Hackensack Public Schools
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Grades | pre-K to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Matt Reynolds (Acting) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Louise B. Davis (Interim) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 5,166 (as of 2011-12)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 391.0 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 13.21:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hackensack Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the City of Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 5,166 students and 391.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.21:1.[1]
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.[3]
The district's high school serves students from South Hackensack, Rochelle Park and Maywood as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts.[4]
Awards and recognition
Hackensack High School (HHS) was named one of America's best high schools by Newsweek magazine in its 2013 rankings.[5] Ranked among the top six percent of high schools in the country, HHS was recognized based on various criteria including Advanced Placement (AP) programs, the four-year, on-time graduation rate and number of graduates accepted into a two- or four-year college program.
Jackson Avenue Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[6]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]
- Elementary schools (PreK-4)
- Fairmount Elementary School[10] (633 students)
- Rhonda Ashton-Loeb, Principal
- Fanny Meyer Hillers School[11] (549)
- Joy Dorsey Whitting, Principal
- Jackson Avenue School[12] (451)
- Andrea Oates-Parchment, Principal
- Nellie K. Parker School[13] (501)
- Lillian Whitaker, Principal
- Middle school
- Hackensack Middle School[14] serves grades 5-8 (1,292)
- Corey Jones, Principal
- High school
- Hackensack High School[15] serves students in grades 9-12 (1,740)
- James Montesano, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]
- Joseph Cicchelli, Acting Superintendent
- Louise B. Davis, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b District information for Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 12, 2014.
- ^ Alvarado, Monsy. "Maywood to study sending high schoolers to Paramus over Hackensack", The Record (Bergen County), January 14, 2011. Accessed April 29, 2013. "Besides 250 students from Maywood, Hackensack High School also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack."
- ^ Staff. "2013 America's Best High Schools", Newsweek, May 6, 2013. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ School Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Schools, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Hackensack Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Fairmount Elementary School, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Fanny Meyer Hillers School, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Jackson Avenue School, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Nellie K. Parker School, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Hackensack Middle School, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Hackensack High School, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ Board of Education, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed August 18, 2014.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 18, 2014.