Eric Smith Middle School
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Eric Smith Middle School is a public middle school
located in Ramsey, New Jersey
, and includes grades 6, 7, and 8. It is the only middle school in the Ramsey Public School District
.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 785 students and 67.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
of 11.6.
It receives most of its students from Dater Elementary School, grades 4 and 5. It also receives students from Wandell School, grades K–5, in Saddle River, New Jersey
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Saddle River School District
.
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located in Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....
, and includes grades 6, 7, and 8. It is the only middle school in the Ramsey Public School District
Ramsey Public School District
The Ramsey Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Ramsey in Bergen County, New Jersey...
.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 785 students and 67.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher...
of 11.6.
It receives most of its students from Dater Elementary School, grades 4 and 5. It also receives students from Wandell School, grades K–5, in Saddle River, New Jersey
Saddle River, New Jersey
Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 3,152. Saddle River has the second-highest per-capita income in the state...
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Saddle River School District
Saddle River School District
The Saddle River School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade from Saddle River, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
.
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 EducationNew Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
External links
- Eric Smith Middle School
- Ramsey Public School District
- Data for the Ramsey Public School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...