Editing Wallington, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Wallington Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=d3763139d4e946c983f46306cdeee068 Wallington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Wallington Public Schools. Accessed May 25, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Wallington School District. Composition: The Wallington School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wallington."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,243 students and 91.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416920&DistrictID=3416920 District information for Wallington Boro School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416920 School Data for the Wallington Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Jefferson Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wboe.org/Domain/10 Jefferson Elementary School], Wallington Public Schools. Accessed May 25, 2023.</ref> with 243 students in grades K-2, 
Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wboe.org/Domain/9 Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School], Wallington Public Schools. Accessed May 25, 2023.</ref> with 348 students in grades 3-6 and 
[[Wallington High School]]<ref>[https://www.wboe.org/Domain/8 Wallington High School], Wallington Public Schools. Accessed May 25, 2023.</ref> with 590 students in grades 7-12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5430 School Performance Reports for the Wallington Boro School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5430 New Jersey School Directory for the Wallington Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 21, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>

Due to declining enrollment, the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]] closed Most Sacred Heart School after the 2013–2014 school year. The school district is in talks with the Archdiocese to temporarily lease Most Sacred Heart School starting during the 2014–2015 school year, so that Jefferson Elementary School can be closed for repair/rebuilding without straining the capacity of Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School.<ref>Milsop, Katherine. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/archdiocese-confirms-most-sacred-heart-school-to-close-1.840372 "Most Sacred Heart School in Wallington to close"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903180713/http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/archdiocese-confirms-most-sacred-heart-school-to-close-1.840372 |date=2014-09-03 }}, ''Community News'', April 3, 2014. Accessed August 30, 2014. "James Goodness, director of Communications with the Archdiocese of Newark, confirmed in a conversation later in the week that Most Sacred Heart of Jesus School will be closing this year, due to steadily decreasing enrollment and despite the fact that the school has received millions in direct subsidies from the Archdiocese."</ref>