Saint Patrick School (New Jersey)
In 2009, the school was re-accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 368 students and 31.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13:1.
Awards and recognition
During the 2003-04 school year, Saint Patrick School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
In 2004, the Home and School Association was recognized by the National Catholic Education Association. In 2006, the school was selected as a Green Flag School by Green Faith, an environmental group. In 2007, a teacher at Saint Patrick School received the Teacher of Year Award from Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
In 2011, the school was chosen as a "Star School" within the Paterson Diocese in recognition of the school's high student achievement and specialization programs that serve to address the educational services and needs of its student body.
References
- ^ Morris County Elementary Schools Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed August 22, 2011.
- ^ Saint Patrick School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 22, 2011.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2005 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2006.
- ^ Saint Patrick School Awards Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed August 22, 2011.