Ringwood Public School District Explained

Ringwood Public School District
Superintendent:	Nicholas Bernice
Businessadmin:	Eulalia Gillis (interim)
Address:	121 Carletondale Road
City:	Ringwood
County:	Passaic County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07456
Coordinates:	41.1165°N -74.2588°W
Grades:	K-8
Schools:	4
Enrollment:	1,045 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:	103.9 FTEs
Ratio:	10.1:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	GH

The Ringwood Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Ringwood in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,045 students and 103.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.^[2]

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.^[3]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque.^[4] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 924 students and 81.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:^{[7] [8] [9]}

Elementary schools

• Peter Cooper Elementary School^[10] with 228 students in grades K-3 (built in 1963)
  • Timothy Johnson, principal
• Robert Erskine Elementary School^[11] with 185 students in grades K-3 (built in 1960)
  • Gregg Festa, principal
• Eleanor G. Hewitt Intermediate School^[12] with 246 students in grades 4-5 (built in 1937 with an annex built in 1952 and trailers added in 1959)
  • Kevin Brentnall, principal

Middle school

• Martin J. Ryerson Middle School^[13] with 389 students in grades 6-8 (built in 1970)
  • David Waxman, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[14] [15]}

• Nicholas Bernice, superintendent of Schools^[16]
• Eulalia Gillis, interim business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is composed of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.^{[17] [18] [19]}

External links

• Ringwood Public Schools
  • School Data for the Ringwood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Lakeland Regional High School

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=826c5b8cb77040eb95e7770314455af2 Ringwood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413860&DistrictID=3413860 District information for Ringwood School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/31/2510/000.html Lakeland Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408190&ID=340819004818 School data for Lakeland Regional High School
6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413860 School Data for the Ringwood Public School District
7. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7868/638412764984270000#page=38 2023–24 Public School Directory
8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/31/4400 School Performance Reports for the Ringwood Public School District
9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4400 New Jersey School Directory for the Ringwood Public School District
10. https://www.njrps.org/page/principals-message-cooper Peter Cooper Elementary School
11. https://www.njrps.org/page/principals-message-erskine Robert Erskine Elementary School
12. https://www.njrps.org/page/principals-message-hewitt Eleanor G. Hewitt Intermediate School
13. https://www.njrps.org/page/principals-message-ryerson Martin J. Ryerson Middle School
14. https://www.njrps.org/staff?filter_ids=49040 District Staff
15. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/passaic New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County
16. https://www.njrps.org/page/superintendent-page Superintendent
17. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
18. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/4400.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Ringwood Public School District
19. https://www.njrps.org/page/board-members-copy-page Board of Education Members