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What's one thing Park Ridge High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
491
High
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341245000710
Park Ridge High School
2 PARK AVE, PARK RIDGE, NJ 07656 · (201) 573-6000 · Bergen County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
57 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 18% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Park Ridge School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
60.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 57.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Park Ridge High School
Park Ridge High School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge High School this school | 491 | 11.6% | 58.4% |
| Emerson Jr Sr High Emerson | 440 | 14.3% | 47.4% |
| Shore Regional High School WEST LONG BRANCH | 556 | 15.1% | 40.9% |
| Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove | 421 | 6.4% | 42.2% |
| Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School MIDLAND PARK | 367 | 7.6% | 58.3% |
| James Caldwell High School WEST CALDWELL | 749 | 11.5% | 56.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Park Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #73 of 397 | #16 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #58 of 400 ▲ 20 | #16 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #47 of 395 ▲ 43 | #10 of 48 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #326 of 442 | #42 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #10 of 388 | #3 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #265 of 389 | #43 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.6% | #329 of 405 | #32 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #65 of 200 | #6 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 59 | 8.3:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 59.2 | 8.8:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 59.8 | 8.6:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 63 | 8.8:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 59.2 | 9.4:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 58 | 9.8:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 45 | 11.1:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 38 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (559 to 491); teachers unchanged (59.2 to 59).
About Park Ridge High School
Park Ridge High School is one of the public schools in PARK RIDGE, New Jersey. It is a small high school. It had 491 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Park Ridge High School is one school in Park Ridge School District, a system of 3 schools with 1,148 students.
At Park Ridge High School, 71% of students are White. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Bergen County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Park Ridge High School reported 59 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 8.3:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1. There are 57 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 12% of enrollment. That rate is below the 28% average among public schools in Bergen County.
Park Ridge High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of New Jersey public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Park Ridge High School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 58.4% actual against 59.8% predicted.
In Bergen County, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Bergen County, 291 public schools serve about 133,883 students.
Measured in a straight line, Memorial Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Park Ridge High School. The five-mile area around Park Ridge High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 58.4% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 11% over 4 years, reaching 491 in 2024-25.
Park Ridge High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Park Ridge School District
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- East Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in PARK RIDGE
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- East Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 532
- West Ridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 343
- East Brook Elementary School0.9 mi · 314
- Dorchester Elementary School1.1 mi · 494
- Woodcliff Middle School1.2 mi · 238
- Pascack Hills High School1.2 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Park Ridge High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park Ridge High School?
Park Ridge High School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Park Ridge High School serve?
Park Ridge High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Park Ridge High School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Park Ridge High School.
How diverse is Park Ridge High School?
Park Ridge High School reports a student body of 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Park Ridge High School in?
Park Ridge High School is part of Park Ridge School District.
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