Stratford School District

The Stratford School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Stratford in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Laurel Springs attend the district's schools for grades 7 and 8 as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3] Students from Hi-Nella attend the district for PreK-8 as part of a sending/receiving relationship, under a five-year transition that started in 2012-13, bringing in an additional 100 students to the district.[4]

Stratford School District
Address
111 Warwick Road Stratford, NJ 08084 United States
Coordinates	39.830521°N 75.013857°W / 39.830521; -75.013857
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Thomas Attanasi
Business administrator	Debra Trasatti
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	862 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	69.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.stratford.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,324 25 $18,891 −13.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,855 22 14,159 −9.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,697 20 8,659 −11.1% 6 Support Services 1,831 23 2,167 −15.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,641 50 1,547 6.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,443 35 1,612 −10.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 124 69 104 19.2% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,417 20 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 862 students and 69.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[1]

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.[5]

For ninth grade through twelfth grade, public school students attend Sterling High School, a regional high school district that also serves students from Magnolia and Somerdale, along with the sending districts of Hi-Nella and Laurel Springs.[6][7] The high school is located in Somerdale. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 958 students and 69.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[8]

Awards and recognition

Samuel S. Yellin School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11]

Elementary school

• Parkview Elementary School[12] with 367 students in pre-kindergarten through third grade
  • Michele Taylor, Principal
  • Brian Blumenstein, Vice Prinicpal

Middle school

• Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School[13] with 487 students in grades 4 - 8
  • David L. Ricci, Principal
  • Brian Blumenstein, Vice Prinicpal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

• Thomas Attanasi, Superintendent[16]
• Debra Trasatti, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[17]

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.[18][19] The board includes additional trustees from the sending districts, with one from Hi-Nella and one from Laurel Springs.[20]

References

1. District information for Stratford 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. Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2017. "The Yellin School houses approximately 515 students that are comprised of five grade levels ranging from 4th Grade to 8th Grade. The nearby Laurel Springs School District is a sending district starting in 7th Grade."
4. Borough of Stratford School District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 5, 2017. "The addition of Hi-Nella students through a five-year phase-in send/receive agreement that began with the 2012-13 school year will increase total enrollment, at the end of the five years, by 100 students.... In addition, the School District provides educational services for students received on a tuition basis in grades 7 and 8 from the Laurel Springs School District and in grades Pre-K through 8 from the Hi-Nella School District."
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 17, 2014.
6. Sterling High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Sterling High School District is a regional district serving Hi Nella, Laurel Springs, Magnolia, Somerdale and Stratford. Sterling is a suburban residential community, approximately 7 miles southeast of Camden, NJ and part of the Philadelphia, PA metropolitan area."
7. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011, Sterling High School District. Accessed December 8, 2014. "The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for resident students in grades 9 through 12 that reside in the Borough's of Magnolia, Somerdale and Stratford. In addition, the School District provides educational services for students in grades 9 through 12 received, on a tuition basis, from the Laurel Springs School District and the Hi-Nella School District."
8. School data for Sterling High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
10. School Data for the Stratford School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the Stratford School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
12. Parkview Elementary School, Stratford School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
13. Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School, Stratford School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
14. District Administration, Stratford School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. Superintendent's Home Page, Stratford School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
17. Business Office, Stratford School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
18. 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.
19. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Stratford Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the “Board”). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades K through 8 at its two schools. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the Sterling High School District. In addition, the School District provides educational services for students received on a tuition basis in grades 7 and 8 from the Laurel Springs School District and in grades Pre-K through 8 from the Hi-Nella School District."
20. Board of Education Members, Stratford School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.

External links

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