Editing Ramsey, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Ramsey has a highly educated population. Based on data from the [[American Community Survey]], it was ranked as one of the top 15 most educated municipalities in New Jersey with a population of at least 10,000, placing No. 2 on the list. With 40.3% of residents having a bachelor's degree or higher, the borough was second only to [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] (with 50.2%).<ref>Raychaudhuri, Disha. [https://www.nj.com/data/2019/07/the-15-most-educated-towns-in-new-jersey-ranked.html "The 15 most educated towns in New Jersey, ranked"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 17, 2019. Accessed January 12, 2020. "A note about the data: Ranking based on educational attainment of population age 25 years and above according to the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau. The ranking only includes towns with populations above 10,000, as lower population areas tend to skew rates and have high margins of error. Towns where the margin of error was higher than 10 percent were also excluded.... 2. Ramsey, Bergen County – Percent with bachelor’s degree and above: 40.3"</ref>
[[File:Dater School - 2006 Ramsey, NJ.jpg|thumb|right|The new John Y. Dater Elementary School was built in 2006.]]

The [[Ramsey Public School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=63f5e8289bfe4083b62ddd21a70f969f Ramsey Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Ramsey Public School District, revised February 15, 2024. Accessed February 3, 2025. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Ramsey School District. Composition The Ramsey School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Ramsey."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,418 students and 249.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413590&DistrictID=3413590 District information for Ramsey School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413590 School Data for the Ramsey Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/o/mahs Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School], Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2025.</ref> with 345 students in grades PreK–3, 
Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/o/wdts Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School], Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2025.</ref> with 320 students in grades PreK–3, 
John Y. Dater Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/o/jyds John Y. Dater Elementary School], Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2025.</ref> with 322 students in grades 4–5, 
Eric S. Smith Middle School<ref>[https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/o/smith Eric Smith Middle School], Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2025.</ref> with 628 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Ramsey High School (New Jersey)|Ramsey High School]]<ref>[https://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/o/rhs Ramsey High School], Ramsey Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2025.</ref> with 773 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/4310 School Performance Reports for the Ramsey School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4310 New Jersey School Directory for the Ramsey Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 13, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]] oversees the operation of the Academy of St. Paul, a K–8 school<ref>[https://www.academyofstpaul.org/welcome-to-asp Welcome], Academy of Saint Paul. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/bergen-county Bergen County Catholic Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref> and [[Don Bosco Preparatory High School]], an all-boys [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[secondary education in the United States|high school]] for grades 9–12 founded in 1915 and overseen by the [[Salesians of Don Bosco]].<ref>[https://www.donboscoprep.org/about/don-bosco-prep-history History], [[Don Bosco Preparatory High School]]. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/bergen-county-2 Bergen County Catholic High Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref> In 2015, the Academy of St. Paul was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of six private schools, recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] in the exemplary high performing category by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2015/national.pdf#page=15 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref><ref>Mueller, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/education/2015/09/which_nj_schools_were_picked_as_national_blue_ribb.html "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."</ref>