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Enrollment
1,159
High
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEFIELD PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341380000754
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School
1 OZZIE NELSON DRIVE, RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 07660 · (201) 440-1440 · Bergen County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,159 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Jersey public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.3:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
625 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 7 | 147 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 202 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 237 | 20% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Park Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 25.7% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Park Jr Sr High School
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School this school | 1,159 | 53.9% | 34.2% |
| Lodi High School LODI | 906 | 62.5% | 36.5% |
| Garfield High School GARFIELD | 1,258 | 60.6% | 20.0% |
| Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN | 1,616 | 47.4% | 30.0% |
| Roselle Park High School ROSELLE PARK | 593 | 56.2% | 31.8% |
| John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON | 1,846 | 60.2% | 4.8% |
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 Park Jr Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #217 of 397 | #40 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #157 of 400 ▲ 56 | #33 of 48 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #180 of 395 ▲ 104 | #39 of 48 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,159 | #135 of 442 | #11 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #197 of 388 | #29 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #217 of 389 | #35 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #132 of 405 | #8 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #127 of 200 | #19 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
1,159
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 799
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,159 | 94.6 | 12.3:1 | 54% (625) |
| 2023-24 | 1,157 | 89.6 | 12.9:1 | 47% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 1,174 | 87.8 | 13.4:1 | 42% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 1,189 | 91 | 13.1:1 | 37% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 1,232 | 87.5 | 14.1:1 | 38% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 1,273 | 97 | 13.1:1 | 40% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 1,143 | 81 | 14.1:1 | 32% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 933 | 75 | 12.4:1 | 20% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 799 | 62 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,232 to 1,159); teachers up 8% (87.5 to 94.6).
About Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School
Located in RIDGEFIELD PARK, New Jersey, Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment is 1,159 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students, so this school is 25% bigger than average.
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School is one school in a 4-school district, Ridgefield Park Public School District, which enrolls 2,067 students.
At 67%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School combined. After that, the student body is 18% White, 9% Asian, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Bergen County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. By the diversity index, Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School comes in at 51%.
Dividing enrollment by its 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. High schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 12.7:1. Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
allk12 grades Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.6% for Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School. The school posts 34.2%, 2.5 points below the prediction.
Bergen County has about 962,316 residents, and 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. The public schools of Bergen County number 291 and enroll about 133,883.
Roosevelt Elementary School is the public school closest to Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 1,189 to 1,159.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Park Public School District
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
Other schools in RIDGEFIELD PARK
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.3 mi · 334
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 346
- Grant Elementary School0.9 mi · 228
- E. Roy Bixby1.0 mi · 314
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center1.2 mi · 277
- Bogota Middle School1.3 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School?
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,159 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School serve?
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School have?
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School employs 95 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School?
At Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 67% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School public or private?
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ridgefield Park Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.