Bloomfield Public Schools (New Jersey)
| Bloomfield Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Jason Bing | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Michael Derderian | ||||
| Address: | 155 Broad Street Bloomfield, NJ 07003 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 11 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 5,965 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 469 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.72 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.bloomfield.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $10,443 | 5 | $13,632 | -23.4% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,041 | 2 | 8,035 | -24.8% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,727 | 35 | 2,166 | -20.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,181 | 19 | 1,379 | -14.4% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,171 | 11 | 1,674 | -30.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 166 | 16 | 258 | -35.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 52,500 | 19 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Bloomfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bloomfield, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 5,965 students and 469 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.72.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.[3]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 2007-08 school year, Oak View Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[4][5], the highest award an American school can receive.[6][7]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-6)
- Berkeley Elementary School (407 students)
- Brookdale Elementary School (288)
- Carteret Elementary School (423)
- Demarest Elementary School (488)
- Fairview Elementary School (492)
- Franklin Elementary School (344)
- Oak View Elementary School (335)
- Watsessing Elementary School (329)
- Middle School (7&8)
- Bloomfield Middle School (864)
- High School (9-12)
- Bloomfield High School for grades 9-12 (1,887)
- Other School
- Forest Glen School provides individualized programs and services to special needs students in grades 7-12 (34)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Bloomfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Addison, Kasi; and Juri, Carmen. "Three Essex schools capture blue ribbon", The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Principals in three Essex County schools found out last week their buildings joined an exclusive club of exemplary schools when the U.S. Department of Education named the nation's latest batch of No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools.... The three Essex County schools are Oakview School in Bloomfield, Millburn High School and Harriet Tubman School in Newark."
- ^ No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2007 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed October 15, 2007.
- ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Data for the Bloomfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ^ Essex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Office of the Superintendent, Bloomfield School District. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ^ Administration, Bloomfield School District. Accessed October 4, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Bloomfield Public Schools
- Bloomfield Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Bloomfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°47′57″N 74°11′48″W / 40.799133°N 74.196779°W
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