Nutley Public Schools are a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from Nutley, in Essex County,

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 4,041 students and 323.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.5:1.District information for Nutley Public School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"FG", the fourth-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.

Awards and recognition

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.

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named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide. The district was also named in NAMM's 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide. It also attained this honor in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Nutley's schools, much like other Essex county communities, compete in various academic competitions on town, county, state, and even national levels. Popular in both the elementary and middle schools is the "Academically Speaking" county competition, which tests knowledge of almost all subjects and pits a carefully selected town-wide team against others from neighboring municipalities such as Bloomfield,

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, and Montclair. Nutley's teams have routinely finished in the semi-finals or finals, and their middle school team won for the first time in 2007. It also won the competition in 2012. Nutley also sends two representatives to compete for a spot in the

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and one for the

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. They have an active "Forensics" program in both the middle and elementary schools, in which talented students dramatize famous fictional works, and finish well in the semi-statewide

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competition, finishing in the top half among some of the top schools in northern New Jersey two years running.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools (PreK/K-6) *Lincoln School with 447 students in grades K-6. Lincoln was built in 1915, with further construction occurring in 1929. It is located at 301 Harrison Street. **Brooke Benavides, principal *Radcliffe School with 341 students in grades K-6. Located at 379 Bloomfield Avenue, it is the newest elementary school and was built in 1955. **Michael Kearney, principal *Spring Garden School with 416 students in grades PreK-6. Located at 59 South Spring Garden Avenue, the school was constructed in 1917 and expanded in 1927. **Laurie LaGuardia, principal *Washington School with 523 students in grades K-6. Washington was constructed in 1911 and expanded in 1927. It is the second oldest elementary school still in use in Nutley. It is located at 155 Washington Avenue. **Douglas T. Jones, principal *Yantacaw School with 461 students in grades K-6. Constructed in 1902, with an expansion in 1929, it is the oldest of the elementary schools still in use. It is located at 20 Yantacaw Place. **Frank Francia, principal ;Middle school *John H. Walker Middle School with 651 students in grades 7-8. Located at 325 Franklin Avenue, the building served as Nutley's high school until 1959. **Tracy Egan, principal ;High school *

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with 1,143 students in grades 9-12 **Denis Williams, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:District Contacts
Nutley Public Schools. Accessed December 8, 2022. *Kent Bania, superintendent *David DiPisa, assistant superintendent of business, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, 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 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.About The Board Of Education
Nutley Public Schools. Accessed March 22, 2022. "Nutley Board of Education members are Nutley residents, elected to three-year terms.... This nine-member, elected Board is a policy setting body and is not responsible for the administration of the district. The Superintendent of Schools is responsible for implementing district policies, overseeing day-to-day administration and operations, and addressing problems."

References

External links

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School Data for the Nutley Public Schools

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