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Ridgewood, NJ
Public School Ratings




Ridgewood Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Ridgewood Public School District details

Ridgewood Public School District
49 Cottage Place
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

5,557 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Ridgewood Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.4% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
44%
82%
50%
67%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
335 North Van Dien Ave
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
06-08
George Washington Middle School
155 Washington Pl
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
06-08
Glen School
865 East Glen Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
PK-PK
Hawes Elementary School
531 Stevens Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
KG-05
Orchard Elementary School
230 Demarest St
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
KG-05
Ridge Elementary School
325 West Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ, 07450
KG-05
Ridgewood High School
627 East Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
09-12
Somerville Elementary School
45 South Pleasant Ave
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
KG-05
Travell Elementary School
340 Bogert Ave
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
KG-05
Willard Elementary School
601 Morningside Rd
Ridgewood, NJ, 07451
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.9% 40.1%
Black 1.3% 15.1%
Hispanic 11.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 22.1% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 2.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 2.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,896 $71,663,000 55.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,030 $16,836,000 13.0%
Staff $938 $5,211,000 4.0%
General Administration $256 $1,420,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,023 $5,683,000 4.4%
Operation $1,749 $9,720,000 7.5%
Transportation $230 $1,278,000 1.0%
Other $616 $3,421,000 2.6%
Total Support $7,840 $43,569,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,594 $14,413,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $23,330 $129,645,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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