Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Summary:

Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Ramsey, New Jersey, part of the Ramsey School District. With 322 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 10:1, the school consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd grade students.

In the 2023-2024 school year, 66.7% of 3rd graders at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.6% statewide. In Math, 74.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 47.6% statewide. This strong academic performance has earned the school a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also ranks 14th out of 989 New Jersey elementary schools for its performance with special education students, earning a 5-star rating in this category. Additionally, Wesley D Tisdale has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 18.1% in 2021-2022 to 9.1% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average.

While Wesley D Tisdale Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools like Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School and John Y Dater Elementary School in both ELA and Math proficiency, some nearby schools in the Mahwah Township Public School District, such as George Washington School and Betsy Ross Elementary, have even higher proficiency rates. The school's spending per student of $9,070 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than Mary A. Hubbard Elementary but lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-3

 200 Island Avenue
       Ramsey, NJ  07446-1566


(201) 785-2336

District: Ramsey School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
173rd of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,070 Help


Students who attend Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Eric S. Smith Middle School
High:    Ramsey High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  320

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.4%
Hispanic:
15.0%
Asian:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.2% Help


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Compare Details Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School ranks better than 87.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.09. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Ramsey School District. Racial makeup is: White (69.4%), Hispanic (15%), Asian (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 12.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ramsey School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School is 10.5, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Ramsey School District! (See more...)
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Compare Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School employs 30.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School is $9,070. 1 elementary schools in the Ramsey School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School 173rd of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Ramsey School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ramsey School District 102nd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 89.35 6th 1298 99.5%
2005 86.55 13th 1303 99.0%
2006 83.75 47th 1314 96.4%
2007 86.45 2nd 1329 99.8%
2008 84.12 52nd 1338 96.1%
2009 92.50 2nd 1346 99.9%
2010 89.05 12th 1354 99.1%
2011 87.73 25th 1360 98.2%
2012 87.58 29th 1363 97.9%
2013 91.70 2nd 1367 99.9%
2014 88.33 30th 1363 97.8%
2015 90.76 97th 1357 92.9%
2016 84.78 191st 1346 85.8%
2017 88.39 124th 1352 90.8%
2018 80.28 262nd 1353 80.6%
2019 88.87 108th 1360 92.1%
2021 84.93 171st 1317 87.0%
2022 80.94 272nd 1345 79.8%
2023 77.07 314th 1342 76.6%
2024 87.09 173rd 1338 87.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.96 243rd 868 72.0%
2023 60.35 295th 958 69.2%
2024 98.15 14th 989 98.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.56 489th 942 48.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.22 305th 1333 77.1%
2019 88.36 93rd 1331 93.0%
2021 75.71 255th 1290 80.2%
2022 83.53 211th 1326 84.1%
2023 73.69 356th 1318 73.0%
2024 79.84 268th 1317 79.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.29 232nd 1334 82.6%
2019 88.57 101st 1335 92.4%
2021 90.68 101st 1297 92.2%
2022 76.32 306th 1324 76.9%
2023 79.18 269th 1315 79.5%
2024 91.69 69th 1313 94.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.69 171st 339 49.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.40 446th 870 48.7%
2021 38.23 542nd 896 39.5%
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Rank History for White students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.83 236th 1022 76.9%
2019 87.70 61st 1023 94.0%
2021 83.73 98th 964 89.8%
2022 73.04 240th 976 75.4%
2023 72.34 241st 975 75.3%
2024 81.60 132nd 963 86.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 288 1 20 5 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1989 296 1 16 3 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1990 286 10 31 9 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1991 301 15 32 9 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1992 337 14 36 9 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 286 8 26 6 0 n/a n/a 0 326
1994 303 11 29 12 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1995 341 8 30 8 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1996 341 8 30 8 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1998 355 3 41 6 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1999 392 4 48 9 2 n/a n/a 0 455
2000 418 4 53 11 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2001 412 3 49 17 1 n/a n/a 0 482
2002 411 4 48 19 1 n/a n/a 0 483
2003 411 4 48 19 1 n/a n/a 0 483
2004 466 5 48 27 0 n/a n/a 0 546
2005 459 8 46 22 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2006 420 9 51 23 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2007 375 4 49 29 0 n/a n/a 0 457
2008 347 9 51 33 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2009 340 2 38 33 0 1 9 0 423
2010 364 0 40 29 0 2 8 0 443
2011 354 5 43 30 0 0 14 0 446
2012 352 9 53 28 0 0 13 0 455
2013 315 4 56 36 0 0 15 0 426
2014 301 5 50 38 0 0 12 0 406
2015 316 4 51 39 0 0 9 0 419
2016 302 3 42 45 0 0 7 0 399
2017 279 2 39 48 0 0 5 0 373
2018 290 4 47 58 1 0 6 0 406
2019 276 6 42 53 1 0 8 0 386
2020 264 8 49 53 0 0 12 0 386
2021 258 6 37 37 0 0 13 0 351
2022 240 8 33 35 0 0 16 0 332
2023 227 5 32 45 0 0 13 0 322
2024 222 5 30 48 0 0 15 0 320

