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If you had an hour of school board time for Ridgewood Avenue School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340594002098
Ridgewood Avenue School
235 RIDGEWOOD AVE, GLEN RIDGE, NJ 07028 · (973) 429-8306 · Essex County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 0% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 141 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Ridgewood Avenue School→Glen Ridge High School
Based on grade levels within Glen Ridge Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.5% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 84.0% |
% 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Ridgewood Avenue School
Ridgewood Avenue School's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Avenue School this school | 540 | 0.6% | 79.6% |
| Franklin Elementary School Westfield | 509 | 0.6% | 75.2% |
| Riverview Elementary School DENVILLE | 465 | 3.4% | 65.1% |
| Shongum School RANDOLPH | 482 | 4.1% | 58.1% |
| Dorchester Elementary School WOODCLIFF LAKE | 494 | 1.4% | 72.8% |
| Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE | 461 | 4.3% | 70.0% |
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 Ridgewood Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #37 of 1,290 | #8 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #47 of 1,319 ▼ 15 | #9 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #92 of 1,319 ▼ 52 | #15 of 141 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #324 of 1,562 | #42 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,146 of 1,390 | #79 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #1,041 of 1,392 | #89 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.6% | #1,481 of 1,481 | #142 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #463 of 798 | #39 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
540
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 540 | 40.5 | 13.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 45.5 | 11.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 42.9 | 12.3:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 50 | 10.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 40.9 | 14.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgewood Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (594 to 540); teachers down 1% (40.9 to 40.5).
About Ridgewood Avenue School
Among the schools in GLEN RIDGE, New Jersey, is Ridgewood Avenue School, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 540 students at the school, in grades 3 through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
Glen Ridge Public School District counts 5 schools and 1,746 students, including Ridgewood Avenue School.
By race and ethnicity, Ridgewood Avenue School is 76% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Essex County's population at about 30%. Ridgewood Avenue School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 40.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.3 students per teacher. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 1%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
allk12 grades Ridgewood Avenue School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ridgewood Avenue School would be expected to post about 65.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.6%.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that median household income is about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Ridgewood Avenue School is among the 249 public schools in Essex County.
Nearby, Central School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ridgewood Avenue School ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 536 to 540. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 10.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Glen Ridge Public School District
- Glen Ridge High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Linden Avenue SchoolElementary · 153 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 127 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 127 students
Other schools in GLEN RIDGE
- Glen Ridge High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Linden Avenue SchoolElementary · 153 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 127 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Central School0.1 mi · 127
- Glen Ridge High School0.2 mi · 799
- Bloomfield High School0.3 mi · 2,055
- Glenfield Middle School0.5 mi · 512
- Linden Avenue School0.6 mi · 153
- Charles H. Bullock School0.8 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgewood Avenue SchoolHow many students attend Ridgewood Avenue School?
Ridgewood Avenue School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Ridgewood Avenue School serve?
Ridgewood Avenue School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Ridgewood Avenue School have?
Ridgewood Avenue School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ridgewood Avenue School?
Student demographics at Ridgewood Avenue School are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ridgewood Avenue School in?
Ridgewood Avenue School is part of Glen Ridge Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.