Wallkill Valley Regional High School

Wallkill Valley Regional High School is a four-year public high school and regional school district serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from four municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school is located in Hardyston Township, approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of New York City.

Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Address
10 Grumm Road
Hardyston Township
, Sussex County, New Jersey, 07419
United States
Coordinates41.159225°N 74.592789°W / 41.159225; -74.592789
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentDavid Carr
Business administratorJoseph P. Hurley Jr.
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment624 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty56.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewallkillvrhs.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,35938$18,89123.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,3802715,5925.1%
2Classroom Instruction9,293258,8075.5%
6Support Services2,121182,294−7.5%
8Administrative Cost1,874401,59217.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,225361,95413.9%
13Extracurricular Activities86824873−0.6%
16Median Teacher Salary86,0084671,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Location
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1982
NCES School ID3416870[1]
PrincipalDavid Carr
Asst. principalsTaryn Benacquista
William Connors
Vito Morgese
Faculty56.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment604 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.8:1[1]
Color(s)  Black
  silver and
  white
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Team nameRangers[3]
YearbookHorizons

The district comprises four constituent municipalities: Franklin Borough, Hamburg Borough, Hardyston Township and Ogdensburg Borough.[4] Each of these communities supports its own independent K-8 elementary school district. The combined population of the constituent districts is approximately 14,000. The total area covered by all districts is 42.9 square miles (111 km2).

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 604 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. There were 77 students (12.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (5.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The school has four assistant principals and 70 certified full and part-time faculty members, of whom 64% hold a master's degree.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[5]

Course offerings

Wallkill's program of studies features a wide range of courses taught on five levels of instruction. The levels are honors or advanced placement, academic, general, basic, and resource center. Areas of instruction include Art, Business, English, Foreign Language, Home Economics, Industrial Arts, Mathematics, Music, Computer Science, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Art History, AP Computer Science, and AP Calculus. Students may also elect to take AP Tests even if the class is not offered. Several courses are available for college credit; they are based on the curriculum at Sussex County Community College.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 184th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[6] The school had been ranked 125th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 195th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[7] The magazine ranked the school 189th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[8] The school was ranked 190th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[9]

In the 2013–14 school year, Wallkill Valley Regional High School ranked third in Sussex County out of nine other public high schools in SAT scores.[10]

Extracurricular activities

There are 21 different athletic activities available to the students at Wallkill Valley. Many of these activities have three levels of participation including freshmen, junior-varsity and varsity. Several non-athletic activities are also available and leadership positions are sometimes available in each area. Some examples include Mock trial, Student Council, Math League, Environmental Club, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).

Athletics

The Wallkill Valley Regional High School Rangers[3] participate in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[11][12] With 506 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as North I, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 495 to 762 students in that grade range.[13] The school had participated in the Sussex County Interscholastic League until the SCIL was dissolved in 2009.[14] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I North for football for 2018–2020.[15] The Athletic Director is Daryl Jones.

The school participates in joint ice hockey, boys lacrosse and boys / girls swimming teams with High Point Regional High School as the host school / lead agency. Wallkill Valley also participates in a co-op wrestling team, with Vernon Township High School as the host school. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[16][17]

Sports offered by the school include:[3]

  • Football (Boys)
  • Soccer (Boys & Girls)
  • Cross Country (Co-ed)
  • Field Hockey (Girls)
  • Cheerleading (Year-round)
  • Tennis (Boys & Girls)
  • Basketball (Boys & Girls)
  • Wrestling (Boys)
  • Baseball (Boys)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Golf (Co-ed)
  • Bowling (Co-ed)
  • Swimming (Co-ed)
  • Ski Team (Co-ed)
  • Indoor Track (Co-ed)
  • Outdoor Track (Co-ed)

The field hockey team won the North I Group I state sectional championship in 1982-1984 and 2017, and won the North I, Group II title in 1988, 1991, 1992 and 2006.[18]

The wrestling team won the North I, Group II state sectional championship in 1987–1989.[19]

The 1994 football team finished the season with a 9-1-1 record after winning the North I Group II state sectional title with a 22–0 win against Lenape Valley Regional High School in the championship game.[20][21]

From 2012 to 2014, Craig Corti won the individual Group II cross-country running championship, making him one of eight runners to earn three individual state title.[22]

Administration

Core members of the school's / district's administration are:[23][24][25]

Central office
  • David Carr, Superintendent / Principal
  • Joseph P. Hurley Jr., Business Administrator / Board Secretary

School administration
  • Taryn Benacquista, Assistant Principal
  • Vito Morgese, Assistant Principal
  • Adam Vasquez, Assistant Principal

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[26][27] Seats are allocated based on the populations of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Hardyston Township, two to Franklin, two to Hamburg and one to Ogdensburg.[24]

References
  1. School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Wallkill Valley Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal", New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  6. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  7. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 3, 2012.
  8. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 16, 2011.
  9. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  10. http://www.state.nj.us/education/pr/1314/37/375435060.pdf
  11. Home Page, Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference prides itself on being one of New Jersey's premier high school conferences and is comprised of 39 high schools located in Northwest New Jersey."
  12. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  13. General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  14. Home Page, Sussex County Interscholastic League, backed up by the Internet Archive, as of February 4, 2012. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  15. NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  16. NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  17. NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  18. History of the NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  19. NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  20. NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  21. "High School Football; Bergen Catholic Is Upset by St. Peter's for Title", The New York Times, December 4, 1994. Accessed November 25, 2020. "In the second game of the four-game state championship slate here, Doug Talmadge helped Wallkill Valley (9-1-1) defeat Lenape Valley (8-1-2) by 22-0 to capture the North Jersey Section 1, Group 2 championship."
  22. NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  23. School and Community Profile, Wallkill Valley Regional High School. Accessed August 27, 2020.
  24. Dates and Board Members, Wallkill Valley Regional High School. Accessed August 27, 2020.
  25. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  26. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  27. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
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