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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341359000732
Eric S. Smith Middle School
2 MONROE STREET, RAMSEY, NJ 07446 · (201) 785-2313 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
35 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 187 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 221 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 33% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Eric S. Smith Middle School→Ramsey High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ramsey School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
78.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 61.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eric S. Smith Middle School
Eric S. Smith Middle School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric S. Smith Middle School this school | 613 | 5.7% | 64.6% |
| West Essex Middle School NORTH CALDWELL | 558 | 4.8% | 58.6% |
| Valleyview Middle School DENVILLE | 571 | 6.0% | 61.5% |
| Indian Hill School HOLMDEL | 610 | 3.1% | 75.1% |
| Madison Junior School MADISON | 555 | 7.6% | 64.8% |
| Schuyler Colfax Middle School WAYNE | 650 | 10.2% | 64.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eric S. Smith Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #62 of 433 | #18 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #51 of 437 ▲ 30 | #13 of 53 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #71 of 437 ▲ 45 | #21 of 53 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #176 of 445 | #18 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #42 of 417 | #6 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #312 of 419 | #46 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #385 of 436 | #36 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #76 of 282 | #5 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
613
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 71 | 8.6:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 73 | 8.6:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 75.2 | 8.4:1 | 7% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 73 | 9.1:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 70.6 | 10.5:1 | 5% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 72 | 10.5:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 59 | 13.3:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 54 | 12.3:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 41 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eric S. Smith Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (742 to 613); teachers up 1% (70.6 to 71).
About Eric S. Smith Middle School
RAMSEY, New Jersey, is home to Eric S. Smith Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 613 students enrolled.
Eric S. Smith Middle School is one of 5 schools in Ramsey School District, which enrolls 2,310 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Eric S. Smith Middle School is 74% White. The school is also 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Bergen County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Eric S. Smith Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Staffing totals 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.6:1. That ratio is under the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Eric S. Smith Middle School is 6%. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Eric S. Smith Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Eric S. Smith Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 63.0%. Eric S. Smith Middle School scores 64.6%, 1.6 points above that line.
In Bergen County (population about 962,316), median household income is about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Eric S. Smith Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County, which together enroll about 133,883 students.
The closest other public school is John Y Dater Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Eric S. Smith Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 661 to 613.
Community posts for Eric S. Smith Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ramsey School District
- Ramsey High SchoolHigh · 739 students
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- John Y Dater Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
Other schools in RAMSEY
- Ramsey High SchoolHigh · 739 students
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- John Y Dater Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- John Y Dater Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School0.7 mi · 302
- Ramsey High School1.1 mi · 739
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School1.4 mi · 331
- Ramapo Ridge1.4 mi · 642
- Lenape Meadows1.5 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolHow many students attend Eric S. Smith Middle School?
Eric S. Smith Middle School enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Eric S. Smith Middle School serve?
Eric S. Smith Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Eric S. Smith Middle School?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at Eric S. Smith Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Eric S. Smith Middle School?
Student demographics at Eric S. Smith Middle School are roughly 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Eric S. Smith Middle School?
Eric S. Smith Middle School is overseen by Ramsey School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.