Waldwick Public School District

The Waldwick Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,630 students and 141.3 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
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.

Awards and recognition

During the 2009–10 school year, Julia A. Traphagen School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. It was the only school in Bergen County that year out of ten schools honored statewide and the first Bergen County elementary school to receive the honor in six years.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools

Crescent School with 344 students in grades K–5
*Brian R. Cannici, principal
Julia A. Traphagen School with 425 students in grades PreK–5
*Robert T. Sileo, principal

;Middle school

Waldwick Middle School with 367 students in grades 6–8
*Michael J. Meyers, principal

;High school

Waldwick High School with 460 students in grades 9–12
*Kevin Carroll, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Paul Casarico, superintendent
John Griffin, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.