Linwood Public Schools

Linwood Public Schools
Belhaven Avenue School
Linwood, NJ 08221
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Dr. Marianne W. Gaffney
Business administrator Teri J. Weeks
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 863 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Faculty 80.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 10.8:1
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website http://www.linwoodschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,08958$18,891-4.2%
1Budgetary Cost15,6487014,15910.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,227648,6596.6%
6Support Services2,493632,16715.0%
8Administrative Cost1,804721,54716.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,956741,61221.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1697710462.5%
16Median Teacher Salary61,4754561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Linwood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Linwood, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 863 students and 80.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[1]

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 the Mainland Regional High School, which also serves students from Northfield and Somers Point.[4] The high school is located in Linwood. For the 1997-98 school year, Mainland Regional High School was recognized by the United States Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School.[5]

Awards and recognition

During the 2008-09 school year, Seaview Elementary School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[6] the highest award an American school can receive.[7][8]

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11]

Elementary school
Middle school

Belhaven Middle School[13] (grades 5-8, 419 students)

Activities

Belhaven hosts a series of events throughout the year, including the best-known Pep Rally, the People's Choice Awards, and well-attended Blue and Gold Game. In the Pep Rally, every grade level puts on an act, and kids and teachers are presented awards for their outstanding achievement. In the People's Choice Awards, students get picked from their grade level teachers based on their achievements. In the Blue and Gold Game, the Blue (newer) teachers play basketball against the Gold (older) teachers, with each side including some eighth graders.

Administration

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

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Linwood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mainland Regional High School 2015 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Mainland is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,351 students serving the communities of Somers Point, Northfield and Linwood. Mainland is recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education."
  5. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2008.
  7. ↑ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  8. ↑ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  9. ↑ Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006, American Music Conference. Accessed December 12, 2006.
  10. ↑ School Data for the Linwood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Linwood Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ Seaview Elementary School, Linwood Public Schools. Accessed November 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ Belhaven Middle School, Linwood Public Schools. Accessed November 28, 2014.
  14. ↑ Administration, Linwood Public Schools. Accessed November 29, 2015.
  15. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2014.

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Coordinates: 39°20′50″N 74°34′30″W / 39.3472°N 74.574999°W / 39.3472; -74.574999

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