Edgewater Park School District Explained
The Edgewater Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in grades from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Edgewater Park, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 904 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[2]
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.[3]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Burlington City High School in Burlington, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the City of Burlington Public School District, in which Edgewater Park students account for nearly 40% of the high school's enrollment.[4] [5] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 760 students and 71.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[6]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
- Elementary school
- Mildred Magowan Elementary School[13] with 479 students in grades PreK-4
- Shelby Larison, principal[14]
- Middle school
- Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School[15] with 406 students in grades 5-8
- Ronald Trampe, principal[16]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[17] [18]
- Roy A. Rakszawski, superintendent[19]
- Nancy Lane, business administrator and board secretary[20]
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 2012) 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.[21] [22] [23]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=8132fa716a184b53a9ac274efa9b15d3 Edgewater Park Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404470&DistrictID=3404470 District information for Edgewater Park Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/0600/020.html Burlington City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/1280/000.html Edgewater Park Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402430&ID=340243000966 School data for Burlington City High School
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404470 School Data for the Edgewater Park School District
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/schools Schools
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/about About
- https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/18358/Public-Schools-Directory-2023-24#page=28 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/1280 School Performance Reports for the Edgewater Park Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1280 New Jersey School Directory for the Edgewater Park School District
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/mildred-magowan-elementary-school Mildred Magowan Elementary School
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/magowan-contact Magowan Elementary School Contacts
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/samuel-m-ridgway-middle-school Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/ridgway-contacts Ridgway Middle School Contacts
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/contact Contact Info
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/burlington New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/superintendent-of-schools Superintendent of Schools
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/business-board-of-education Business Office
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/22/1280.pdf#page=40 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Edgewater Park Township School District
- https://www.edgewaterparksd.org/board-of-education-members Board of Education Members
