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The Westfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community
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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through
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from Westfield, in Union County,
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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 6,304 students and 500.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.District information for Westfield Public School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in
District Factor Group {{refimprove, date=February 2013 Membership in a District Factor Group (DFG) is an indicator of the socioeconomic status of citizens in school districts of New Jersey. DFGs were first developed by the New Jersey Department of Education in 1975 for ...
"I", the second-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

Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School The Westfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the ...
was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the
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, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004-05 school year. Washington Elementary School was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools. For the 1994-95 school year, Westfield High School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.


Schools

The district has a central kindergarten, six neighborhood elementary schools (grades 1-5), two middle schools (grades 6-8) divided by a "North Side / South Side" boundary, and one high school (grades 9-12). The schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Early childhood *Lincoln Early Childhood Center (with 310 students; in grades PreK-K) **Audrey Zavetz, Principal ;Elementary schools *Franklin Elementary School (580; 1-5 - North) **Eileen Cambria, Principal *Jefferson Elementary School (442; 1-5 - South) **Susie Hung, Principal *McKinley Elementary School (341; 1-5 - South) **Marc Biunno, Principal *Tamaques Elementary School (401; 1-5 - South) **David Duelks, Principal *Washington Elementary School (309; 1-5 - North) **Andrew Perry, Principal *Wilson Elementary School (355; 1-5 - North) **Crystal Marsh, Principal ;Intermediate schools *Roosevelt Intermediate School (777; 6-8 - North) **Brian Gechtman, Principal *Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate School (844; 6-8 - South) **Matt Bolton, Principal ;High school *
Westfield High School Westfield High School may refer to: * The Westfield School, Perry, Georgia * Westfield High School (Westfield, Indiana) * Westfield High School (Massachusetts), Westfield, Massachusetts * Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield, Massachusetts * West ...
(1,865; 9-12) **Mary Asfendis, Principal Public school students are also eligible to apply to attend the Union County Vocational Technical Schools, which include
Union County Magnet High School The Union County Magnet High School (UCMHS) is a magnet public high school located in Scotch Plains on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus, serving the vocational and technical educational needs of students in ninth through t ...
, Union County Academy for Information Technology,
Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences The Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences (UCAAHS) is a full-time Vocational public high school, located in Scotch Plains, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. This school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from ...
, Union County Vocational Technical High School and Union County Academy for Performing Arts.


Press

Westfield High School publishes a weekly student newspaper during the school year called '' Hi's Eye''. Established in 1935, the paper publishes 33 issues per year with a monthly Arts and Entertainment insert called ''Iris''. The ''Hi's Eye'' is unique among many student run newspapers in that it is weekly and completely self-funded. The motto for the ''Hi's Eye'' is "For the students, by the students, since 1935." The middle schools and elementary schools also publish a brief newspaper written by their students, for their students. Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School publishes an issue of ''The Rough Rider'' 12 times a year. Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate School publishes ''The Edison Insider'' a few times a year. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School publishes an issue of ''The Wilson World'' twice a year.


Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Raymond A. González, Superintendent *Dana Sullivan, Business Administrator / Board Secretary


Board of education

The district's board of education, 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 day-to-day operation of the district.Board of Education
Westfield Public Schools. Accessed June 19, 2020.


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School Data for the Westfield Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics {{Union County, New Jersey School Districts Westfield, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group DE School districts in Union County, New Jersey