Awards & Recognitions
U.S. News & World Report Releases 2026 Elementary and Middle Schools Rankings
School No. 1 recognized for the second year in a row as one of the Best Middle Schools in the country!

School No. 3 recognized for the second year in a row as one of the Best Elementary Schools in the country!
U.S. News & World Report Releases 2025 Elementary and Middle Schools Rankings
School No. 1 recognized as one of the best Middle Schools in the country!
School No. 3 recognized as one of the best Elementary Schools in the country!
Little Falls Township Public Schools Awarded for Outstanding School Communications
NJSPRA 2024 Communication Awards Press Release
New Jersey School Public Relations Association Congratulates the 2024 Award Winners


2023 NSPRA Publications and Digital Media Award Winners Announced...
The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards!
A record number 1,800+ entries were submitted across both award programs this year.
NSPRA'S Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards recognize outstanding education publications, e-newsletters, digital media programs, radio/TV/video programs, podcasts, social media, infographics, blogs and websites.
View a list of the 2023 winning entries on the NSPRA website below.
2023 Publications and Digital Media Excellence Winners
U.S. News & World Report releases its 2021-2022 top elementary and middle schools ranking
School No. 1 ranked in the top 7% in the state.
Little Falls Township Public School #1 ranked #56 in New Jersey Middle Schools

School No. 3 ranked in the top 9% in the state.
Little Falls Township Public School #3 ranked #72 in New Jersey Elementary Schools
Little Falls named an Official Choose Kindness School
Choose Kindness Grant Recipient Video

Little Falls Township Public Schools Awarded for Outstanding School Communications
New Jersey School Public Relations Association Annual Communications Awards
NJASA Names Three Regional Superintendents of the Year

The New Jersey Association of School Administrators has selected three regional 2021 Superintendents of the Year.
Northern New Jersey Region I Winner - Tracey Marinelli, Chief Education Officer
NJASA Regional Superintendents of the Year Press Release
Superintendent Marinelli has been named Passaic County's Superintendent of the Year by the Passaic County Association of School Administrators.
PC Superintendent of the Year Press Release
Little Falls Township Public School District has once again been identified as a High Performing District
QSAC (Quality Single Accountability Consortium)
Little Falls school one of nine to earn National Blue Ribbon Award from U.S. Department of Education
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Nine New Jersey school districts were named National Blue Ribbon Schools, one of the highest honors given by the U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Announces 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Little Falls Township School No. 3 was named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon Exemplary High Performing School.
U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Press Release
New Jersey Lighthouse District
Little Falls Township Public Schools identified as a Lighthouse District by the New Jersey Department of Education.
New Jersey Department of Education Announces 11 New Lighthouse Districts.
NJDOE Lighthouse District Initiative
New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership Names Superintendent Marinelli as Outstanding Partner
NJEFP Congratulates Superintendent Marinelli
Assemblyman DePhillips Congratulates Little Falls Township Public Schools
Letter from Assemblyman DePhillips
Assemblyman DePhillips Congratulates School No. 3
Letter from Assemblyman DePhillips
Little Falls has Best Teachers in New Jersey!
This Little Falls School Has Best Teachers In NJ, Report Says.
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HIB Coordinator
Lindsey Enchelmaier
32 Stevens Avenue
Little Falls, NJ 07424
lenchelmaier@lfschools.org
973-256-1033 x1215
HIB Specialist School No. 1
Emily Conti
econti@lfschools.org
973-812-9512 x3207
HIB Specialist School No. 2
Jessica Prawetz
jprawetz@lfschools.org
973-256-1033 x7002
HIB Specialist School No. 3
Martha Kochanowski
mkochanowski@lfschools.org
973-256-1386 x2218
School Climate State Coordinator
HIB@doe.nj.gov
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