Westampton Township Schools

The Westampton Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Westampton Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Westampton Township Schools
Address
700 Rancocas Road Westampton, NJ 08060
Coordinates
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Dr. Anthony Petruzzelli
Business administrator	Karen Greer
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,010 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	76.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $14,749 10 $18,891 −21.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,560 11 14,159 −18.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,383 11 8,659 −14.7% 6 Support Services 1,533 10 2,167 −29.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,158 6 1,547 −25.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,417 30 1,612 −12.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 65 19 104 −37.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,025 18 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 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,010 students and 76.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school that is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township and Mount Holly Township.[5][6][7] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,052 students and 141.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1.[8] The school is located in Mount Holly Township.

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11]

• Holly Hills Elementary School[12] with 523 students in kindergarten through 4th grade (now PreK-3)
  • Jennifer Murray, Principal
• Westampton Township Middle School[13] with 482 students in PreK and grades 5 to 8 (now grades 4-8)
  • Dr. Rachel Feldman, Principal for Grades 4-5
  • Yashanta Holloway-Taluy, Principal for Grades 6-8

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14]

• Dr. Anthony Petruzzelli, Superintendent[15]
• Karen Greer, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[17][18][19]

References

1. District information for Westampton Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Westampton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Westampton Township Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade in the Westampton School District. Composition: The Westampton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Westampton Township in the County of Burlington."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 11, 2014.
5. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
6. Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
7. History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km²) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
8. School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
9. School Data for the Westampton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
10. 2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2020.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the Westampton Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
12. Holly Hills Elementary School, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
13. Westampton Township Middle School, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Office of the Superintendent, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
16. Business Office, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
17. 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.
18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Westampton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington ("County"), State of New Jersey. As a Type II school district, the School District functions independently through the Board. The Board is comprised of nine (9) members elected to three (3) staggered year terms. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades K-8."
19. Board of Education, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.

External links

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