Grades K-12 Business administrator Thomas W. O'Hern Student-teacher ratio 12.53:1 Number of students 3,017 Faculty 240.7 | Superintendent Dr. Matthew J. Murphy Enrollment 3,017 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group I Number of schools 5 | |
The Ramsey Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Ramsey in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
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As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,017 students and 240.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.53:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Students from Saddle River attend the district's middle school and then have the option of attending either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands Regional High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Saddle River School District and each of the respective districts.
Awards and recognition
For the 1995-96 school year, Eric S. Smith Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Construction and district reconfiguration
On September 30, 2003, residents of Ramsey passed a referendum providing for the construction of a new Dater School, the construction of a new, six-lane track at the High School, and the renovation of the High School, Smith School, and Hubbard School.