Total enrollment
2,310
-271 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Ramsey School District
New Jersey · 2,310 students · 1 city
Ramsey School District operates 5 public K-12 schools in New Jersey, enrolling about 2,310 students between them (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Ramsey School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ramsey School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #28 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,310 | #167 of 372 | #3,982 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #164 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #37 of 370 | #214 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 7.3% | #314 of 369 | #8,032 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #243 of 298 | #3,921 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ramsey School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School at 71.2% proficient to Eric S. Smith Middle School at 64.6%, a gap of 6.6 points. That is the 176th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,767 to 2,310 students (down 17%) and from 249 to 245 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey High School | Ramsey | High | 09-12 | 739 |
| Eric S. Smith Middle School | Ramsey | Middle | 06-08 | 613 |
| Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School | Ramsey | Elementary | PK-03 | 331 |
| John Y Dater Elementary School | Ramsey | Elementary | 04-05 | 325 |
| Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School | Ramsey | Elementary | PK-03 | 302 |
About Ramsey School District
As a rural-scale district in New Jersey, Ramsey School District educates 2,310 students across 5 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Ramsey School District is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 462 in this district, meaningfully below the New Jersey typical of 540.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 2,581 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,310 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Ramsey School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.