title: West New York School District
text: # West New York School District
  
  West New York School District is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West New York, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 8,498 students and 595.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
  
  The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.
  
  ## Schools
  
  Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
  
  * Early Childhood School with 499 students in PreK
  
  ### Elementary schools
  
  * Public School #1 with 834 students in grades K-6
  * Public School #2 with 736 students in grades K-6
  * Robert Menendez Elementary School (School #3) with 599 students in grades K-6
  * Albio Sires Elementary School (School #4) with 685 students in grades K-6
  * Public School #5 with 692 students in grades K-6
  * Harry L. Bain Elementary School (School #6) with 661 students in grades K-6
  
  ### Middle school
  
  * West New York Middle School with 1,056 students in grades 7-8
  
  ### High school
  
  * Memorial High School with 2,034 students in grades 9-12
  
  ## Administration
  
  Core members of the district's administration are:
  
  * Clara Brito Herrera, superintendent
  * Dean Austin, business administrator and board secretary
  
  ## 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 2014) 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.
  
  