Smith Middle School with 742 students in grades 6–8 and Ramsey High School with 838 students in grades 9–12. Dater Elementary School with 400 students in grades 4–5, Eric S. Tisdale Elementary School with 406 students in grades PreK–3, John Y. Hubbard Elementary School with 381 students in grades PreK–3, Wesley D. Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Mary A. As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,804 students and 248.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The Ramsey Public School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. With 40.3% of residents having a bachelor’s degree or higher, the borough was second only to Hoboken (with 50.2%). 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. An Eagle Scout Project from Ramsey’s Troop 31 installed picnic tables and restored the flower bed. A similar recreational area exists at Garrison Pond on Lake Street. Suraci Pond, located on Woodland Avenue, is a small lake with areas to fish, picnic benches, and hiking trails. The RHS football field and the newly built Creamer Field are two of the four fields with night lights in Ramsey, the other two are located at the MacFarran Field complex on Williams Drive, overlooking Route 17.īehind Tisdale Elementary School, there are two softball fields that are open to the community. The Ramsey Municipal Pool, located on East Oak Street, has a newly renovated pool and waterslides, a recreational field and pavilion, and beach volleyball and basketball courts.īehind Ramsey High School, there are five tennis courts and a running track that are open to public use. In the summer months, the Rec Commission has a summer camp in Finch Park for Ramsey students in kindergarten to 7th grade. The park is headquarters of the Ramsey Recreation Commission, and home fields of the Ramsey Baseball and Softball Association. There is a memorial for the attacks on September 11, 2001, with its own parking area located on Gertzen Plaza. Ramsey Golf and Country Club, located on Lakeside Drive, has an 18-hole golf course, the Lakeside Grille restaurant, swimming pool, picnic area, playground, tennis courts and a banquet room.įinch Park, located on Church Street, Gertzen Plaza, and Island Avenue, has a playground, picnic areas, eight baseball and softball fields, a street hockey rink, and basketball courts. This is one of the reasons the town, while about 98.5% developed, has retained a “rural ambience”.
Ramsey has about 153 acres (62 ha) of Green Acres land, which is land that is permanently preserved as open space in the borough. Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%).
The most common industries for males in Ramsey, according to, from 2008 to 2012: Other services, except public administration (5%).Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%).Health care and social assistance (22%).The most common industries for females in Ramsey, according to, from 2008 to 2012: The company announced in February 2016 that they were relocating to Montvale. Flight Centre, parent company of Liberty Travel and GOGO Worldwide Vacations, was located at 69 Spring Street.Ramapo College Park Apts.The Ramsey Farmers Market includes vendors offering locally sourced produce, foods, beverages and flowers at the Ramsey NJ Transit Station on Main Street every Sunday throughout the year.Ĭorporate residents of Ramsey have included: