title: Irvington Public Schools
text: # Irvington Public Schools
  
  Irvington Public Schools is a public school district serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Irvington, 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 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,020 students and 530.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
  
  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 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
  
  ### Preschool
  
  * Augusta Preschool Academy (with 341 students; in PreK)
     * Hubert Ato-Bakari Chase
  
  ### Elementary schools
  
  * Berkeley Terrace School (387; PreK–5)
     * Sean Evans, principal
  * Chancellor Avenue School (527; K–5)
     * Andrea Tucker, principal
  * Florence Avenue School (672; K–5)
     * Frantz Meronvil, principal
  * Grove Street School (428; PreK–5)
     * Dr. Deniese Cooper, principal
  * Madison Avenue School (410; PreK–5)
     * Rose Gordon, principal
  * Thurgood G. Marshall School (398; PreK–5)
     * Stacey Love, principal
  * Mount Vernon Avenue School (542; K–5)
     * Kcyied Zahir, principal
  * University Elementary School (403; K–5)
     * Dr. Chinaire Simons, principal
  
  ### Middle schools
  
  * Union Avenue Middle School (778; 6–8)
     * Muller Pierre, principal
  * University Middle School (403; 6–8)
     * Michael Bussacco, principal
  
  ### High school
  
  * Irvington High School (1,558; 9–12)
     * Malikita Wright, principal
  * Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy (9-12)
     * Tyisha Bennett, principal
  
  ## Administration
  
  Core members of the district's administration are:
  
  * Dr. April Vauss, superintendent
  * Reginald Lamptey, 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 as part of the April school 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. As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.
  
  