Kinnelon High No. 5 in State, NJ Monthly Says
Butler High School among 'most improved' in the past two years.
Kinnelon High School was ranked a top-5 school in the state by NJ Monthly magazine.
Two years ago, when the rankings were last released by the publication, Kinnelon came in at 21. This year, Kinnelon took over the No. 5 slot out of 328 schools in the state.
NJ Monthly uses information from the state Department of Education to develop its rankings, which only take into account public schools in the state. Student performance and student outcomes were the most heavily weighted to determine the rankings, followed by school environment.
New Providence High School, in Union County, was ranked No. 1. Following Kinnelon at No. 6 was Madison High School and Mountain Lakes High School was ranked at No. 7. Montville was ranked at 39 and Wayne Hills was ranked at No. 35.
This is not the first accolade for the Kinnelon school district. Last year, Kinnelon was ranked No. 182 out of 500 schools across the country on Newsweek's list of top schools. Kinnelon was also ranked No. 456 in the country on U.S. News & World Report's list of top schools in New Jersey this year.
Butler High School also found its way on to one of NJ Monthly's list as the school ranked amongst 20 of the most improved high schools. According to NJ Monthly, Butler High School improved by 82 points since 2010.
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Changes
1:29 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Thank you Mr. Opiekun.
Richard Dean
2:47 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Congratulations to everyone involved! And that includes the Board of Education, adminsitration, faculty and staff, students, parents and above all the Kinnelon taxpayers.
Max
4:58 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
No thanks to dan odaughtery since he doesnt pay taxes
Moving Out
5:16 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
I second Mr. Dean's response but especially thank you to Mr. Opiekun, Alice Robinson, and some of the current and former "seasoned" BOE members. With all of the changes it will be difficult to keep up-so Good Luck to the newcomers. Time to dust off the "For Sale" sign and get out while the going is good.
Lights out
8:23 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
You referring to the self serving new members and the doctor?
Jack
9:34 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
He's not a doctor, he's a dentist? LOL
Colts
12:38 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
These are dedicated volunteers in our community. All efforts are recognized in such a high honor this includes teachers, administrators, Board of Education, community members, and most importantly our children!
Lulu
9:35 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012
I guess our taxes are going to go up - again.
Brian Finley
10:50 am on Friday, August 31, 2012
And yet the teachers still don't have a contract? They obviously just keep showing up and doing the right thing. Although he did a fantastic job, Mr. O just picked up and left when his salary was threatened. Many other districts pay much, much more. I fear we will start losing some of our best teachers and both our kids and property values will suffer.
Kinnelon Education Tops
7:51 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
Mr. Finley - You make an excellent point. Your fear is coming true also... I know of one exellent teacher who was offered his same position in another district making $15,000 more for a comparable school district in the same district factor group as Kinnelon. I know of two more very reputable teachers who looked into other districts as well. Why should they stay when they can do the same job elsewhere and be more fairly compensated? I just wish the public would see it the way we do. I literally live here because of the educational reputation of Kinnelon. Let's face it that reputation has a huge impact on our property values. (Yes, I know the real estate market is currently down, but that is statewide). The teachers raises would be miniscule with the property tax cap so I have no idea why this contract has not been approved. It's embarrassing... The Kinnelon teachers deserve to be financially recognized for their success. (I also recognize that some of the credit of Kinnelon's educational success should absolutely go to the students, parents, and the administration.)