| H. W. Mountz School | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Patricia Wright | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Debra Leigh Allen | ||||
| Address: | 411 Tuttle Avenue Spring Lake, NJ 07762 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 262 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 19.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.4 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hwmountz.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $21,759 | 63 | $12,420 | 75.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,127 | 43 | 7,588 | 20.3% |
| 6 | Support Services | 4,415 | 65 | 1,771 | 149.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,663 | 51 | 1,411 | 17.9% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 6,329 | 68 | 1,462 | 332.9% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 225 | 56 | 97 | 132.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 55,720 | 42 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 0-400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68 |
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H. W. Mountz School is a public elementary school that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Spring Lake, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 262 students and 23.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.[3]
Students moving on after graduation from H. W. Mountz School to attend public high school are assigned to Manasquan High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[4] Students may also attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District — Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.[5]
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In 1897, the borough's first public school was built at the corner of Warren Avenue and Fifth Avenue. Later, in the 1950s, the building served as a Masonic meeting room, and the school was relocated to Tuttle Avenue. On May 10, 1962, the Spring Lake public school was renamed to honor its retiring principal, H.W. Mountz.[6]
In 2002, the science teacher for sixth to eighth grade students, John Bormann, received a National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation.[7]
On March 17, 2005, New Jersey District 11 Assemblyman Sean T. Kean visited and read a picture book to a third grade class.[8]
On June 5, 2006, Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine visited H. W. Mountz School to congratulate Katharine Close for winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.[9]
Core members of the school's administration are:[10][11]