Benjamin Franklin Middle School

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is one of the moderately sized middle-grades schools in RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey, part of Ridgewood Public School District, with 627 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 10 schools in Ridgewood Public School District (5,419 students total), Benjamin Franklin Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Benjamin Franklin Middle School reports that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 26% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Benjamin Franklin Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Benjamin Franklin Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Travell Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Middle School. On composite proficiency, Benjamin Franklin Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.5%.

Benjamin Franklin Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin Franklin Middle School has ticked down 12%, going from 712 students in 2018 to 627 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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