Ridgedale Middle School

Ridgedale Middle School, a small junior high in FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, operated by Florham Park School District, educates 321 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Florham Park School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 938 students; Ridgedale Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Ridgedale Middle School lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 12% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Morris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridgedale Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 62.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate median household income runs about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ridgedale Middle School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

Nearest neighbor: Madison High School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ridgedale Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 313 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 78% to 65%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ridgedale Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.