The Wood-Ridge School District is a comprehensive community

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serving students in

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through

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from Wood-Ridge in

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,282 students and 98.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.1:1.District information for Wood-Ridge School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. 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. For

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s, students from Moonachie attend Wood-Ridge High School, as part of a

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with the

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary school *Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School with 400 students in Pre-K through 3rd grade **Lara Schmitt, Principal ;Middle school *Wood-Ridge Intermediate School with 249 students in grades 4–6 **Keith Lisa, Principal ;High school *Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School with 583 students in grades 7–12 **Benjamin Suro, Principal **Marc Sinclair, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director **Silvia Raguseo-Ruiz, Assistant Principal/Director of Secondary Curriculum

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Anthony Albro, Superintendent of Schools *Jenine Murray, Business Administrator / Board Secretary *Paula Hill, Director of Special Services

Board of education

The district's

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, with 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 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Wood-Ridge School District''

, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 20, 2020. "The Wood-Ridge Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of five elected officials from the Borough of Wood-Ridge and one representative from the Borough of Moonachie. The Board is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent of schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." A sixth trustee is appointed by the Moonachie School District to represent its interests on the Wood-Ridge board.Board Profile
Wood-Ridge Public School District. Accessed June 20, 2020.

References

External links

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School Data for the Wood-Ridge School District

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