Irvington Public Schools is a public school district serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Irvington, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke 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. 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 FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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. Schools Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Preschool Augusta Preschool Academy (with 341 students; in PreK) Hubert Ato-Bakari Chase Elementary schools Berkeley Terrace School (387; PreK–5) Sean Evans, Principal Chancellor Avenue School (527; K–5) Andrea Tucker, Principal Florence Avenue School (672; K–5) Frantz Meronvil, Principal Grove Street School (428; PreK–5) Dr. Deniese Cooper, Principal Madison Avenue School (410; PreK–5) Rose Gordon, Principal Thurgood G. Marshall School (398; PreK–5) Stacey Love, Principal Mount Vernon Avenue School (542; K–5) Kcyied Zahir, Principal University Elementary School (403; K–5) Dr. Chinaire Simons, Principal Middle schools Union Avenue Middle School (778; 6–8) Muller Pierre, Principal University Middle School (403; 6–8) Michael Bussacco, Principal High school Irvington High School (1,558; 9–12) Malikita Wright, Principal Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy (9-12) Tyisha Bennett, Principal Administration Core members of the district's administration are: Dr. April Vauss, Superintendent Reginald Lamptey, Business Administrator / Board Secretary 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 as part of the April school election. The