Grades 9-12 Enrollment 2,600 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group I Schools 2 | Business administrator Joanette Femia Student-teacher ratio 11.60:1 Number of students 2,600 Faculty 224.2 | |
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Superintendent Lawrence V. Hughes (interim) | ||
The Northern Valley Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public high school district composed of two public high schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan, suburban communities in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Rockleigh attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
Contents
- Map of Northern Valley Regional High School District NJ USA
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Extracurricular activities
- Radio station
- Schools
- Administration
- References
Map of Northern Valley Regional High School District, NJ, USA
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 2,600 students and 224.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.60:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.
The District's Board of Education consists of nine members. Two members are from Closter and Norwood, and one member each from Demarest, Haworth, Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan.
The communities in the district, made up of upper-middle income families, consistently support the school budget, which provides for varied, in-depth college preparatory and career-oriented curricula. Courses range from the remedial to Advanced Placement.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The district's high schools at Demarest and Old Tappan were respectively the 42nd and 55th-ranked public high schools in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools.
Extracurricular activities
The school faculty support and encourage student participation in the variety of sports, social and academic club activities. In each school, there are over 23 sports, which include participation at the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity level (46 teams) in the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League, as well as 60 co-curricular activities.
Radio station
The Northern Valley Regional High School district has its own internet radio station, WNVW. The radio station can be accessed through the school's main website, and plays a variety of music in addition to sports, news, and occasional school announcements.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Both schools in the district are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: