Somers Point Public Schools

Somers Point Public Schools
Superintendent:		Gerald Toscano
Business Administrator:		Suzanne Keller
Address:		121 W. New York Avenue Somers Point, NJ 08244
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		3
Enrollment:		1,144 (as of 2008-09)
Faculty (in FTEs):		100.3
Student–teacher ratio:		11.4
District Factor Group:		CD
Web site:		http://www.somerspoint.schoolfusion.us/
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,639	28	$12,420	-6.3%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,245	30	7,588	-4.5%
6	Support Services	1,728	41	1,771	-2.4%
8	Administrative Cost	1,225	15	1,411	-13.2%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,233	18	1,462	-15.7%
13	Extracurricular Activities	107	59	97	10.3%
16	Median Teacher Salary	49,000	8	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide. *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Somers Point Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-school through eighth grade from Somers Point, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,144 students and 100.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Mainland Regional High School, and which serves students from Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point.

The district is noted for its diverse population that excels not only academically but also in school-related activities including sports, the arts, and service organizations. The district has been fortunate to have an active Education Foundation that has funded technology programs, mini-grants and the annual Stokes Trip, investing approximately $250,000 to our schools over the past ten years.

Schools

The Somers Point School District consists of three schools. The Jordan Road School, constructed in 1966 with an addition in 1991, is a Kindergarten through 8th grade building which houses approximately 725 students. Dawes Avenue School was recently constructed in 1998 and sits on the other side of town and houses Kindergarten through 6th grade, approximately 425 students. The third school is the New York Avenue School, constructed in 1914 with an addition in 1922 and refurbished in 2005. The New York Avenue School houses our three pre-Kindergarten handicapped classes, which are half-day sessions, with approximately 70 students. The school also houses the Central Office, Business Office, Child Study Team Office and the Community Education Recreation Office.

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Preschool

• New York Avenue School with 73 students in pre-school

Elementary School

• Dawes Avenue School with 377 students in grades K-6
  • Doreen Lee - Principal

Middle School

• Jordan Road Middle School with 694 students in Pre-K through 8th grade
  • Susan Dugan - Principal
  • Eileen Ward - Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Jeffrey Miller, Interim Superintendent
• Suzanne Keller, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Somers Point Public Schools
• Somers Point Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Somers Point Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics