New Providence School District
| New Providence School District | |
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| 356 Elkwood Avenue New Providence, NJ 07974 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. David M. Miceli |
| Business administrator | James E. Testa |
| Schools | 4 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 2,265 (as of 2012-13) |
| Faculty | 171.3 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 13.22:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | I |
| Website | http://www.npsd.k12.nj.us |
The New Providence School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in New Providence in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Students from the unincorporated community of Murray Hill within the borough attend the New Providence school facilities.
As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,265 students and 171.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.22:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.
During the 2007-08 school year, New Providence Middle School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.
The district's high school was the top-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 5th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.
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