Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341359000738
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School
200 ISLAND AVENUE, RAMSEY, NJ 07446 · (201) 785-2336 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
47 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 23% |
Student demographics
47%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
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School→John Y Dater Elementary School→Eric S. Smith Middle School→Ramsey High School
Based on grade levels within Ramsey School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
77.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 74.5% |
% 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School this school | 302 | 15.6% | 71.2% |
| Franklin Township School QUAKERTOWN | 293 | 17.7% | 53.5% |
| Randall Carter Elementary School WAYNE | 351 | 15.1% | 60.8% |
| Ann Blanche Smith HILLSDALE | 315 | 11.1% | 67.8% |
| Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 312 | 17.9% | 67.5% |
| Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center HAZLET | 341 | 16.1% | 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 Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #144 of 1,290 | #46 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #119 of 1,319 ▲ 11 | #36 of 149 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #355 of 1,319 ▼ 37 | #92 of 149 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,098 of 1,562 | #113 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #407 of 1,390 | #42 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #893 of 1,392 | #120 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #1,121 of 1,481 | #94 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #87 of 798 | #12 of 85 |
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
302
-49 (-14%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 302 | 29.5 | 10.2:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 30.3 | 10.6:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 31.2 | 10.3:1 | 12% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 36 | 9.8:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 31.4 | 12.9:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (406 to 302); teachers down 6% (31.4 to 29.5).
About Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in RAMSEY, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 302 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 25% lower.
The district, Ramsey School District, has 2,310 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Of every 100 students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School, about 70 are White. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The school has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 1.2 students per teacher. In all, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 12 points.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.6% for Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School. The school posts 71.2%, 13.6 points above the prediction.
In Bergen County, median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Of the public schools around it, Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School is closest to Ramsey High School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 71.2% versus a 68.3% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 302, from 351 in 2020-21.
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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
- Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- John Y Dater Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in RAMSEY
- Ramsey High SchoolHigh · 739 students
- Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- John Y Dater Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Ramsey High School0.6 mi · 739
- John Y Dater Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- Eric S. Smith Middle School0.7 mi · 613
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School1.7 mi · 331
- Ramapo Ridge1.9 mi · 642
- Betsy Ross Elementary1.9 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School?
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School serve?
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School have?
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School?
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School public or private?
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ramsey School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.