The Bergenfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 1,371 students (in K-8, data for middle and high schools wasn't available) and 269.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis).
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary schools (K-5)
- Franklin Elementary School with 336 students
- Hoover Elementary School with 182 students
- Jefferson Elementary School with 234 students
- Lincoln Elementary School with 350 students
- Washington Elementary School with 269 students
- Middle school
Roy W. Brown Middle School for grades 6 - 8 (NA)
- High school
- Bergenfield High School grades 9-12 (NA)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Dr. Christopher Tully, Superintendent of Schools
- Dr. Mark Hayes, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of Education
The Bergenfield Board of Education consists of an elected five-member board, at large. Each term is three years. Members of the board are:
- Dr. Joseph Amara, President
- Eileen Ryder, Vice President
- Mark D'Esposito, Trustee
- Charles Ferrer, Trustee
- Ralph Messina, Trustee
References
External links
- Bergenfield Public Schools website
- Bergenfield Public Schools's 2015â€"16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics