West Orange Public Schools
School district in Essex County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The West Orange Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
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179 Eagle Rock Avenue
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07052United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.794148°N 74.234557°W / 40.794148; -74.234557 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Hayden Moore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Tonya Flowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 6,718 (as of 2019–20)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 632.5 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 10.6:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising 12 schools, had an enrollment of 6,718 students and 632.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[4]
Since opening its first school in 1895, the district has expanded to include seven elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.[5] In the 1990s, the district was ranked among the top 1% of schools in the nation by The Washington Post.[citation needed]