Abbott Districts are school districts covered by a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that found that the education provided to urban school children was inadequate and unconstitutional. The Court in Abbott II and in subsequent rulings, ordered the State to assure that these children receive an adequate - and constitutional - education through implementation of a comprehensive set of programs and reforms, including standards-based education supported by parity funding; supplemental programs; preschool education; and school facilities improvements. School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

The Court in Abbott II explicitly limited the Abbott programs and reforms to a class of school districts identified as "poorer urban districts" or "special needs districts." In 1997, these districts became known as "Abbott districts." The Court identified the specific factors used to designate districts as "Abbott districts." These districts:

• must be those with the lowest socio-economic status, thus assigned to the lowest categories on the New Jersey Department of Education's District Factor Groups (DFG) scale;
• "evidence of substantive failure of thorough and efficient education;" including "failure to achieve what the DOE considers passing levels of performance on the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA);"
• have a large percentage of disadvantaged students who need "an education beyond the norm;"
• existence of an "excessive tax [for] municipal services" in the locality where the district is located; and

Using these factors, the Court in Abbott II identified 28 districts as Abbott districts. The Court also gave the New Jersey Legislature or the Commissioner of Education the authority to classify additional districts as Abbott districts based on these factors, which would then entitle the children to the Abbott programs and reforms. In 1998, the Legislature classified 3 additional districts, bringing the present total of Abbott districts to 31. The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1. ... District Factor Groups (DFGs) were first developed by the New Jersey Department of Education in 1975 for the purpose of comparing students’ performance on statewide assessments across demographically similar school districts. ... The High School Proficiency Assessment (abbreviated HSPA and pronounced hes-pah or sometimes just H-S-P-A) is a standardized test adminstered by the New Jersey Department of Education to all New Jersey high school students in March of their 11th grade year. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1. ...

The following school districts are currently identified as Abbott Districts:

• Asbury Park Public Schools (Asbury Park)
• Bridgeton Public Schools (Bridgeton)
• The City Of Burlington Public School District (Burlington City)
• Camden City Public Schools (Camden)
• East Orange School District (East Orange)
• Elizabeth Public Schools (Elizabeth)
• Garfield Public Schools (Garfield)
• Gloucester City Public Schools (Gloucester City)
• Harrison Public Schools (Harrison)
• Hoboken Public Schools (Hoboken)
• Irvington Public Schools (Irvington)
• Jersey City Public Schools (Jersey City)
• Keansburg School District (Keansburg)
• Long Branch Public Schools (Long Branch)
• Millville Public Schools (Millville)
• Neptune Township Schools (Neptune Township)
• New Brunswick Public Schools (New Brunswick)
• Newark Public Schools (Newark)
• Orange Board of Education (Orange)
• Passaic City School District (Passaic)
• Paterson Public Schools (Paterson)
• Pemberton Township School District (Pemberton Township)
• Perth Amboy Public Schools (Perth Amboy)
• Phillipsburg School District (K-12 from Phillipsburg, 9-12 from Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township)
• Plainfield Public School District (Plainfield)
• Pleasantville Public Schools (K-12 from Pleasantville, 9-12 from Absecon)
• Salem City School District (Salem, New Jersey)
• Trenton Public Schools (Trenton)
• Union City Board of Education (Union City)
• Vineland Public Schools (Vineland)
• West New York School District (West New York)

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Image:City Hall Camden. ... East Orange School District is a school district located in the city of East Orange, New Jersey. ... Map of East Orange in Essex County East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 69,824. ... Elizabeth Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... The Garfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Garfield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map highlighting Garfields location within Bergen County. ... Gloucester City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that is based in Gloucester City, New Jersey, and serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. ... 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Keansburg School District is a school district based in Keansburg, New Jersey. ... Keansburg is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Long Branch Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in the city of Long Branch, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Long Branch in Monmouth County Long Branch is a City located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Millville Public Schools is a school district that serves the city of Millville, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. ... Millville highlighted in Cumberland County. ... The Neptune Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ... Neptune Township is a township located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... New Brunswick Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... New Brunswick is a City located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, 31 miles (50 km) southwest of New York City on the Raritan River about 15 miles (24 km) from its mouth. ... Newark Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves the entire city of Newark, New Jersey. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area    - City 67. ... Orange Board of Education is a comprehensive community public school district that is headquartered in the city of Orange, New Jersey, United States, and serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. ... Map of City of Orange in Essex County The City of Orange Township is a City in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Passaic City School District is a compehensive community public school district located in Passaic, New Jersey, serving students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. ... Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. ... Paterson Public Schools is a school district that serves Paterson, New Jersey, United States. ... The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ... Pemberton Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district headquartered in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, United States, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. ... Pemberton Township highlighted in Burlington County. ... Perth Amboy Public Schools is a school district located in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. ... The Perth Amboy National Bank Building, and a view of the 5 Corners downtown area (Intersections of State and Smith Sts. ... The Phillipsburg School District is a comprehensive public school district in Phillipsburg, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Phillipsburg in Warren County Phillipsburg is a town located in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Alpha is a Borough located in Warren County, New Jersey. ... Bloomsbury highlighted in Hunterdon County. ... Hunterdon County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Greenwich Township is a township located in Warren County, New Jersey. ... Lopatcong Township is a township located in Warren County, New Jersey. ... Pohatcong Township is a township located in Warren County, New Jersey. ... The Plainfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekinderagrten through twelfth grade from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Plainfield in Union County Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Pleasantville Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the City of Pleasantville, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. ... Pleasantville is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. ... Absecon is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. ... The Salem City School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Salem City, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. ... The City of Salem highlighted in Salem County. ... The Trenton Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. ... Nickname: Trent Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: Country United States State New Jersey County Mercer County Founded circa 1719 Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area    - City 21. ... Union City Board of Education is a comprehensive community public school district that is headquartered in Union City, New Jersey, United States. ... Union City, New Jersey Spectators viewing the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks from across the Hudson River, in the terrace courtyard of the Union City Boxing Club. ... Vineland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves the city of Vineland, New Jersey, United States. ... Vineland highlighted in Cumberland County. ... West New York School District is a school district located in West New York, New Jersey. ... West New York is a Walsh Act town located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ...

External links

• Education Law Center
• New Jersey Department of Education Abbott Home Page
• New Jersey Department of Education Abbott District List