Ridgefield Memorial High School

Ridgefield Memorial High School is a 9-12 campus of compact scale in RIDGEFIELD, New Jersey, operated by Ridgefield School District, serveing 512 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Ridgefield Memorial High School is one of 4 schools operated by Ridgefield School District, a district that hosts 1,532 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ridgefield Memorial High School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 24% White, 17% Asian, 4% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ridgefield Memorial High School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridgefield Memorial High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 43.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bergen County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Ridgefield Memorial High School is one.

The closest other public school is Shaler Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgefield Memorial High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ridgefield Memorial High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 545 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 36% to 53% over that span.

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