West Orange Public Schools
| West Orange Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| 179 Eagle Rock Avenue West Orange, NJ 07052 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | pre-K to 12 |
| Superintendent | Jeffrey Rutzky |
| Business administrator | John Calavano |
| Schools | 11 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 6,792 (as of 2011-12) |
| Faculty | 573.6 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 11.84:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | GH |
| Website | www |
The West Orange Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade in West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 6,792 students and 573.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.84:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.
The district currently consists of seven elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. In the 1990s, the district was ranked among the top 1% of schools in the nation by The Washington Post.
During the 2008-09 school year, Hazel Avenue School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
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