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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07456

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Schools

957

Students

Top rankedPeter Cooper School193^rd of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Peter Cooper School up 158 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 07456 zip code in Ringwood, New Jersey is home to 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Ringwood School District. The district is ranked 218 out of 609 in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the schools, Peter Cooper School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools with a 4-star rating and strong test scores, with 70.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Eleanor G. Hewitt also impresses with 68% of 4th graders and 67.9% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. However, all 4 schools have a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%.

The schools in the 07456 zip code vary in their free/reduced lunch rates, from 5.98% at Peter Cooper School to 12.28% at Robert Erskine School. Spending per student ranges from $10,434 at Martin J. Ryerson School to $13,283 at Peter Cooper School, with relatively low student-teacher ratios across the board.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eleanor G. Hewitt	Public	4-5	266 Sloatsburg Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 962-7500	208	22	9.4	12.5%	150 (72.1%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (17.3%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)								(n/a)	39.8			68.0	67.9					58.2	58.2				$12,486	$114	$12,372
Martin J. Ryerson School	Public	6-8	130 Valley Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	345	29	11.8	11.0%	262 (75.9%)	4 (1.2%)	56 (16.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	54.5	314^th of 752 public middle schools	58.2%		57.7	292^nd of 743 public middle schools	60.7%	22		19.0				49.6	61.0	56.7				39.9	39.8	31.8	$10,434	$59	$10,375
Peter Cooper School	Public	K-3	54 Roger Court	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	235	22	10.8	6.8%	166 (70.6%)	8 (3.4%)	50 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	85.2	193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.5	351^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.8%	158			70.4						70.4						$13,283	$195	$13,088
Robert Erskine School	Public	K-3	88 Erskine Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	169	18	9.5	15.4%	135 (79.9%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	58.8	562^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.3%		72.3	391^st of 1338 public elementary schools	70.8%	171			50.0						54.8						$11,230	$374	$10,856

Cities Near Zip Code 07456

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ringwood	1.43 mi	4	199^th
Wanaque	2.87 mi	2	218^th
West Milford	3.9 mi	5	318^th
Haskell	4.62 mi	1	282^nd
Oakland	5.69 mi	6	89^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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