Margate City Schools Explained
The Margate City Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Margate City, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Longport Borough, a non-operating school district, jointly attend the district's schools.[1] [2] [3]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 351 students and 48.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1.[4]
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 through twelfth grades, public school students from Margate attend Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, which also serves students from Brigantine and Ventnor City who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[6] [7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,796 students and 153.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[8]
Awards and recognition
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.[9]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11] [12] [13] [14]
- Elementary school
- William H. Ross III Elementary School[15] 169 students in grades K-4
- Audrey Becker, principal[16]
- Middle school
- Eugene A. Tighe Middle School[17] with 181 students in grades 5-8
- Ryan Gaskill, principal[18]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[19]
- Thomas Baruffi, superintendent of schools
- Jennifer Germana, board secretary and school business administrator
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 I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor with three seats up for reappointment each year. 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.[20] [21] [22]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.margateschools.org/about.html About Margate and the School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/news/2009/0701nonops.htm 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated
- D'Amico, Diane. "State rules Longport students can attend Ocean City High School", The Press of Atlantic City, June 11, 2014. Accessed May 8, 2020. "Longport operates no schools. Students in grades K-8 attend school in Margate and that relationship will continue."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409690&DistrictID=3409690 District information for Margate City 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/1516/01/0110/000.html Atlantic City Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- Rotondo, Christie. "Shore towns may pay less as Atlantic City schools slash budgets", The Press of Atlantic City, June 14, 2015. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Over the years, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport have criticized the high cost of tuition to send their students to Atlantic City High School."
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400960&ID=340096000010 School data for Atlantic City High School
- http://www.nj.gov/education/news/2017/0928brs.htm "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education"
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409690 School Data for the Margate City Schools
- https://www.margateschools.org/domain/11 About Us
- https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory23-24.pdf#page=46 Public School Directory 2023–2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/3020 School Performance Reports for the Margate City Schools
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3020 New Jersey School Directory for the Margate City Schools
- https://www.margateschools.org/Domain/60 William H. Ross III Elementary School
- https://www.margateschools.org/domain/62 Principal
- https://www.margateschools.org/Domain/100 Eugene A. Tighe Middle School
- https://www.margateschools.org/domain/102 Principal
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/atlantic New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County
- 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/23/3020.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Margate City School District
- https://go.boarddocs.com/nj/margatecity/Board.nsf/Public# Margate City Board of Education District Policy 9112
