Washington Township Public School District
| Washington Township Public School District | |
|---|---|
| 206 East Holly Avenue Sewell, NJ 08080 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Joseph N. Bollendorf |
| Business administrator | Margaret F. Meehan |
| Schools | 11 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 7,636 (as of 2013-14) |
| Faculty | 675.4 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 11.3:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | FG |
| Website | http://www.wtps.org |
The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 7,636 students and 675.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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 the 2005-06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its “Creating Proficient Readers and Writers” Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.
For the 2004-05 school year, both Birches Elementary School and Whitman Elementary School were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest state honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:
Coordinates: 39°44′40″N 75°06′32″W / 39.74457°N 75.108991°W
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