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Enrollment
512
High
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341377000742
Ridgefield Memorial High School
555 WALNUT ST, RIDGEFIELD, NJ 07657 · (201) 945-4455 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
239 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 30% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ridgefield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -15.3pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -16.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 40.2% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ridgefield Memorial High School
Ridgefield Memorial High School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Memorial High School this school | 512 | 46.7% | 43.8% |
| Secaucus High School SECAUCUS | 612 | 41.5% | 45.7% |
| Middlesex High School MIDDLESEX | 597 | 45.7% | 31.8% |
| Weehawken High School WEEHAWKEN | 604 | 52.8% | 30.6% |
| Henry P. Becton Regional High School EAST RUTHERFORD | 853 | 40.6% | 38.5% |
| High Tech High School Secaucus | 790 | 36.2% | 72.1% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Ridgefield Memorial High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #145 of 397 | #31 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #230 of 400 ▼ 92 | #42 of 48 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #142 of 395 ▼ 40 | #33 of 48 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #318 of 442 | #40 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #131 of 388 | #23 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #112 of 389 | #14 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #162 of 405 | #11 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #123 of 200 | #18 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high 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
512
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 512 | 45.3 | 11.3:1 | 47% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 46.6 | 11.6:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 45.6 | 11.7:1 | 24% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 24% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 51.5 | 10.6:1 | 30% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 56 | 9.7:1 | 26% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 49 | 11.3:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 12% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 49 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgefield Memorial High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (545 to 512); teachers down 12% (51.5 to 45.3).
About Ridgefield Memorial High School
Families in RIDGEFIELD, New Jersey, are served by Ridgefield Memorial High School, a small high school. The school counts 512 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students.
Ridgefield School District serves 1,532 students across 4 schools.
At 53%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Ridgefield Memorial High School combined. The school is also 24% White, 17% Asian, and 4% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ridgefield Memorial High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Its 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.3:1. That ratio is under the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
Ridgefield Memorial High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ridgefield Memorial High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.8%; the prediction is 40.6%.
Across Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Ridgefield Memorial High School is among the 291 public schools in Bergen County.
Shaler Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ridgefield Memorial High School is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (501) to 2024-25 (512).
Community posts for Ridgefield Memorial High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Ridgefield School District
- Slocum Skewes SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Bergen Boulevard SchoolElementary · 187 students
- Shaler AcademyElementary · 179 students
Other schools in RIDGEFIELD
- Slocum Skewes SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Bergen Boulevard SchoolElementary · 187 students
- Shaler AcademyElementary · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Shaler Academy0.3 mi · 179
- Bergen Boulevard School0.3 mi · 187
- Slocum Skewes School0.4 mi · 654
- School #6/Middle School0.5 mi · 679
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School0.6 mi · 747
- School #40.8 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgefield Memorial High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgefield Memorial High School?
Ridgefield Memorial High School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ridgefield Memorial High School serve?
Ridgefield Memorial High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ridgefield Memorial High School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Ridgefield Memorial High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgefield Memorial High School?
At Ridgefield Memorial High School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 53% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ridgefield Memorial High School public or private?
Ridgefield Memorial High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ridgefield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.