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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ramsey High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
739
High
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341359000730
Ramsey High School
256 E MAIN STREET, RAMSEY, NJ 07446 · (201) 785-2300 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
38 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 167 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 192 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 178 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 202 | 27% |
Student demographics
38%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
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
63.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -19.7pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 83.6% | 67.7% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
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 Ramsey High School
Ramsey High School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey High School this school | 739 | 5.1% | 65.5% |
| Indian Hills High School OAKLAND | 668 | 3.4% | 57.1% |
| Pequannock Township High School Pompton Plains | 655 | 6.4% | 59.2% |
| Voorhees High School Glen Gardner | 733 | 5.5% | 58.9% |
| Allentown High School ALLENTOWN | 1,033 | 6.3% | 42.3% |
| Sparta High School SPARTA | 1,025 | 7.2% | 53.1% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Ramsey High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #53 of 397 | #13 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #39 of 400 ▲ 3 | #10 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #116 of 395 ▼ 62 | #27 of 48 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #253 of 442 | #30 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #24 of 388 | #8 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #311 of 389 | #46 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.1% | #361 of 405 | #35 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #72 of 200 | #9 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high 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
739
-106 (-13%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 739 | 77.8 | 9.5:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 77.8 | 9.9:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 80 | 9.8:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 845 | 79 | 10.7:1 | 6% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 83.3 | 10.1:1 | 5% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 89 | 9.8:1 | 5% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 979 | 67 | 14.6:1 | 3% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 61 | 12.0:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 60 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramsey High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (838 to 739); teachers down 7% (83.3 to 77.8).
About Ramsey High School
This page covers Ramsey High School, a low-enrollment high school in RAMSEY, New Jersey. Federal data show 739 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 929.
Ramsey School District is the district for Ramsey High School. It has 5 schools and 2,310 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ramsey High School is White: 78%. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 22 points above the 55% share among Bergen County residents. The diversity index for Ramsey High School is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.5:1. The school has 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.5:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for high schools in New Jersey. Federal data show 5% of students (38) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, higher than here.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Ramsey High School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ramsey High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.5%; the prediction is 63.4%.
The county, Bergen County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $124,884 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including Ramsey High School.
Ramsey High School's closest public school neighbor is John Y Dater Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Ramsey High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 71.2% on proficiency, and Ramsey High School is below that at 65.5%.
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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ramsey High School had a net loss of 106 students, or 13%. The ratio was 10.7:1 in 2020-21 and 9.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Ramsey High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 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
- Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- John Y Dater Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
Other Ramsey High schools
One other US public school is named Ramsey High. Ramsey High School is the largest of the 2.
- Ramsey High SchoolRamsey, IL · 181 students
Nearby schools
- John Y Dater Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School0.6 mi · 302
- Eric S. Smith Middle School1.1 mi · 613
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School1.5 mi · 331
- Northern Highlands Regional High School1.5 mi · 1,257
- Hillside Elementary School1.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Ramsey High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ramsey High School?
Ramsey High School enrolls approximately 739 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ramsey High School serve?
Ramsey High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ramsey High School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Ramsey High School.
How diverse is Ramsey High School?
Ramsey High School reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ramsey High School?
Ramsey High 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.