Rumson School District


The Rumson School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Rumson, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 911 students and 96.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from both Fair Haven and Rumson, where the school is located. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 876 students and 83.8 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.

Awards and recognition

For the 2001-02 school year, Forrestdale School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. In 2024, Forrestdale School was one of 11 statewide that was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
  • Deane-Porter Elementary School with 384 students in grades PreK-3
  • *Erin O'Connell, principal
  • Forrestdale School with 525 students in grade 4-8
  • *Jennifer Gibbons, principal

Administrators

Core members of the district's administration are:

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 three seats up for election each year held as part of the November general 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.