West Orange Public Schools

This article is about the school district in New Jersey. For the school district in Texas, see West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District.
West Orange Public Schools
179 Eagle Rock Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
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)[1]
Faculty 573.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.84:1
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website www.woboe.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,31789$18,89118.1%
1Budgetary Cost16,1888214,7839.5%
2Classroom Instruction10,664968,76321.7%
6Support Services2,011342,392-15.9%
8Administrative Cost1,583721,4856.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,605491,783-10.0%
13Extracurricular Activities26056268-3.0%
16Median Teacher Salary82,62310064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

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.[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.[3]

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.

Awards, recognition and rankings

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,[4] the highest award an American school can receive.[5][6]

NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[7]

Schools

Washington

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Elementary schools
Middle schools
Edison Central Six School
High School

Defunct school facilities

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[23][24]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for West Orange School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed April 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ "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."
  6. ↑ "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."
  7. ↑ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  8. ↑ School Data for the West Orange Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ School Map for West Orange Public Schools, CommunityWalk. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the West Orange Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ Gregory Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ Hazel Avenue Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ Kelly Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed May 20, 2016.
  14. ↑ Pearlman Robert Z. "Kelly Elementary: Astronaut Twins Honored with Grade School Renaming", Space.com, May 19, 2016. Accessed May 20, 2016. "Mark and Scott Kelly, who 44 years ago transferred into the second grade at Pleasantdale Elementary, returned to West Orange, New Jersey for the renaming of their alma mater. Kelly Elementary School was dedicated to the two hometown heroes during an outdoor ceremony held on the front lawn the school with city and school leaders, students and teachers."
  15. ↑ Mount Pleasant Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ Redwood Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  17. ↑ St. Cloud Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  18. ↑ Washington Elementary School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  19. ↑ Thomas A. Edison Central Six School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  20. ↑ Liberty Middle School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  21. ↑ Roosevelt Middle School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  22. ↑ West Orange High School, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  23. ↑ Central Office Administration, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  24. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2014.

Coordinates: 40°47′39″N 74°14′04″W / 40.794148°N 74.234557°W / 40.794148; -74.234557

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