Ramsey Public School District

Ramsey Public School District
266 East Main Street Ramsey, NJ 07446
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Matthew J. Murphy
Business administrator	Robert J. Marcotulli
Schools	5
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,017 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty	240.7 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	12.53:1
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	http://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District Spending Rank (*) K-12 Average %± vs. Average 1A Total Spending $19,582 54 $18,891 3.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,997 58 14,783 8.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,686 62 8,763 10.5% 6 Support Services 2,675 59 2,392 11.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,464 26 1,485 -1.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,748 46 1,783 -2.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 410 43 268 53.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 72,255 63 64,043 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

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.

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.^[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 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 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^[11][12]

Elementary schools

• Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School^[13] with 415 students in grades PreK–3.
  • Lebrun James^[14]
• Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School^[15] with 455 students in grades PreK–3.
  • Gina Aliano, Principal^[16]
• John Y. Dater Elementary School^[17] with 433 students in grades 4–5.
  • Andrew C. Matteo, Principal^[18]

Middle school

• Eric Smith Middle School^[19] with 743 students in grades 6–8
  • Stacie Poelstra, Principal^[20]
  • Kari Scimanico, Assistant Principal^[21]

High school

• Ramsey High School^[22] with 971 students in grades 9–12
  • Dr. Michael J. Thumm, Principal^[23]
  • Andrew Herre, Assistant Principal^[24]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[25]

• Dr. Matthew J. Murphy, Superintendent^[26]
• Robert J. Marcotulli, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

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.

Gallery

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  The original John Y. Dater Elementary School

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  The John Y. Dater Elementary School built in 2006

References

1. District information for Ramsey School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 9, 2014.
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. Superintendent's Welcome 2013, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed December 9, 2014. "Ramsey's 3,020 students are educated in two K-3 schools, one 4-5 upper elementary school, a middle school for grades 6-8 and a 9-12 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."
5. Ramsey Public Schools 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014. "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 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 22, 2015. "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 December 9, 2014. "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 December 9, 2014. "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 December 9, 2014.
11. Site Map, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.
12. New Jersey School Directory for the Ramsey Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 13, 2014.
13. Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.
14. Principal's Page, Dater Elementary School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
15. Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.
16. Principal's Page, Dater Elementary School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
17. John Y. Dater Elementary School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.
18. Principal's Page, Dater Elementary School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
19. Eric Smith Middle School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.
20. Principal's Page, Smith Middle School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
21. Assistant Principal's Page, Smith Middle School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
22. Ramsey High School, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.
23. Principal's Page, Ramsey High School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
24. Assistant Principal's Page, Ramsey High School. Accessed February 13, 2014.
25. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
26. Superintendent's Welcome 2013, Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 13, 2014.

External links

• Ramsey Public School District
• Ramsey Public School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Ramsey Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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