Oakland Public Schools

This article is about the school district in New Jersey. For the public school system in Oakland, California, see Oakland Unified School District. For the school district in Michigan, see Oakland Schools.

The Oakland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from the borough of Oakland in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Oakland Public Schools
Address
315 Ramapo Valley Road Oakland , Bergen County, New Jersey, 07436 United States
Coordinates	41°01′21″N 74°14′40″W / 41.022556°N 74.244461°W / 41.022556; -74.244461
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Gina M. Coffaro
Business administrator	Annette Wells
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,326 (as of 2022–23)^[1]
Faculty	130.8 FTEs^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.1:1^[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.oaklandschoolsnj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,865 54 $18,891 −5.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,809 60 14,159 4.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,796 51 8,659 1.6% 6 Support Services 2,507 67 2,167 15.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,957 79 1,547 26.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,440 33 1,612 −10.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 74 27 104 −28.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 68,439 75 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.^[2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,326 students and 130.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.^[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 in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.^[4] Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, regardless of their residence, subject to a choice made during eighth grade.^[5][6] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland^[8] with 736 students and Ramapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes^[9] with 1,243 students.^[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[11]) are:^[12][13][14]

Elementary schools

• Dogwood Hill Elementary School^[15] with 241 students in grades K-5
  • Sean Bowe, principal^[16]
• Heights Elementary School^[17] with 357 students in grades K-5
  • Robyn Greenwald, principal^[18]
• Manito Elementary School^[19] with 256 students in grades K-5
  • Adam I. Silverstein, principal^[20]

Middle school

• Valley Middle School^[21] with 440 students in grades 6-8
  • Gregg J. Desiderio, principal^[22]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[23][24]

• Gina M. Coffaro, superintendent of schools
• Annette Wells, school business administrator and board secretary^[25]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of five 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 one or two seats up for election each year held as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[26][27] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.^[28][29]

References

1. District information for Oakland Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2014.
4. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff in a comprehensive two-campus setting. Students from the three communities may choose which of the two high schools they wish to attend for their four-year high school experience."
5. Van Dusen, Matthew. , The record, October 24, 2007. Accessed October 23, 2014. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."
6. Eighth Grade School Choice Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed October 23, 2014. "All eighth grade students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff may choose to attend the high school of their choice...."
7. School Data for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
8. Indian Hills High School, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed February 14, 2024.
9. Ramapo High School, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed February 14, 2024.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. School Data for the Oakland Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
12. Schools, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
13. School Performance Reports for the Oakland Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
14. New Jersey School Directory for the Oakland Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
15. Dogwood Hill Elementary School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
16. Principal's Corner, Dogwood Hill Elementary School. Accessed February 14, 2024.
17. Heights Elementary School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
18. Parent/Student Handbook 2023 – 2024 School Year, Heights Elementary School. Accessed February 14, 2024.
19. Manito Elementary School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
20. Principal's Message, Manito Elementary School. Accessed February 14, 2024.
21. Valley Middle School, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
22. Principal's Message, Valley Middle School. Accessed February 14, 2024.
23. Administrative Offices, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
24. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
25. Business Office, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024.
26. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Oakland Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 14, 2024. "The Board of Education ('Board') of the Oakland Board of Education ('District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Oakland Board of Education is a Type II district located in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of five members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District"
27. 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.
28. Mazzola, Jessica. "13 N.J school districts held elections Tuesday and - surprise! - hardly anyone voted. See how bad it was", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 18, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "The rest of their 530 counterparts across the state have switched to November elections – most made the change immediately after a 2012 law allowing school district votes to move from April to the fall, held in tandem with the general election. But voters in 13 New Jersey towns went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for their local boards of education, and in most cases, on whether or not to pass the district budgets."
29. Board of Education Members, Oakland Public Schools. Accessed February 14, 2024. "The Oakland Board of Education is comprised of five elected members, a Board Secretary and the Superintendent of Schools. By law, only the five elected members are eligible to vote. Each elected member serves a three-year term."

External links

• Oakland Public Schools
• Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District website
• School Performance Reports for the Oakland Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Oakland Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics