The Midland Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Midland Park, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Midland Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Midland Park School District, revised November 22, 2010. Accessed October 19, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Special Education Pre-K through twelve in the Midland Park School District. Composition: The Midland Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Midland Park."
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 897 students and 106.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.District information for Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
History Students from Midland Park had attended Ridgewood High School until 1935, after which they started attending Pompton Lakes High School. Due to limitations on space, the Pompton Lakes School District mandated that the district's high school could not accommodate students from Midland Park after the end of the 1956–57 school year. Midland Park's voters approved a referendum in 1955 that led to the construction of a high school costing $1.4 million (equivalent to $ million in ) that opened in September 1957 on a site covering .Abma, Rebecca K. "The History of School Referendums in Midland Park" , Midland Park Press, January 28, 2013. Accessed September 29, 2015. "But in 1954, Pompton Lakes school officials announced it would no longer have room for Midland Park students after 1957, which lead Midland Park to explore a high school of its own. On June 2, 1955, voters approved a $1.4 million bond referendum to construct the Midland Park Junior-Senior High School on 22.2 acres of the Blom's Dairy property. The school opened September 1957 with 32 classrooms, a library, gymnasium, three guidance offices, administrative space, music and industrial rooms, homemaking rooms and a double cafeteria."
The district had been 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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Awards and recognition For the 2000-01 school year, Highland-Godwin Elementary School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, Highland-Godwin Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education, Backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 1, 2006. Accessed May 13, 2013.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.) are:School Performance Reports for the Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for the Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Godwin Elementary SchoolGodwin Elementary School, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025. with 239 students in grades PreK–2 Danielle Bache, principalPrincipal, Godwin Elementary School. Accessed October 19, 2025. Highland Elementary SchoolHighland Elementary School, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025. with 283 students in grades 3–6 Andrew Bianco, principalPrincipal, Highland Elementary School. Accessed October 19, 2025. Midland Park High SchoolMidland Park Jr. / Sr. High School, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025. with 347 students in grades 7–12 Nicholas Capuano, principalPrincipal, Midland Park Jr. / Sr. High School. Accessed October 19, 2025.
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:Staff, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Kevin Ulmer, superintendentSuperintendent of Schools, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025. Stacy C. Garvey, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness Office, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025.
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 two seats up for election each year held (since 2015) 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 Midland Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed October 19, 2025. "The Midland Park Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District.... The Board currently operates a Pre-Kindergarten through grade twelve (12) school district." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.Board of Education, Midland Park School District. Accessed October 19, 2025.
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External links Midland Park School District
School Data for the Midland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics