Total enrollment
957
-91 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Ringwood School District
New Jersey · 957 students · 1 city
For a New Jersey district, Ringwood School District runs a compact public-school system: 4 schools and roughly 957 students (3 elementary and 1 middle).
4-year change in Ringwood School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ringwood School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #83 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 957 | #307 of 372 | #7,113 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #219 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #126 of 370 | #782 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 11.1% | #286 of 369 | #7,914 of 8,164 |
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 Ringwood School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Peter Cooper School at 65.7% proficient to Martin J. Ryerson School at 43.4%, a gap of 22.2 points. That is the 71st widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,182 to 957 students (down 19%) and from 102 to 91 full-time teachers (down 11%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin J. Ryerson School | Ringwood | Middle | 06-08 | 345 |
| Peter Cooper School | Ringwood | Elementary | KG-03 | 235 |
| Eleanor G. Hewitt | Ringwood | Elementary | 04-05 | 208 |
| Robert Erskine School | Ringwood | Elementary | KG-03 | 169 |
About Ringwood School District
Across 4 schools, Ringwood School District instructs about 957 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Ringwood School District comprises 3 elementary and 1 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Ringwood School District is about 239, meaningfully below the New Jersey average of roughly 540.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Ringwood School District has fell 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,048 students to 957.
On this page, the community for Ringwood School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.