The Woodbury Public Schools (WPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Woodbury, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,707 students and 140.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.District information for Woodbury City Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.

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.NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 18, 2014.

Awards and recognition

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.McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities , New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009. Evergreen Avenue Elementary School was recognized in the 2001–02 school year as a Star School, by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest state honor a New Jersey school can receive.Star Schools award recipient 2001-02, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2006. 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.Best Practices award recipient 1998-99, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2006. 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."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." 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.Home page, AVID.

Schools Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Woodbury Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.) are:Our Schools, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.2023-2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.School Performance Reports for the Woodbury City Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbury City Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Elementary schools Evergreen Avenue Elementary SchoolEvergreen Avenue Elementary School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. with 323 students in grades PreK-5 Jason Vivadelli, principalSchool Safety and Security, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. Walnut Street Elementary SchoolWalnut Street Elementary School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. with 129 students in grades PreK-5 Jeffrey W. Adams, principal West End Memorial Elementary SchoolWest End Memorial Elementary School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. with 394 students in grades K-5 Joseph DeLecce, principal Middle / high school Woodbury Junior-Senior High SchoolWoodbury Junior/Senior High School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. with 829 students in grades 6-12 Dwayne Dobbins and Mylisa Himmons, co-principals

Administration Core members of the district's administration are:New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Andrew T. Bell Sr., superintendentSuperintendent, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. Nancy L. McCabe, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness and Operations, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024.

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 (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.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City of Woodbury School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed September 19, 2024. "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 School 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. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels K through 12. These include regular, vocational, as well as special education for handicapped youngsters." See "Roster of Officials" on page 20What 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."Board of Education, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024.What is a Board Member?, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed September 19, 2024. "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."

References

External links Woodbury Public Schools

School Data for the Woodbury Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics