The Haworth Public Schools are a community public school district, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Haworth, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Haworth Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Haworth Public Schools, adopted June 19, 2018. Accessed September 25, 2026. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Haworth School District. Composition: The Haworth School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Haworth."School Performance Reports for the Haworth Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 25, 2026.New Jersey School Directory for the Haworth Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 507 students and 55.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.District information for Haworth Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, which serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth.Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History", The New York Times, April 4, 1999. Accessed December 4, 2014. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter." The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.Our Communities , Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 4, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2017. "Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan." As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,038 students and 95.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.Region III Overview , Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019. "Responding to this the Bergen County Superintendents Council almost 25 years ago, divided and reorganized the county into seven regions for special education. Bergen County Region III is comprised of nine participating districts: Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northern Valley Regional High School District, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
History
The first school built in Haworth was constructed in April 1894. It was located on Valley Road and Haworth Avenue. The building was yellow. A teacher named Miss Kingsland taught all the students in one room. It burned down on June 2, 1898.
Jennifer Montesano served as the superintendent of Haworth Public School from 2014 until 2018, when she became superintendent of the Secaucus Public Schools.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I," the second-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.District Factor Groups for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, adopted May 29, 2025. Accessed September 1, 2026.
School Haworth Public School serves students in grades PreK-8. The school had an enrollment of 498 students in grades K-8 as of the 2024–25 school year.School Data for the Haworth Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026. Adrienne Huettenmoser, principalPrincipal's Office, Haworth Public School. Accessed September 25, 2026. Kevin Lane, middle school principal
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:Administration, Haworth Public School. Accessed September 25, 2026.New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Paul Wolford, superintendentSuperintendent's Office, Haworth Public School. Accessed September 25, 2026. Kevin Lane, business administratorBusiness Administrator/Middle School Principal, Haworth Public School. Accessed September 25, 2026.
Board of education The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.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.Board of Education Members, Haworth Public Schools. Accessed September 25, 2026.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the School District of the Borough of Haworth, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2025. Accessed September 25, 2026. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
References
External links
Haworth Home & School Association
School Data for the Haworth Public School, National Center for Education Statistics Northern Valley Regional High School District