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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002338
Ridge Street School
735 RIDGE ST, NEWARK, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5210 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
483 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 28.2% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Ridge Street School
Ridge Street School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Street School this school | 593 | 81.5% | 31.9% |
| Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 559 | 83.7% | 22.8% |
| Edward J. Patten Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 649 | 77.5% | 23.7% |
| Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 616 | 79.9% | 21.1% |
| School 24 PATERSON | 668 | 85.0% | 16.4% |
| Gloria M Sabater Elementary School VINELAND | 678 | 83.2% | 12.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Ridge Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #921 of 1,290 | #74 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #982 of 1,319 ▼ 13 | #76 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #779 of 1,319 ▲ 32 | #79 of 141 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #238 of 1,562 | #36 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,122 of 1,390 | #77 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #1,309 of 1,392 | #136 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #191 of 1,481 | #39 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #323 of 798 | #23 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
593
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 593 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 81% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 49 | 12.2:1 | 81% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 82% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 71% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 84% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 84% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 89% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 84% (661) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 35 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (682 to 593); teachers up 7% (42 to 45).
About Ridge Street School
Ridge Street School is an elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, and it is part of Newark Public School District. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 593 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
District-wide, Newark Public School District has 65 schools and 41,502 students.
Ridge Street School's enrollment is 89% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 9% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 64 points above the 25% share among Essex County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 45 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Essex County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Ridge Street School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ridge Street School is 10.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.9%. Predicted: 21.6%.
In Essex County (population about 863,002), the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Ridge Street School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Elliott Street Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ridge Street School's average proficiency of 31.9% compares with 28.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 637 in 2020-21 to 593 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Elliott Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 880
- Newark School of Fashion & Design0.3 mi · 275
- Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School0.3 mi · 572
- Park Elementary School0.4 mi · 747
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 818
- Belleville PS40.8 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Street SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge Street School?
Ridge Street School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ridge Street School serve?
Ridge Street School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ridge Street School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Ridge Street School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridge Street School?
At Ridge Street School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Ridge Street School in?
Ridge Street School is part of Newark Public School District.
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