Paramus Public Schools
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The Paramus Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. For the 2005-06 school year, the district opened school with 4,500 youngsters,
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-4)
- Memorial Elementary School (303 students)
- Midland Elementary School (288 students)
- Parkway Elementary School (380 students)
- Ridge Ranch Elementary School (377 students)
- Stony Lane Elementary School (261 students)
- Middle Schools (5-8)
- Eastbrook Middle School (677 students)
- Westbrook Middle School (673 students)
- High School (9-12)
- Paramus High School (1,329 students)
[edit] Awards and recognition
Three of the district's schools have been formally designated as National Blue Ribbon Schools, the highest honor that an American school can achieve: Paramus High School in 1988-99, Parkway Elementary School in 1987-88 and Ridge Ranch Elementary School in 1998-99.[1]
For the 1995-96 school year, Ridge Ranch Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[2]
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference[3], and was selected again for this honor in 2006.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 1995-96 school year, Ridge Ranch Elementary School, accessed July 13, 2006
- ^ Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, accessed December 12, 2006
- ^ Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006, accessed December 12, 2006
[edit] External links
- Paramus Public Schools
- Paramus Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Paramus Public Schools
