As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,550 students and 129.2 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education as being in
District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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]
Awards and recognition
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Evergreen Avenue Elementary School was recognized by Governor
Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[4]
In 1998–99, the Woodbury Public Schools was recognized with the Best Practices Award by the New Jersey Department of Education for its Hollywood Kids Special Education program for students in Pre-K through 5th grade.[6]
Woodbury Junior-Senior High School was recognized as a NASA Explorer School in 2004, one of only 50 selected in the nation to work exclusively with
NASA on improving technology and science education in the school.[7]
The Woodbury High School received the Gaston Caperton College Board Award, celebrating the "extraordinary commitment of educators and communities to their students' futures." This award is given to three schools in the nation on an annual basis.
The Woodbury Junior-Senior High School is an AVID National Demonstration school, one of approximately 125 schools out of over 4,000 AVID schools nationally.[8]
Nancy L. McCabe, business administrator and board secretary[21]
Board of education
The district's
board of education, composed 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 (since 2012) 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.[22][23][24][25]
^"NASA Selects Woodbury School for 'Weightless Wonder' Flight",
NASA, February 13, 2007. Accessed November 18, 2014. "NASA has selected Woodbury Jr/Sr High School to fly their experiment aboard the agency's reduced gravity aircraft, the 'Weightless Wonder,' a modified McDonnell Douglas DC-9."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City of Woodbury School District,
New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The City of Woodbury Public School District is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The operations of the District include 3 elementary schools and one junior-senior high school, located in Woodbury City. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
^What is a Board Member?, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020. "The Woodbury City Board of Education is a nine member board comprised of elected residents of the City of Woodbury, New Jersey. Members serve for three years and elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November."