Margate City Schools
| Margate City Schools | |
|---|---|
8103 Winchester Avenue Margate City, NJ 08402 | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Theresa DeFranco |
| Business administrator | Susan Palaia |
| Schools | 3 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 604 (as of 2008-09)[1] |
| Faculty | 51.7 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.7 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.margateschools.org |
The Margate City Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Margate City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Longport Borough attend the district's schools as part of a sending / receiving relationship.[2][3]
For grades 9 - 12, students attend Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, which also serves students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate City and Ventnor City as part of sending / receiving relationships.[4]
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 604 students and 51.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.[5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Union Avenue Elementary School with 228 students in grades K - 2
- John DiNicola - Principal
- William H. Ross III Intermediate with 187 students in grades 3 - 5
- Dr. Shelly Meyers - Principal
- Middle School
- Eugene A. Tighe Middle School with 189 students in grades 6 - 8
- Dr.Kerri McGinley - Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7]
- Dr. Theresa DeFranco - Superintendent of Margate Schools
- Susan E. Palaia - Board Secretary and School Business Administrator
References
- ^ a b District information for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 24, 2011.
- ^ About Margate and the School District, Margate City School District, Accessed May 1, 2008. "The Public School System of Margate City is composed of PK through 8th grade children who reside in the City of Margate and the Borough of Longport."
- ^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2009.
- ^ Atlantic City High School 2006 Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Atlantic City High School is a unique, comprehensive state-of-the-art facility that serves a diverse student population from Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 24, 2011.
- ^ Welcome from our Superintendent, Margate City Schools. Accessed February 24, 2011.
External links
- Margate City Schools
- School Performance Reports for the Margate City Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Atlantic City High School
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