West Paterson School District

Infobox School District
name = West Paterson School District
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grades = K - 8
superintendent = Scott E. Rixford
students = 949 (as of 2005-06)
teachers = 74.4 (on an FTE basis)
location = 853 McBride Avenue
West Paterson, NJ 07424
contact number = 973-278-5535
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website = [http://www.wmtps.org District web site] The West Paterson School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of West Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 949 students and 74.4 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417640&DistrictID=3417640 District information for the West Paterson School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 27, 2008.]

For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School. The high school serves students from Little Falls, Totowa and West Paterson. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township. [ [http://www.pvhs.k12.nj.us/districtinfo.asp District Information] , Passaic Valley High School. Accessed June 20, 2007. "The regional district which is served by Passaic Valley High School is comprised of the communities of Little Falls, Totowa Borough and West Paterson."]

chools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417640 Educational statistics for the West Paterson School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 20, 2007.] ) are:

;Elementary schools (K-4)
* [http://www.wpschools.org/bg/index.html Beatrice Gilmore School] - 232 students
**Margaret Odoksta - Principal
* [http://www.wpschools.org/co/index.html Charles Olbon School] - 321 students
**Linda Dewey - Principal;Middle School
* [http://www.wpschools.org/mem/index.html Memorial School] - 396 students in grades 5-8
**Charles Silverstein - Principal

Administration

Members of the district's administration are: [ [http://www.wpschools.org/boe/staff.html Faculty & Staff] , West Paterson School District. Accessed August 27, 2008.]
*Scott E. Rixford - Superintendent of Schools
*Thomas DiFluri - Board Secretary / Business Administrator

References

External links

* [http://www.wpschools.org/ West Paterson School District]
*NJReportCard|31|5690|0|West Paterson School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417640 Data for the West Paterson School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.pvhs.k12.nj.us Passaic Valley Regional High School]