Ridge Ranch Elementary School

As a small primary school in PARAMUS, New Jersey, Ridge Ranch Elementary School educates 338 students from grades K through 4, part of Paramus Public School District.

Paramus Public School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,555 students; Ridge Ranch Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Ridge Ranch Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 17% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ridge Ranch Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridge Ranch Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.8%; Ridge Ranch Elementary School posts 72.9%, +17.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bergen County shows median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Ridge Ranch Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Memorial Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 346 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 38% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.