Ramsey Public School District

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.

Ramsey Public School District
Address
25 N. Franklin Turnpike
Ramsey, NJ 07446
United States
Coordinates41.057717°N 74.135174°W / 41.057717; -74.135174
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Matthew J. Murphy
Business administratorThomas W. O'Hern
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,804 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty248.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitehttp://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,58254$18,8913.7%
1Budgetary Cost15,9975814,7838.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,686628,76310.5%
6Support Services2,675592,39211.8%
8Administrative Cost1,464261,485−1.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,748461,783−2.0%
13Extracurricular Activities4104326853.0%
16Median Teacher Salary72,2556364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its five schools had an enrollment of 2,804 students and 248.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[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.[3]

Students from Saddle River's Wandell School 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.[4][5][6][7][8]

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.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12]

Elementary schools
  • Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School[13] with 381 students in grades PreK–3
  • Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School[15] with 406 students in grades PreK–3
    • Gina Aliano, Principal[16]
  • John Y. Dater Elementary School[17] with 400 students in grades 4–5
    • Dr. Molly Dinning, Principal[18]
Middle school
  • Eric S. Smith Middle School[19] with 742 students in grades 6–8
    • Andrew Herre, Principal[20]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[23]

  • Dr. Matthew J. Murphy, Superintendent[24]
  • Thomas W. O'Hern, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[25]

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.

  • Ramsey High School's Track is now a six-lane, all-weather track and was completed in Fall/Winter 2004.
  • Ramsey High School will be renovating and adding classrooms. Construction was supposed to take place over the 2005-2006 school year and to be completed around July 2006, but this work was pushed back a year, with work to begin at the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
  • Eric S. Smith Middle School is reconfiguring and expanding its media center, cafeteria, and gymnasium, and creating new classrooms.
  • Mary A. Hubbard School will be converted into a building suitable for grades K-3, which actually is a partial return to its roots as a K-5 school. Some new rooms will be built, and others will be renovated.
  • The Wesley D. Tisdale School is not included in any construction or renovation projects.
  • The original John Y. Dater Elementary School
  • The John Y. Dater Elementary School built in 2006

References
  1. District information for Ramsey School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
  4. Welcome, Ramsey School District. Accessed January 21, 2020. "Welcome to the Ramsey Public School District. Our district is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school where approximately 3400 students are educated. We have a send-receive relationship with the students of Saddle River for middle school and high school."
  5. Ramsey Public Schools 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 14, 2017. "Ramsey’s 2900 students are educated in two K-3 primary schools, one 4-5 upper elementary school, a middle school for grades 6-8 and a 9-12 comprehensive high school. In addition to serving the residents of Ramsey, the District educates the students of Saddle River in grades 6-12 through a send-receive relationship."
  6. Northern Highlands Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 14, 2017. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."
  7. Ramsey Schools Overview, Saddle River School District. Accessed January 21, 2020. "Following graduation from Fifth grade, students enter Eric Smith Middle School in Ramsey, New Jersey. Upon graduation from Eighth grade students may attend Ramsey High School."
  8. Northern Highlands High School Overview, Saddle River School District. Accessed January 21, 2020. "Northern Highlands High School is located in Allendale New Jersey and is one of the two high schools Saddle River students may elect to attend."
  9. Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2009.
  10. School Data for the Ramsey Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  11. District Directory, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2019.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the Ramsey Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  14. Principal's Page, Dater Elementary School. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  15. Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  16. Principal's Page, Dater Elementary School. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  17. John Y. Dater Elementary School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  18. Principal's Page, Dater Elementary School. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  19. Eric Smith Middle School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  20. Principal's Page, Eric S. Smith Middle School. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  21. Ramsey High School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  22. Principal's Page, Ramsey High School. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  23. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  24. About Dr. Murphy, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
  25. Business and Finance Department, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.
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