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Enrollment
642
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAHWAH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340933000594
Ramapo Ridge
150 RIDGE ROAD, MAHWAH, NJ 07430 · (201) 762-2380 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
90 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 197 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 38% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Ramapo Ridge→Mahwah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mahwah Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 55.6% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ramapo Ridge
Ramapo Ridge's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramapo Ridge this school | 642 | 14.0% | 57.3% |
| Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS | 735 | 16.7% | 49.8% |
| Anthony Wayne Middle School WAYNE | 617 | 12.0% | 59.4% |
| William Allen Middle School MOORESTOWN | 635 | 8.3% | 65.6% |
| Henry C. Beck Middle School CHERRY HILL | 701 | 17.3% | 58.6% |
| J.P. Case Middle School FLEMINGTON | 730 | 20.3% | 48.5% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Ramapo Ridge ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #119 of 433 | #32 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #133 of 437 ▼ 15 | #33 of 53 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #127 of 437 ▼ 22 | #33 of 53 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #157 of 445 | #15 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #174 of 417 | #24 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #153 of 419 | #23 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #326 of 436 | #29 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #177 of 282 | #24 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
642
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 642 | 61 | 10.5:1 | 14% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 63.3 | 10.1:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 63.2 | 10.1:1 | 11% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 63 | 10.9:1 | 9% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 61 | 11.5:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 63 | 11.9:1 | 10% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 842 | 69 | 12.2:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 8% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramapo Ridge.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (700 to 642); teachers unchanged (61 to 61).
About Ramapo Ridge
Among the schools in MAHWAH, New Jersey, is Ramapo Ridge, a medium-sized middle school. The school reports 642 students in grades 6 through 8.
The Mahwah Township Public School District system has 6 schools and 2,698 students.
Ramapo Ridge's enrollment is 58% White. Other groups include 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 55% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Ramapo Ridge comes in at 61%.
Ramapo Ridge operates with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.5:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. Ramapo Ridge reports 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County, the school's rate is lower.
Ramapo Ridge is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ramapo Ridge is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (57.3% versus 58.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In the county around the school, Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramapo Ridge is among the 291 public schools in Bergen County.
The nearest other public school, Lenape Meadows, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.5%; Ramapo Ridge's is 57.3%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 685 to 642.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Ramapo Ridge. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Mahwah Township Public School District
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Lenape MeadowsElementary · 418 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other schools in MAHWAH
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Lenape MeadowsElementary · 418 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Lenape Meadows0.1 mi · 418
- Joyce Kilmer School0.3 mi · 394
- Mahwah High School0.4 mi · 829
- Betsy Ross Elementary1.2 mi · 238
- Eric S. Smith Middle School1.4 mi · 613
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School1.9 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Ramapo RidgeHow large is Ramapo Ridge?
Ramapo Ridge enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ramapo Ridge an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ramapo Ridge is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ramapo Ridge have?
Ramapo Ridge employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ramapo Ridge?
At Ramapo Ridge, the student body is approximately 58% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Ramapo Ridge public or private?
Ramapo Ridge is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mahwah Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.