The North Arlington School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Arlington in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.North Arlington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification , North Arlington School District. Accessed June 9, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the North Arlington School District. Composition: The North Arlington School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of North Arlington."
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 1,915 students and 144.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.District information for North Arlington School District , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2014.
In the 1970s and 1980s, declining enrollment led North Arlington to be one of the few school districts in the state that featured involuntary "combined classes" whereby classes at their Roosevelt School for grades 4 and 5 and for grades 6 and 7 were combined into a single classroom with a single teacher for each pair of grades.Mancino, Colleen. "For students in smallest district, combined classes are a way of life" , The Record, October 5, 1988. Accessed June 9, 2020. "The students in the seventh grade at Roosevelt School love their school. But they don'y like sharing a teacher and a classroom with the sixth grade.... Combined classes came out of dwindling enrollment and budgets that could not support individual classes with few students."
Awards and recognition In 2010, Roosevelt Elementary School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2016 , United States Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2017.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2020–21 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:School Performance Reports for the North Arlington School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the North Arlington School District , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Elementary schools Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School with 123 students in grades PreK-5 Alicia Giammanco, principal George Washington Elementary School with 325 students in grades PreK-5 Elaine Jaume, principal Thomas Jefferson Elementary School with 172 students in grades K-5 Marie Griggs, principal Susan B Anthony Elementary School with 248 students in grades PreK-5 Jennifer Rodriguez, principal Middle school Veterans Middle School with 464 students in grades 6-8 Nicole Campbell Russo, principal High school North Arlington High School with 548 students in grades 9-12 Patrick D. Bott, principal
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. Stephen M. Yurchak, superintendent Samantha Dembowski
Board of education The district's board of education, comprised of five 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 one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) 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.Board Members / Board of Education , North Arlington School District. Accessed May 1, 2024.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 North Arlington School District , New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2024. "The North Arlington School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The District is a Type II District located in the county of Bergen, State of New Jersey. As a Type II, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of five members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
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External links North Arlington School District
School Data for the North Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics