Riverdale School District (New Jersey)

The Riverdale School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Riverdale, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Riverdale School District
Address
52 Newark-Pompton Turnpike Riverdale, NJ 07457 Morris County United States
Coordinates	40.992713°N 74.303223°W
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Dr. Geoffrey Gordon (interim)
Business administrator	Jayson Gutierrez
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	336 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	30.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,630 25 $18,891 −6.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 10,691 5 14,159 −24.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 5,975 2 8,659 −31.0% 6 Support Services 1,826 18 2,167 −15.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,603 34 1,547 3.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,137 6 1,612 −29.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 137 35 104 31.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 54,035 19 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 336 students and 30.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[1]

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.[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Pompton Lakes High School in Pompton Lakes, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pompton Lakes School District.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 642 students and 52.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[7]

School

Riverdale Public School had an enrollment of 334 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2018–19 school year.[8]

• Paul Kobliska, Principal[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

• Anthony Riscica, Interim Superintendent of Schools
• Jayson Gutierrez, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2017) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[11][12][13]

References

1. District information for Riverdale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Riverdale Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Riverdale School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through Eight in the Riverdale School District. Composition: The Riverdale School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Riverdale."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 9, 2014.
5. Pompton Lakes High School 2016-17 School Performance Report, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Part of the #1 safest district in the state and #4 safest district in America as ranked by niche.com, PLHS serves both the boroughs of Pompton Lakes and Riverdale."
6. Superintendent's Welcome, Pompton Lakes School District. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Pompton Lakes enjoys a sending-receiving relationship with the borough of Riverdale; these students attend Pompton Lakes High School."
7. School data for Pompton Lakes High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. School Data for the Riverdale Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. Administration, Riverdale Public School. Accessed July 9, 2018.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
12. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Riverdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The Riverdale Board of Education (the "Board" or the "District") is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
13. Board of Education, Riverdale School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.

External links

• Riverdale Public School
• Riverdale School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Riverdale School District, National Center for Education Statistics