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The Paramus Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,042 students and 316.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.77:1.〔(District information for Paramus School District ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 24, 2014.〕 The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest 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.〔(NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 24, 2014.〕 ==Awards and recognition== Three of the district's schools have been formally designated as National Blue Ribbon Schools, the highest honor that an American school can achieve:〔"CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", ''Journal Inquirer'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."〕〔"Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test" ''The Washington Post'', September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."〕 Paramus High School in 1988-89, Parkway Elementary School in 1987-88 and Ridge Ranch Elementary School in 1998-99.〔Glovin, David. ("Two Bergen Schools Pocket National Awards" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', May 22, 1999. Accessed October 24, 2014. "The Cherry Hill School in River Edge and the Ridge Ranch School in Paramus were among the 266 public and private elementary schools that were named 1998-99 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Education Department."〕〔(Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF) ), United States Department of Education. Accessed March 27, 2011.〕 For the 1995-96 school year, Ridge Ranch Elementary School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.〔(Star School Award recipient detail ), New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2009.〕 The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference,〔(Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005 ), accessed December 12, 2006.〕 and was selected again for this honor in 2006.〔(Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006 ), accessed December 12, 2006.〕 NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.〔("NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'" ), NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.〕 The district was also named in NAMM's 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.〔("Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S." ), NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paramus Public Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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