Bloomfield Public Schools
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The Bloomfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Bloomfield, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[1]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-6)
- Berkeley Elementary School (506 students)
- Brookdale Elementary School (291)
- Carteret Elementary School (454)
- Demarest Elementary School (415)
- Fairview Elementary School (479)
- Franklin Elementary School (335)
- Oak View Elementary School (347)
- Watsessing Elementary School (326)
Middle School (7&8)
- Bloomfield Middle School (939)
High School (9-12)
- Bloomfield High School for grades 9-12 (1,889)
Other School
- Forest Glen School provides individualized programs and services to special needs students in grades 7-12 (29)
[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 2007-08 school year, Oak View Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2][3], the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]
[edit] Administration
- Frank J. Digesere - Superintendent of Schools
- Michael Derderian - Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ Data for the Bloomfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 9, 2008.
- ^ Addison, Kasi; and Juri, Carmen. "Three Essex schools capture blue ribbon", The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Principals in three Essex County schools found out last week their buildings joined an exclusive club of exemplary schools when the U.S. Department of Education named the nation's latest batch of No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools.... The three Essex County schools are Oakview School in Bloomfield, Millburn High School and Harriet Tubman School in Newark."
- ^ No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2007 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed October 15, 2007.
- ^ 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."
- ^ 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."
