School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Camden County, New Jersey School Districts Haddon Heights, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group GH School districts in Camden County, New Jersey