Eric S. Smith Middle School

As a reasonably sized middle-grades school in RAMSEY, New Jersey, Eric S. Smith Middle School enrolls 613 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Ramsey School District.

Ramsey School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,310 students. Eric S. Smith Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Eric S. Smith Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Eric S. Smith Middle School has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Eric S. Smith Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Eric S. Smith Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.0%, the actual is 64.6%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Eric S. Smith Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is John Y Dater Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eric S. Smith Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eric S. Smith Middle School has decreased 17%, going from 742 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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