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Ramsey High School

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Ramsey High School ranks 56 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Ramsey High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Ramsey, New Jersey, with 773 students. The school is part of the Ramsey School District, which is ranked 69 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ramsey High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 34-138 over the past 10 years and a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students outperform the state averages in NJSLA/NJGPA assessments across various subjects and grade levels, with 63.9% of 9th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also boasts an excellent 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 97.4%, well above the state average, and a very low dropout rate between 0.3% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, Indian Hills High School, Ridgewood High School, and Pascack Valley High School, Ramsey High School generally outperforms them in academic rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. However, some schools like Northern Highlands Regional High School and Pascack Hills High School have comparable or even slightly better performance in certain metrics. Ramsey High School's spending per student ($13,739 in 2018-2019) is also lower than some of the nearby high-performing schools, suggesting it achieves excellent results with relatively lower funding.

739

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,739

Per pupil spending ?

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

256 E Main Street
Ramsey, NJ 07446-1927

(201) 785-2300

District: Ramsey School District

Feeder schools for Ramsey High School:

Elementary:	John Y Dater Elementary School
	Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School
	Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School
Middle:	Eric S. Smith Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg44%

56^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 609Ramsey School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	56 of 434	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	34 of 429	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	69 of 422	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	41 of 415	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	53.1	138 of 405	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	70 of 416	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	54 of 415	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	80 of 411	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	48 of 409	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	78 of 406	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	30 of 411	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	75.9	83 of 396	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	50 of 388	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	28 of 378	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	18 of 371	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	28 of 370	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.4	13 of 359	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	23 of 361	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.5	16 of 357	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	84.1	17 of 351	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	16 of 348	95.4%	★★★★★
2003	84.5	34 of 343	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	76 of 191	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	96 of 172	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	60 of 175	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	109 of 165	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	67 of 191	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	49 of 198	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	21 of 426	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	33 of 420	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	65.8	77 of 416	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	27 of 414	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	54.0	139 of 402	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	66 of 408	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	53 of 403	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	102 of 406	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	110 of 403	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	74 of 385	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	43 of 382	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	160 of 374	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	64 of 364	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	114 of 368	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	333 of 358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	220 of 326	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	115 of 347	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	137 of 345	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	91 of 426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	45 of 419	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	74 of 414	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	51 of 410	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	136 of 402	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	76 of 407	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	62 of 405	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	38 of 359	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	7 of 361	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	66.6	59 of 339	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	25 of 344	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	49.2	133 of 333	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	33 of 349	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	42 of 355	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	55 of 347	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	26 of 345	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	44 of 335	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	27 of 335	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	37.9	181 of 336	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	59 of 339	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	52 of 340	84.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2024)60th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-85 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Geometry92%+36 vs state

Mathematics81%+23 vs state

English Language Arts64%+14 vs state

Science55%+24 vs state

Algebra I38%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ramsey High School	Public	9-12	256 E Main Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2300	739	78	9.4	5.1%	573 (77.5%)	10 (1.4%)	84 (11.4%)	51 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	78.2	56^th of 434 public high schools	87.1%		86	34^th of 429 public high schools	92.1%	22	80.7		55.0			63.9				38.5		38.5	92.1	92.1	100.0	100.0	$13,739		$13,739
Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,257	110	11.4	1.0%	857 (68.2%)	15 (1.2%)	124 (9.9%)	195 (15.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.6%)	85.2	27^th of 434 public high schools	93.8%		90.5	14^th of 429 public high schools	96.7%	13			67.1			76.4				54.1		54.0	87.9	87.4			$15,404	$224	$15,180
Mahwah High School	Public	9-12	50 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2300	829	91	9.1	16.5%	501 (60.4%)	34 (4.1%)	124 (15.0%)	112 (13.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.2%)	72.1	83^rd of 434 public high schools	80.9%		73	85^th of 429 public high schools	80.2%	2	79.7		46.1			65.2				31.4		32.4	83.6	79.7	100.0	100.0	$12,658		$12,658
Waldwick High School	Public	9-12	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-9000	434	47	9.3	1.8%	300 (69.1%)	8 (1.8%)	97 (22.4%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	76.8	63^rd of 434 public high schools	85.5%		79	59^th of 429 public high schools	86.2%	4	74.3		38.4			78.3				100.0	38.5	49.4	100.0	100.0			$11,982		$11,982
Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	367	46	8.0	7.6%	263 (71.7%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	69.6	99^th of 434 public high schools	77.2%		72	91^st of 429 public high schools	78.8%	8	76.6	22.4	33.3	80.9	88.3	85.5	55.8	57.2	96.1	30.8		56.9	69.5	69.5			$19,201	$536	$18,665
Pascack Hills High School	Public	9-12	225 West Grand Avenue	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7020	768	78	9.8	2.0%	512 (66.7%)	17 (2.2%)	102 (13.3%)	104 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.0%)	84.3	36^th of 434 public high schools	91.7%		84.4	39^th of 429 public high schools	90.9%	3	81.7		42.8			84.1				90.0	55.3	58.4	98.6	98.6			$16,816		$16,816
Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,166	114	10.2	0.9%	958 (82.2%)	12 (1.0%)	104 (8.9%)	59 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	58.5	150^th of 434 public high schools	65.4%		60.1	143^rd of 429 public high schools	66.7%	7	82.1		29.1			64.1				12.3		11.6	75.8	75.8	84.6	84.6	$15,831	$15	$15,816
Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	491	59	8.3	11.6%	349 (71.1%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	81.9	45^th of 434 public high schools	89.6%		70.4	98^th of 429 public high schools	77.2%	53	76.1	20.7	60.9	73.3	77.6	86.4	69.5	16.3	94.7	25.0		74.0	82.9	76.4			$17,389	$20	$17,369
Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	668	75	8.8	3.4%	523 (78.3%)	4 (0.6%)	91 (13.6%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	72.4	82^nd of 434 public high schools	81.1%		74.1	81^st of 429 public high schools	81.1%	1	78.9		43.5			70.4				39.4		37.9	93.4	93.4			$16,207	$69	$16,138
Ridgewood High School	Public	9-12	627 East Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2800	1,740	136	12.8	3.2%	1,009 (58.0%)	26 (1.5%)	214 (12.3%)	338 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (8.6%)	84.6	34^th of 434 public high schools	92.2%		84.6	38^th of 429 public high schools	91.1%	4	87.1		59.8			65.8				69.8		69.3		63.6	100.0	100.0	$11,059	$13	$11,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramsey High School

Is Ramsey High School a good school?

Ramsey High School ranks 56^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ramsey High School?

Ramsey High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John Y Dater Elementary School
Elementary : Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School
Elementary : Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School
Middle : Eric S. Smith Middle School

What district is Ramsey High School in?

Ramsey School District

How many students attend Ramsey High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Ramsey High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ramsey High School?

Students at Ramsey High School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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