The Woodcliff Lake Public Schools is a community publicschool district that serves students in
pre-kindergarten
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through
eighth grade
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Bergen County
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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 737 students and 77.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in District Factor Group "J", the-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.
For
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through twelfth grades, Woodcliff Lake public school students attend
Pascack Hills High School
Pascack Hills High School (PHHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two secondary schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in Bergen County, New ...
, along with those from Montvale. The school is part of the
Pascack Valley Regional High School District
The Pascack Valley Regional High School District is a regional public high school district encompassing students from four communities in the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through tw ...
Pascack Valley High School
Pascack Valley High School (PVHS) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school located in Hillsdale in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of two secondary schools in th ...
.District Information Woodcliff Lake Public Schools. Accessed June 20, 2020. "All school-age students are served through a variety of programs in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. High school aged students in the community attend the Pascack Hills High School. The nearly 900 students are housed in two buildings on one campus. Approximately 580 elementary students attend the Dorchester Elementary School and approximately 300 students, in grades 6 through 8, attend the Woodcliff Middle School." As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 842 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 12.0:1.
Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, Woodcliff Middle School was named a "Star School" by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Schools
The schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the
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) are:
;Elementary school
*Dorchester Elementary School with 464 students in grades Pre-K through 5
**Stefanie Marsich, Principal
;Middle school
*Woodcliff Middle School which had 265 students in grades 6-8
**Michael Andriulli, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Lauren Barbelet, Superintendent
*Matthew L. Lynaugh, 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 ...
, with 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 day-to-day operation of the district.Board of Education Woodcliff Lake Public Schools. Accessed June 20, 2020. "The District is governed by a seven-member school board that meets on a monthly basis to conduct the business of the District. Board seats last three years in length."
National Center for Education Statistics
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