Cedar Grove Schools

The Cedar Grove Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Cedar Grove, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,602 students and 152.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.

Awards and recognition
In September 2021, North End School was one of nine schools in New Jersey recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are:
 * Elementary schools
 * North End Elementary School with 278 students in grades PreK-4
 * Traci Dyer, principal
 * South End Elementary School with 332 students in grades PreK-4
 * Lynn DiMatteo, principal
 * Middle school
 * Cedar Grove Memorial Middle School with 454 students in grades 5-8
 * Nicholas DeCorte, principal
 * High school
 * Cedar Grove High School with 507 students in grades 9-12
 * Jody Inglis, principal

Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
 * Anthony Grosso, superintendent
 * Michael DeVita, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education
The district's board of education is composed of five members who set policy and oversee 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general 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.