Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)

The Ridgefield School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough of Ridgefield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Ridgefield School District
Address
555 Chestnut Street Ridgefield, NJ 07657 United States
Coordinates	40.830634°N 73.998497°W / 40.830634; -73.998497
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. Rory McCourt
Business administrator	Julyana Ortiz
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,480 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	158.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $20,501 40 $18,891 8.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 17,491 43 14,783 18.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 11,199 47 8,763 27.8% 6 Support Services 2,823 41 2,392 18.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,473 9 1,485 −0.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,548 23 1,783 −13.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 385 17 268 43.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 66,664 41 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,480 students and 158.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fourth-lowest 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.[4]

The district offers a wide variety of opportunities for students of all abilities to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, including a special education magnet school. Since the early 1990s, the District has served special needs youngsters from Ridgefield and from other districts in a state-recognized program, using learning centers at all four schools.

Ridgefield's Academic Decathlon team consistently places among regional and state competitions. The district's schools offer a full range of athletics at all levels.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary schools

• Shaler Academy and Bergen Boulevard School[8] with 191 students in grades PreK/K and 196 students in grades 1-2
  • Dr. Tamika S. DePass, Principal
• Slocum-Skewes School[9] with 771 students in grades 3-8
  • Timothy Yang, Principal

High school

• Ridgefield Memorial High School[10] with 514 students in grades 9-12
  • Janet Seabold, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

• Dr. Rory McCourt, Superintendent of Schools[13]
• Julyana Ortiz, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[11][15][16]

References

1. District information for Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Ridgefield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 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 twelve in the Ridgefield School District. Composition: The Ridgefield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Ridgefield."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
5. School Data for the Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
6. School Directory, Ridgefield Public Schools. Accessed June 12, 2020.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Ridgefield School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
8. Shaler Academy and Bergen Boulevard School, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 2020.
9. Slocum-Skewes School, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 2020.
10. Ridgefield Memorial High School, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 2020.
11. Board of Education Members, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. Superintendent of Schools, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 2020.
14. Business Office, Ridgefield School District. Accessed June 12, 2020.
15. 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.
16. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Ridgefield School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "The Ridgefield 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 is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."

External links

• Ridgefield School District
• Ridgefield School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education Statistics