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25 N. Franklin Turnpike
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Bergen County,
New Jersey, 07446United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°03′28″N 74°08′07″W / 41.057717°N 74.135174°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK- 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Andrew C. Matteo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Thomas W. O'Hern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Students and staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrollment | 2,598 (as of 2021–22) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 252.2 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 10.3:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,598 students and 252.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. [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. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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. [10]
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.
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [11]) are: [12] [13] [14]
Core members of the district's administration are: [25]
The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2015) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [28] [29] [30]
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25 N. Franklin Turnpike
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Bergen County,
New Jersey, 07446United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°03′28″N 74°08′07″W / 41.057717°N 74.135174°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grades | PreK- 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Andrew C. Matteo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Thomas W. O'Hern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Students and staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrollment | 2,598 (as of 2021–22) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 252.2 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 10.3:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District Factor Group | I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website |
www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,598 students and 252.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. [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. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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. [10]
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.
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [11]) are: [12] [13] [14]
Core members of the district's administration are: [25]
The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2015) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [28] [29] [30]