John Y Dater Elementary School
35 School St
Ramsey NJ, 07446, Bergen County
Phone: 201-785-2325
Ranking: 
(218 out of 1,847, top 12%)*
(218 out of 1,847, top 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Ramsey Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 448 | 412 | 433 | 433 | 420 | 459 | 478 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 230 | 51.3% | 205 | 49.8% | 202 | 46.7% | 223 | 51.5% | 206 | 49.0% | 215 | 46.8% | 241 | 50.4% |
| Grade 5: | 207 | 46.2% | 201 | 48.8% | 226 | 52.2% | 203 | 46.9% | 214 | 51.0% | 244 | 53.2% | 237 | 49.6% |
| Ungraded: | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 51.3% | 218 | 52.9% | 241 | 55.7% | 237 | 54.7% | 214 | 51.0% | 221 | 48.1% | 239 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 218 | 48.7% | 194 | 47.1% | 192 | 44.3% | 196 | 45.3% | 206 | 49.0% | 238 | 51.9% | 235 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 43 | 9.6% | 29 | 7.0% | 24 | 5.5% | 28 | 6.5% | 34 | 8.1% | 45 | 9.8% | 33 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 3.1% | 28 | 6.8% | 34 | 7.9% | 33 | 7.6% | 27 | 6.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 22 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% |
| White: | 373 | 83.3% | 343 | 83.3% | 363 | 83.8% | 364 | 84.1% | 354 | 84.3% | 399 | 86.9% | 418 | 87.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.8% | 18 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.16 | 11.89 | 14.33 | 17.53 | 18.26 | 11.70 | 19.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 99.1% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 97.7% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 97.3% | 82.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 98.2% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 98.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 97.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 75.5% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.4% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 93.9% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 82.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 98.0% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 99.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 97.8% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 84.3% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.8% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.1% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 79.9% |
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* John Y Dater Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.