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The Glen Ridge Public Schools is a comprehensive public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,842 students and 157.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[2]

The district is 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.[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5]

  • Central School[6] with 93 students in grades PreK-2
    • Keisha Harris, principal
  • Forest Avenue School[7] with 176 students in grades PreK-2
    • Matthew J. Murphy, principal
  • Linden Avenue School[8] with 166 students in grades PreK-2
    • Joseph A. Caravela, principal
  • Ridgewood Avenue School[9] with 536 students in grades 3-6
    • Michael Donovan, principal
  • Glen Ridge High School[10] with 852 students in grades 7–12. The high school gained national attention as the school of the athletes involved in the Glen Ridge Rape.
    • John Lawlor, principal

Administration

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

  • Dirk Phillips, superintendent[13]
  • Barbara Murphy, business administrator and board secretary[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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 2013) 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.[11][15][16]

References

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External links

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  1. Glen Ridge Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Glen Ridge Public Schools. Accessed September 3, 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 Glen Ridge School District. Composition: The Glen Ridge School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Glen Ridge."
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  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 5, 2014.
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  5. New Jersey School Directory for the Glen Ridge Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  12. New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  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 Borough of Glen Ridge School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of 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."