Deaf and Hard of Hearing Continuum

Bergen County Special Services School District

www.bergen.org

134 Students

Other Pre-K - 12th

School Overview

The school located at 540 Farview Avenue in Paramus, New Jersey, is the **Bergen County Special Services (BCSS) Hearing Impaired program**. This facility is specifically designed to provide comprehensive educational and clinical support for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. By focusing on specialized communication needs, the program offers an inclusive and supportive environment tailored to help students develop language, academic, and social skills through both oral and sign language-based instruction.

The school is part of the larger Bergen County Special Services district, which is well-regarded for its collaborative approach to special education. Students at this location benefit from a multidisciplinary team that includes highly trained teachers of the deaf, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists. The program emphasizes individualized education plans (IEPs) that ensure each student receives the specific accommodations and technologies—such as assistive listening devices—necessary to succeed in a classroom setting while preparing them for life beyond the school environment.

134

Total Students

22.2

Full-Time Teachers

6.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

14.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Continuum
Demographic	Student Count
White	37
Hispanic	75
Black	7
Asian	13
Pacific Islander	2

Hispanic
75 (56.0%)
White
37 (27.6%)
Asian
13 (9.7%)
Black
7 (5.2%)
Pacific Islander
2 (1.5%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Special Education School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Bergen County Special Services School District
Phone:	(201)343-6000
Website:	http://www.bergen.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 12th
Total Students:	134
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	22.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	6.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	20
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 20

Kindergarten 8

Grade 1 9

Grade 2 17

Grade 3 8

Grade 4 5

Grade 5 9

Grade 6 9

Grade 7 9

Grade 8 5

Grade 9 10