Irvington Public Schools is a public school district serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Irvington, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 12 schools had an enrollment of 7,046 students and 564.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 12.49:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.
Schools
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Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Preschool
- Augusta Preschool Academy (PreK; 335 students)
- Rose Gordon, Principal
- Elementary schools
- Berkeley Terrace School (Kâ€"5; 406)
- Stacey Love, Principal
- Chancellor Avenue School (PreKâ€"5; 450)
- Dr. Winston D. Jackson, Principal
- Florence Avenue School (Kâ€"5; 644)
- Sean Evans, Principal
- Grove Street School (PreKâ€"5; 363)
- Dr. Deniese Cooper, Principal
- Madison Avenue School (Kâ€"5; 299)
- Alexis Osterhoudt, Principal
- Thurgood G. Marshall School (PreKâ€"5; 455)
- Wanda Warren, Principal
- Mount Vernon Avenue School (PreKâ€"5; 532)
- Nicole Gilmore, Principal
- University Elementary School (Kâ€"5; 565)
- Sandra Y. Boone-Gibbs, Principal
- Middle schools
- Union Avenue Middle School (6â€"8; 767)
- Muller Pierre, Principal
- University Middle School (6â€"8; 752)
- Andrea Tucker, Principal
- High school
- Irvington High School (9â€"12; 1,461)
- Mary H. Michailidis, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Dr. Neely Hackett, Superintendent
- Dr. April Magee, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
- Reginald Lamptey, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Irvington Public Schools
- Irvington Public Schools's 2015â€"16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Irvington Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
