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==Education== The [[Irvington Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2671184ff4524045835478269f891b62 Irvington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021. "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 Irvington School District. Composition: The Irvington School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Irvington."</ref> The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> 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]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref> 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 [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 15.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407680&DistrictID=3407680 District information for Irvington Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407680 School Data for the Irvington Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Augusta Preschool Academy<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/augusta-preschool-academy/ Augusta Preschool Academy], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (with 341 students; in Pre-K), Berkeley Terrace School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/berkeley-terrace/ Berkeley Terrace School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (387; Pre-K–5), Chancellor Avenue School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/chancellor-avenue/ Chancellor Avenue School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (527; K–5), Florence Avenue School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/florence-avenue/ Florence Avenue School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (672; K–5), Grove Street School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/grove-street/ Grove Street School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (428; Pre-K–5), Madison Avenue School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/madison-avenue/ Madison Avenue School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (410; Pre-K–5), Thurgood G. Marshall School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/thurgood-marshall/ Thurgood G. Marshall School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (398; Pre-K–5), Mount Vernon Avenue School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/mount-vernon/ Mount Vernon Avenue School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (542; K–5), University Elementary School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/university-elementary/ University Elementary School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (403; K–5), Union Avenue Middle School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/union-avenue-middle/ Union Avenue Middle School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (778; 6–8), University Middle School<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/university-middle/ University Middle School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (403; 6–8) and [[Irvington High School (New Jersey)|Irvington High School]]<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/irvington-high-school/ Irvington High School], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref> (1,558; 9–12).<ref>[https://irvington.k12.nj.us/sitemap/ Site Map], Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/2330 Irvington Public School District School Performance Reports], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2330 New Jersey School Directory for the Irvington Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's high school was the 309th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 287th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed October 10, 2012.</ref>
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