Bergen County School Information

Bergen County School Reports

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Town Statistics Tenafly Closter Cresskill Demarest Alpine Englewood Engle. Cliffs Leonia Fort Lee Teaneck

Town Score 236 243 325 278 246 285 199 309 275 199

Educational Index High High High High High Abve Avg High High High High

$ Spending/Student $8,745 7152 9040 7231 17897 11017 11904 6751 8009 9768

Avg Teacher Sal.($) $44,528 48809 40832 32797 49318 43783 50400 29320 39548 73897

Student per Comp 4 to 6 4 to 6 4 to 6 10 to 14 7 to 9 20 to 29 4 to 6 4 to 6 7 to 9 7 to 9

Student Poulation

Ttl Town Enrollemnt 2556 1100 1200 700 155 2600 470 1700 3300 4791

Student per Teacher 10 12 8 10 7 9 9 9 10 15

Avg Class Size

1st Grade 21 21 18 22 n/a 20 20 22 25 23

8th Grade 21 18 19 20 n/a 15 15 25 25 25

High School 17 19 19 19 n/a 29 29 19 31 21

Senior Class

Avg Combined SAT 1210 1166 1106 1166 n/a 861 861 1027 1055 1015

% Attend College 96 94 88 94 n/a 30 n/a 80 90 75

Tenafly School System | Closter School System | Cresskill School System
Demarest School System | Gifted Kids Resources

Tenafly Schools

The district serves 3,680 students, with four primary schools, a middle school, and a high school, which was named by New Jersey Monthly in 1996 as the best in the state. Tenafly boasts a broad range of advanced placement and honors courses, including an interdepartmental humanities honors class which focuses on the historical and cultural development of Western civilization. More than 95% of graduates go on to higher education. Another noteworthy aspect of the school system is its music program, which runs from kindergarten through graduation. There is also a gifted and talented kids program called the Talent Bank, where volunteer boost classroom programs with their practical experience. The combined average SAT score for 2002-2003 is 1210.

TENAFLY HIGH 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

TENAFLY MIDDLE 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

J SPENCER SMITH 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

MALCOLM S MACKAY 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

RALPH S MAUGHAM 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

WALTER STILLMAN 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

Closter Schools

The Closter school system has some 900 students, spread among grades kindergarten through 8. Closter has a low ratio of teachers to students, about 1 to 15. Closter High School students attend Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which was ranked 19th among New Jersey Schools. 94% of the school's graduates go on to higher education. With computers and Internet access, the high school is one of the most technologically advanced in the country, receiving the Blue Ribbon honors in technology. The combined average SAT score for 2002-2003 is 1166.

N VALLEY REG H DEMAREST 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

TENAKILL M.S. 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

HILLSIDE 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT

Cresskill Schools

Cresskill prides itself on its schools. About 90 percent of the high school graduates go on to college. The system is very small, with 1,152 students divided between the Junior/Senior High School and two elementary schools, the Merritt School and Edward H. Bryan School. Students with outstanding ability and those with special needs are given special attention. The high school offers advanced placement courses in English literature, history, mathematics, and foreign languages and fields fifteen varsity athletic teams. The combined average SAT score for 2002-2003 is 1106.

CRESSKILL JR SR HIGH SCH 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

EDWARD H. BRYAN 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

MERRITT MEMORIAL 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

Demarest Schools

The Demarest school system is a compelling reason for families with children to make their home in the borough. The district operates three elementary schools, each with an uncommonly low student-teacher ratio. Demarest teenagers attend Northern Valley Regional High School, which was ranked 19th in the state by New Jersey Monthly magazine. The school serves some 1000 students. Placement classes in U.S. and European history, biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, Spanish, English literature and composition, and economics are offered. 94 percent of high-school graduates go on to attend college. The combined average SAT score for 2002-2003 is 1166.

N VALLEY REG H DEMAREST 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

DEMAREST MIDDLE 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

LUTHER LEE EMERSON SCHOOL 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

COUNTY ROAD 2003-04 SCHOOL REPORT CARD

Gifted & Talented Kids Resources

When a child is gifted or talented, the parents are faced with the decision of which environment will be the best to offer the academic challenges needed for that child. Bergen County is probably one of the best places nationwide, to raise gifted or talented kids. Its schools & other academic institutions, offer a large variety of specially geared programs in the sciences, arts & liberal arts. The availability of such programs, helps creating a satisfying and challenging learning experience for these gifted & talented kids.

Here are some links to websites of special programs & camps offered to gifted & talented children.

The Gifted Resource Exchange

Bergen County Academies

OCCC School of Art - Demarest

Institute for Educational Advancement

World Council for Gifted & Talented Children

Summer Institute for The Gifted

MySummerCamps.Com

The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University

Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) at Purdue University

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