Martin J. Ryerson School

Set in RINGWOOD, New Jersey, Martin J. Ryerson School is a close-knit 6-8 campus, run under Ringwood School District. It enrolls 345 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 40% below typical.

Within Ringwood School District, which oversees 4 schools and 957 students, Martin J. Ryerson School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Martin J. Ryerson School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Martin J. Ryerson School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Martin J. Ryerson School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 60.1%; actual is 43.4%, a gap of -16.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Passaic County) reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Martin J. Ryerson School is one.

The closest other public school is Eleanor G. Hewitt, roughly 1.3 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), Martin J. Ryerson School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 76% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.