Saddle River’s Prized Elementary School

Located in the heart of downtown Saddle River is the Wandell School. Almost 100 years ago and a symbol of Saddle River’s commitment to the community and their children.

Wandell School is a PK – Grade 5 school, serving the children of Saddle River, NJ.  The focus is attention to the students, with a ration of 20 students to 1 teacher per classroom. With a new Superintendent – Mr. Louis J. DeLisio, the Wandell school has done well on state wide PARCC tests. The school has updated their grounds with new sign (motto: Knowledge is Power), a new playground, new electric signs displaying news and events.

The School is supported by the Board of Education lead by Henry Senger, President and the Wandell Home and School Assoc (HSA).

Mission [from www.wandell.org]

The mission of the Saddle River School District is to educate our students to become independent thinkers and problem solvers so they will achieve success and become empowered to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s emerging world community. Standards for effective learning encompass the knowledge, problem solving abilities, and attitudes that students need for a lifetime of productive citizenship. A combination of Wandell stakeholders are dedicated to providing quality teaching and educational opportunities, tools, and skills, aligned to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards in order that our students can achieve success and individual growth now and in the future. The school community believes that the quest for educational experience is a shared responsibility based on collaboration and mutual respect. Efforts and energies are linked to provide a diverse student population with a quality education that stresses academic excellence, personal self-development and consciousness of the world community.

Information:

97 East Allendale Rd
Saddle River, NJ 07458
Phone: (201) 327-0727