Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School
| Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
5411 State Route 23 , 12496 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°18′22″N 74°15′19″W / 42.30611°N 74.25528°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District |
| NCES District ID | 3631590[2] |
| Superintendent | John Wiktorko |
| NCES School ID | 363159004225[3] |
| Principal | Anthony Taibi[1] |
| Teaching staff | 37.00 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 282 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.62[3] |
| Campus | Rural: Distant |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Yearbook | Wajerian |
| Website | www |
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School (WAJ) is the only school in the Windham-Ashland-Jewett school district in the town of Windham, in Greene County, New York, U.S.A. It is a K-12 school, which encompasses all grades from kindergarten through 12th grade.
As of 2012, of the district/school's 411 students, 23% were classified as "poor"; 93% were white, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian; less than 1/2 of 1% were African-American.[4]
For the 2016-17 school year, of the 292 students, 85.3% were white, 7.6% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian; 1.4% black, and 4.1% two or more races. 28.4% of the students were eligible for free lunch, with an additional 3.8% eligible for reduced-price lunch.[3]
The WAJ boys downhill alpine ski team were the 2013 New York State champions.
Athletics
The school district offers the following sports:
- Soccer
- Cross country
- Basketball
- Alpine skiing
- Mountain biking
- Snowboarding
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Golf
Alumni
- Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business.[5]
References
- ^ "Staff Directory". Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for WINDHAM-ASHLAND-JEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - WINDHAM-ASHLAND-JEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL (363159004225)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "New York Schools Test Scores: Windham-Ashland-Jewett School District". The New York Times. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "WhenHub - Life of Scott Adams". Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.