eighth grade
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Bergen County
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey, United States. Students from Rockleigh, a non-operating school district, attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 545 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.
Students in public school for
ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
student–teacher ratio
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of 11.7:1.
The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the
Alpine
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For the 2012-13 school year, Thomas Jefferson School (for grades K-4) and Nathan Hale School (for grades 5-8) were combined to create the Northvale Public School, as part of an effort to reduce costs associated with running two separate schools that share a common campus and corridor.
Schools
Northvale Public School had an enrollment of 519 students in grades K-8 as of the 2020–21 school year.
*Michael Pinajian, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Michael Pinajian, SuperintendentSuperintendent Northvale Public Schools. Accessed July 25, 2022.
*Louis Turco, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's
board of education
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
, comprised of five 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) 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.Board of Education Northvale Public Schools. Accessed July 25, 2022.
National Center for Education Statistics
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