Editing Closter, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Closter Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=a27020b4a4bf4de48f70c787d4175a8d Closter Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Closter Public Schools. Accessed July 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 eight in the Closter School District. Composition: The Closter School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Closter."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,190 students and 93.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.8:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403390&DistrictID=3403390 District information for Closter Public 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=3403390 School Data for the Closter Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Hillside Elementary School<ref>[https://hillside.closterschools.org/ Hillside Elementary School], Closter Public Schools. Accessed July 25, 2023.</ref> with 621 students in grades PreK-4 and 
Tenakill Middle School<ref>[https://tenakill.closterschools.org/ Tenakill Middle School], Closter Public Schools. Accessed July 25, 2023.</ref> with 556 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[https://www.closterschools.org/Our-Schools Our Schools], Closter Public Schools. Accessed July 25, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/0930 School Performance Reports for the Closter Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0930 New Jersey School Directory for the Closter Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Hillside Elementary School was awarded the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] in 2021 school year.<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2021/all_2021_national_blue_ribbon_schools.pdf#page=19 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Non‐Public Schools], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed July 25, 2023.</ref>

Students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest]] in [[Demarest, New Jersey|Demarest]], together with students from Demarest and [[Haworth, New Jersey|Haworth]].<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/04/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-demarest-nj-small-town-large-sense-of-history.html "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 4, 1999. Accessed August 28, 2014. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/15/3710.pdf#page=8 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Northern Valley Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2015. Accessed January 23, 2020. "The Northern Valley Regional School District is comprised of the municipalities of Closter, Demarest, and Haworth that are constituents of the high school in Demarest. Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan are constituents of the high school at Old Tappan."</ref> The high school is part of the [[Northern Valley Regional High School District]], which also serves students from [[Harrington Park, New Jersey|Harrington Park]], [[Northvale, New Jersey|Northvale]], [[Norwood, New Jersey|Norwood]] and [[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]].<ref>[http://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities Our Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010022142/http://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities |date=October 10, 2014 }}, [[Northern Valley Regional High School District]]. Accessed August 28, 2014. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3710/000.html Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912102025/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/03/3710/000.html |date=September 12, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed September 11, 2017. "Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."</ref><ref>[http://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities Our Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010022142/http://www.nvnet.org/employment/our_communities |date=October 10, 2014 }}, [[Northern Valley Regional High School District]]. Accessed May 31, 2016. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."</ref> During the 1994–1996 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was awarded the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/assets/reports/2019/1982_to_2019_nbrs_schools.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 974 students and 91.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411760&ID=341176000650 School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Local students had attended [[Closter High School]] until Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest opened in 1955, whereupon the Closter school was closed.<ref name=History/>

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>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000910/http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us |date=October 14, 2013 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034226/https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions |date=March 5, 2017 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 1, 2016.</ref>