The Norwood Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Norwood, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Norwood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Norwood Public School District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Norwood School District. Composition: The Norwood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Norwood."School Performance Reports for the Norwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for the Norwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 611 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.District information for Norwood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
The district had been 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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, together with students from Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan,About Us, Norwood Public School District. Accessed January 23, 2026. "The Norwood Public School District is a community public district that serves students in Pre-K through Eighth grade from Norwood in Bergen County, New Jersey.... Graduates of Norwood Public School attend Northern Valley Old Tappan High School in Old Tappan, New Jersey. They share that building with students from Old Tappan, Harrington Park and Northvale. along with students from Rockleigh who attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.Board of Education, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed January 23, 2026. "The Rockleigh Borough Board of Education is a five-member board with the members appointed by the mayor since 2005 Rockleigh Borough is a 'sending district' in that there is no public school within the Borough. The Borough of Northvale is the 'receiving district' for elementary and high school public school children who reside in Rockleigh." The school is one of the two schools of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the neighboring communities of Closter, Demarest and Haworth at the Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 12, 2017. "Located in the upper North Eastern corner of the state, Northern Valley Regional is comprised of two high schools, Northern Valley at Demarest and Northern Valley at Old Tappan.... Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed January 23, 2026. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey." As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,086 students and 106.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026. The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.Region III Overview, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed January 23, 2026. "Responding to this the Bergen County Superintendents Council almost 25 years ago, divided and reorganized the county into seven regions for special education. Bergen County Region III is comprised of nine participating districts: Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northern Valley Regional High School District, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
Schools Norwood Public School served 583 students in grades PreK–8 as of the 2024–25 school year.School Data for the Norwood Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026. Kathleen DeRosa, principal for grades PreK–4Principal for Grades PreK-4, Norwood Public School District. Accessed January 23, 2026. Steven G. Pellegrino, principal for grades 5–8Principal for Grades 5-8, Norwood Public School District. Accessed January 23, 2026.
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Timothy Gouraige, superintendentSuperintendent, Norwood Public School District. Accessed January 23, 2026 Michael Jordan, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness Office, Norwood Public School District. Accessed January 23, 2026.
Board of education The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Norwood School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed January 23, 2026. "The Norwood School District consists of a single elementary school (K-8), with operational oversight from a seven member elected Board of Education. We, along with six other Northern Valley towns, send our students to the Northern Valley Regional High School whose programs and activities are coordinated by a central curriculum office.... The Norwood Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.Board of Education, Norwood Public School District. Accessed January 23, 2026. "The Board is comprised of 7 elected members, unpaid volunteers from the community of Norwood.... At the annual spring election, voters choose members of the seven members, in staggered three year terms as well as cast ballots for the amout of money that must be raised through local taxation to support the proposed school budget for the coming school year."
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External links Norwood Public School District
School Data for the Norwood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics Northern Valley Regional High School District