Students in eighth grade in the three sending districts have the opportunity to choose between Ramapo and Indian Hills by February in their graduating year.

[8] Constructed with a capacity for 1,080 students, the new almost-finished Ramapo High School building in Franklin Lakes opened in January 1957 with an enrollment of 655.

District superintendent C. Lauren Schoen announced that the Communications and Theater Arts programs are being discontinued from Ramapo.

[citation needed] The Ramapo High School Raiders[2] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[24] The boys' baseball team won the Group III state championship in 2001, defeating Toms River South High School by a score of 8–4 in the title game.

[25][26] In 2022, the team won the North I Group III state sectional title, the program's first in 17 years, defeating Montville Township High School by a 3–2 score in the tournament final.

[27] With the group finals cancelled in 2020 due to COVID, the girls' basketball team was declared the North III regional champion.

[28] The 2009–10 boys bowling team won the NBIL Division 1 championship over Paramus Catholic High School, while finishing the season ranked fifth in North Jersey.

The team also finished tied with Don Bosco for 8th overall at the county tournament, and came in fourth in a tough group at the state sectionals.

[35] The 1974 team finished the season with a 9–1 record after winning the first North I Group III sectional title of the playoff era with a 46–14 victory against Dumont High School indoors at the Atlantic City Convention Hall.

[38] In 2000, the team won the North I Group III section with a 14–7 win in the championship game against Wayne Hills High School.

[39] In 2001, the team finished the season with a 12–0 record after winning the North I Group III state championship with a 14–10 victory against Wayne Hills, which lost in the sectional title game for the fifth year in a row.

[43] In 2018, the team won the North I Group III sectional title with a 31–7 win against River Dell in the playoff finals[44] and then went on to win the inaugural NJSIAA bowl game title by beating Summit High School by a score of 42–22, in the North Group III regional final at MetLife Stadium, completing the program's fourth unbeaten season all-time and becoming the first school in New Jersey history to finish 13–0.

[45] The 2019 team beat Pascack Valley High School by a score of 28–23 to win the North I Group III championship.

[52] The 2007 boys' soccer team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 2–0 win over Morris Hills High School in the tournament final.

They finished the season with a record of 22–1 and won the Group III state tournament over Timber Creek Regional High School by a score of 3–1.

[63] The 1990 team finished the season 21–1–3 after a scoreless tie in the Group III finals against Camden Catholic at Trenton State College.

[64] A 2–0 win against Middletown South in the 1999 Group III state championship game gave the program its five straight titles.

[68][69] In 2015, the girls' soccer team won the NJSIAA Group II state championship by a score of 2–0 against Holmdel High School in the tournament final.

[71] The 1978 team ran their season record to 2204 after winning the Group III state championship with a 1–0 victory against Triton in the tournament's final game.

[72] The 2006 team finished the season with a record of 29–1 after winning the Group III title with a 2–0 victory against Wall Township in the championship game.

[74] The softball team won the 2007 North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 2–0 win over Paramus High School.

[77] In 2007, the girls tennis team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over Northern Highlands Regional High School in the tournament finals.

[88] The 2009, the wrestling team won the first league title in program history by defeating Northern Valley at Old Tappan in a 28–28 tie.

[citation needed] Ramapo's performing arts program consists of the Gold Masque Theatre Club.