Total enrollment
5,419
-136 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Ridgewood Public School District
New Jersey · 5,419 students · 1 city
Ridgewood Public School District runs 10 public K-12 schools inside New Jersey, with combined enrollment around 5,419 (7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Ridgewood Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ridgewood Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #15 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,419 | #60 of 372 | #1,764 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #45 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #296 of 370 | #2,253 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 2.9% | #335 of 369 | #8,107 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #132 of 298 | #1,723 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ridgewood Public School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Orchard Elementary School at 82.4% proficient to Benjamin Franklin Middle School at 66.1%, a gap of 16.3 points. That is the 110th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 5,654 to 5,419 students (down 4%) and from 424 to 446 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood High School | Ridgewood | High | 09-12 | 1,740 |
| George Washington Middle School | Ridgewood | Middle | 06-08 | 644 |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | Ridgewood | Middle | 06-08 | 627 |
| Ridge Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 448 |
| Willard Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 440 |
| Somerville Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 394 |
| Hawes Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 357 |
| Orchard Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 348 |
| Travell Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 295 |
| Glen School | Ridgewood | Elementary | PK-PK | 126 |
About Ridgewood Public School District
Across 10 schools, Ridgewood Public School District educates about 5,419 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the school-mix side, Ridgewood Public School District comprises 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 5,555 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,419 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Ridgewood Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.