The Ridgefield Park Public Schools is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from the Village of

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,178 students and 180.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.1:1.District information for Ridgefield Park Public School District

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

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as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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. Students from Little Ferry attend the high school as part of a

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with the

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that has been in place since 1953.

Awards and recognition

Grant School was recognized by the

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for the 2009-10 school year, "the most prestigious designation in education". While 49% of students had failed the Elementary School Proficiency Assessment in 2001, by 2010 all of the school's students were deemed proficient by the

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(NJASK). The school was one of 10 in New Jersey to be recognized that year. For the 2005-06 school year, Ridgefield Park High School was one of 22 schools statewide selected as Governor's School of Excellence Winners, an award given to schools that have demonstrated significant academic improvement over the previous two academic years.

Schools

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

) are: ;Elementary schools *Grant Elementary School with 244 students in grades K-6 **Natasha Hernandez, Principal *Lincoln Elementary School with 374 students in grades PreK-6 **Dr. Stephen Ferraro, Principal *Roosevelt Elementary School with 339 students in grades PreK-6 **Jason Cata, Principal ;High school *

Ridgefield Park High School Ridgefield Park High School is a six-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Ridgefield Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary scho ...

with 1,189 students in grades 7-12 **Melissa M. Cavins, Principal (9-12) **Dyan Thiemann, Principal (7-8)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Barry Haines, Acting Superintendent of Schools *Carrie Grapstein, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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has of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. A representative from Little Ferry serves on the Board of Education.Board of Education
Ridgefield Park Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.

References

External links

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School Data for the Ridgefield Park Public Schools

{{Bergen County, New Jersey School Districts Ridgefield Park, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group DE School districts in Bergen County, New Jersey