New Milford School District
The New Milford School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from New Milford, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,037 students and 165.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
History
In the 2011–12 school year, the high school introduced an academies program to the school, similar to the structure at the Bergen Academies. These were since made as sub-academies within the high school such as the school of sciences and the school of history.The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.
Schools
Schools in the district are:;Elementary schools
- Berkley Street School with 434 students in grades K–5
- *Caridad Chrisomalis, principal
- Bertram F. Gibbs Elementary School with 508 students in grades K–5
- *Jessica Torre, principal
- David E. Owens Middle School with 514 students in grades 6–8
- *James DeLalla, principal
- New Milford High School with 580 students in grades 9–12
- *Lou Manuppelli, principal
In the news
Two students were removed from school after a March 2007 incident in which a sixth-grade student brought a BB gun to Owens Middle School, showed it to other students and hid the gun in another student's locker.Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Peter Galasso, superintendent
- Stephanie Kuchar, business administrator and board secretary