Wood-Ridge School District Explained

Wood-Ridge School District
Superintendent:	Anthony Albro
Businessadmin:	Jenine Murray
Address:	89 Hackensack Street
City:	Wood-Ridge
County:	Bergen County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07075
Country:	United States
Grades:	PreK-12
Schools:	3
Enrollment:	1,282 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty:	98.0 FTEs
Ratio:	13.1:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	FG

The Wood-Ridge School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,282 students and 98.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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, students from Moonachie attend Wood-Ridge High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Moonachie School District.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are:^{[8] [9]}

Elementary school

• Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School^[10] with 400 students in Pre-K through 3rd grade
  • Lara Schmitt, principal^[11]

Middle school

• Wood-Ridge Intermediate School^[12] with 249 students in grades 4–6
  • Keith Lisa, principal^[13]

High school

• Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School ^[14] with 583 students in grades 7–12
  • Benjamin Suro, principal^[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16]

• Anthony Albro, superintendent of schools^[17]
• Jenine Murray, business administrator and board secretary^[18]
• Paula Hill, director of special services^[19]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of five 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2014) 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.^{[20] [21]} A sixth trustee is appointed by the Moonachie School District to represent its interests on the Wood-Ridge board.^[22]

External links

• Wood-Ridge School District
  • School Data for the Wood-Ridge School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=0ac6f5fc67d24f2a95d266e402b48d6b Wood-Ridge Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418300&DistrictID=3418300 District information for Wood-Ridge 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. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3350/000.html Moonachie School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
5. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/cms/lib/NJ01001835/Centricity/Domain/10/SCHOOL%20PROFILE%202017-18.pdf Wood-Ridge Junior-Senior High School Profile 2017 -2018
6. Gavin, John A. "Council tells district to lower student estimates", The Record, May 18, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 2, 2014. Accessed November 24, 2017. "The Borough Council wants the one-school district to lower estimates of how many students will attend Wood-Ridge High School, its receiving school, and predictions about how many students will be placed in special education programs outside the district."
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418300 School Data for the Wood-Ridge School District
8. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5830 School Performance Reports for the Wood-Ridge Public School District
9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5830 New Jersey School Directory for the Wood-Ridge Public School District
10. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/Domain/8 Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School
11. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=223 Principal's Message
12. http://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/Domain/9 Wood-Ridge Intermediate School
13. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/domain/62 Principal's Message
14. http://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/Domain/10 Wood-Ridge Junior-Senior High School
15. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/domain/83 Administration
16. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
17. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/domain/117 Superintendent's Office
18. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/domain/118 Business Office
19. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/domain/83 Administration
20. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/5830.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Wood-Ridge School District
22. https://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/domain/416 Board Profile