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Business administrator
  
John Griffin

Website
  
www.waldwick.k12.nj.us

Total Spending
  
$19,050

Number of students
  
1,592 (2011–2012)

Faculty
  
136.9

Enrollment
  
1,592 (as of 2011-12)

Superintendent
  
Dr. Paul Casarico

District Factor Group
  
GH

1A
  
Total Spending

$19,050
  
32

Schools
  
4

Grades
  
pre-K to 12

Student-teacher ratio
  
11.63:1

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The Waldwick Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

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Map of Waldwick Borough, NJ, USA

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,592 students and 136.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.63:1.

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.

Awards and recognition

During the 2009–10 school year, Julia A. Traphagen School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. It was the only school in Bergen County that year out of ten schools honored statewide and the first Bergen County elementary school to receive the honor in six years.

Schools

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

Elementary schools
  • Crescent School (grades PreK-5; 345 students)
  • Jessica L. Malangone, Principal
  • Julia A. Traphagen School (K-5; 413)
  • Robert T. Sileo, Principal
  • Middle school
  • Waldwick Middle School (6-8; 379)
  • Michael J. Meyers, Principal
  • Michael Clancy, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director
  • High school
  • Waldwick High School (9-12; 455)
  • Kevin Carroll, Principal
  • Michael Clancy, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Dr. Paul Casarico, Superintendent
  • John Griffin, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Waldwick Public School District Wikipedia