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 314 18.0 17.4 n/a
1989 316 19.0 16.6 n/a
1990 336 21.0 16.0 1.8
1991 357 21.0 17.0 2.5
1992 396 21.0 18.8 4.3
1993 326 21.5 15.2 5.2
1994 355 20.0 17.8 5.9
1995 388 18.0 21.6 2.8
1996 388 18.0 21.6 2.8
1998 405 21.5 18.8 2.5
1999 455 25.5 17.8 1.1
2000 487 25.5 19.1 1
2001 482 25.8 18.7 1.2
2002 483 26.5 18.2 2.7
2003 483 26.5 18.2 2.7
2004 546 31.5 17.3 3.3
2005 535 34.0 15.7 n/a
2006 503 34.0 14.8 2.6
2007 457 29.0 15.8 2.2
2008 440 20.0 22.0 2.7
2009 423 34.0 10.7 5
2010 443 25.0 17.7 5.2
2011 446 24.3 18.3 4.5
2012 455 30.9 14.6 3.3
2013 426 26.8 15.8 5.4
2014 406 28.7 14.1 6.4
2015 419 32.0 13.0 7.2
2016 399 32.0 12.4 7.3
2017 373 29.9 12.4 8.3
2018 406 31.4 12.9 12.8
2019 386 30.0 12.8 11.9
2020 386 30.3 12.7 12.2
2021 351 36.3 9.6 8.3
2022 332 32.3 10.2 9.3
2023 322 31.2 10.3 11.8
2024 320 30.2 10.5 12.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 314 18.0 17.4 n/a
1989 316 19.0 16.6 n/a
1990 336 21.0 16.0 1.8
1991 357 21.0 17.0 2.5
1992 396 21.0 18.8 4.3
1993 326 21.5 15.2 5.2
1994 355 20.0 17.8 5.9
1995 388 18.0 21.6 2.8
1996 388 18.0 21.6 2.8
1998 405 21.5 18.8 2.5
1999 455 25.5 17.8 1.1
2000 487 25.5 19.1 1
2001 482 25.8 18.7 1.2
2002 483 26.5 18.2 2.7
2003 483 26.5 18.2 2.7
2004 546 31.5 17.3 3.3
2005 535 34.0 15.7 n/a
2006 503 34.0 14.8 2.6
2007 457 29.0 15.8 2.2
2008 440 20.0 22.0 2.7
2009 423 34.0 10.7 5
2010 443 25.0 17.7 5.2
2011 446 24.3 18.3 4.5
2012 455 30.9 14.6 3.3
2013 426 26.8 15.8 5.4
2014 406 28.7 14.1 6.4
2015 419 32.0 13.0 7.2
2016 399 32.0 12.4 7.3
2017 373 29.9 12.4 8.3
2018 406 31.4 12.9 12.8
2019 386 30.0 12.8 11.9
2020 386 30.3 12.7 12.2
2021 351 36.3 9.6 8.3
2022 332 32.3 10.2 9.3
2023 322 31.2 10.3 11.8
2024 320 30.2 10.5 12.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,070

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 108th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 314th of 1342 Elementary schools
 15.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School)71.551.4
 20.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ramsey School District)71.852.1
 19.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School)88.272.9
 15.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ramsey School District)86.670.6
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students386322
 16.6%
African American65
 16.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian4232
 23.8%
Hispanic5345
 15.1%
Pacific Islander00
White276227
 17.8%
Two or More Races813
 62.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.9%11.8%
 0.1%


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Students who attend Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eric S. Smith Middle School
High : Ramsey High School

Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School ranks 173rd of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School.

Students at Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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