Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINGWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341386004946
Peter Cooper School
54 ROGER COURT, RINGWOOD, NJ 07456 · (973) 962-7500 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
16 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%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
Based on grade levels within Ringwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 63.4% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Peter Cooper School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Cooper School this school | 235 | 6.8% | 65.7% |
| Lafayette Township School LAFAYETTE | 232 | 6.0% | 41.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School WEST CALDWELL | 214 | 9.3% | 56.9% |
| Godwin Elementary School Midland Park | 233 | 7.3% | N/A |
| Gillette Elementary School Gillette | 215 | 10.2% | N/A |
| Bloomingdale Avenue School CRANFORD | 226 | 1.3% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Peter Cooper School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #221 of 1,290 | #4 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #234 of 1,319 ▲ 81 | #3 of 87 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #257 of 1,319 ▲ 236 | #6 of 87 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #1,325 of 1,562 | #82 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #566 of 1,390 | #29 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #930 of 1,392 | #41 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #1,319 of 1,481 | #96 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #355 of 798 | #42 of 66 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
235
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 235 | 21.8 | 10.8:1 | 7% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 27.2 | 8.6:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 24.9 | 9.8:1 | 5% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 8% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 21.1 | 12.7:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 7% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 3% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter Cooper School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (267 to 235); teachers up 3% (21.1 to 21.8).
About Peter Cooper School
At 54 ROGER COURT in RINGWOOD, New Jersey, Peter Cooper School operates as a small elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 3 and has 235 students enrolled. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 42% lower.
In Ringwood School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 957 students.
More than half of enrollment at Peter Cooper School is White: 71%. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 29 points above the 41% share among Passaic County residents. The diversity index for Peter Cooper School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 10.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Peter Cooper School, which has 21.8. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Peter Cooper School is about 7%. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County is 54 points.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Peter Cooper School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In New Jersey, Peter Cooper School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.7% actual against a predicted 62.4%.
In Passaic County, home to about 521,012 people, median household income comes to about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Passaic County's 155 public schools enroll about 83,237 students and include Peter Cooper School.
Peter Cooper School's nearest public school is Lakeland Regional High School (about 1.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Peter Cooper School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 235 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 228.
On allk12, people connected to Peter Cooper School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ringwood School District
- Martin J. Ryerson SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Eleanor G. HewittElementary · 208 students
- Robert Erskine SchoolElementary · 169 students
Other schools in RINGWOOD
- Martin J. Ryerson SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Eleanor G. HewittElementary · 208 students
- Robert Erskine SchoolElementary · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeland Regional High School1.0 mi · 823
- Wanaque Elementary School1.3 mi · 506
- Robert Erskine School1.8 mi · 169
- Haskell Elementary School2.7 mi · 382
- Heights Elementary School3.1 mi · 343
- Martin J. Ryerson School3.1 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Peter Cooper SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Peter Cooper School?
Peter Cooper School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades KG-03.
Is Peter Cooper School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peter Cooper School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peter Cooper School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peter Cooper School is approximately 10.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peter Cooper School?
At Peter Cooper School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Peter Cooper School public or private?
Peter Cooper School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ringwood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.