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Enrollment
417
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGEWATER PARK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340447001064
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School
300 DELANCO RD, EDGEWATER PARK, NJ 08010 · (609) 871-3434 · Burlington County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
285 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 26% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 Edgewater Park Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 17.5% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Samuel M Ridgway Middle School
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel M Ridgway Middle School this school | 417 | 68.3% | 23.9% |
| F. W. Holbein Middle School MOUNT HOLLY | 451 | 61.4% | 28.8% |
| Pine Hill Middle School PINE HILL | 323 | 76.8% | 23.0% |
| Clayton Middle School CLAYTON | 299 | 64.2% | 29.6% |
| Phillipsburg Middle School PHILLIPSBURG | 636 | 75.2% | 24.3% |
| Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG | 318 | 76.4% | 19.1% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Samuel M Ridgway Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #371 of 433 | #25 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #380 of 437 ▼ 8 | #25 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #361 of 437 ▼ 5 | #23 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #306 of 445 | #19 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #257 of 417 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #24 of 419 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #72 of 436 | #3 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #31 of 122 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
417
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 417 | 36.9 | 11.3:1 | 68% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 32.9 | 12.6:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 56% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 27.6 | 12.8:1 | 46% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 52% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 18 | 19.0:1 | 45% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 31% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 29 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel M Ridgway Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (354 to 417); teachers up 34% (27.6 to 36.9).
About Samuel M Ridgway Middle School
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in EDGEWATER PARK, New Jersey, under Edgewater Park Township School District. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 417 students. That is 28% below the average of about 578 students for middle schools in New Jersey.
Edgewater Park Township School District counts 1,000 students in its 2 schools, and Samuel M Ridgway Middle School is one of them.
White students account for 33% of enrollment at Samuel M Ridgway Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 32% Black, 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 64% of Burlington County residents are White. The diversity index for Samuel M Ridgway Middle School is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Samuel M Ridgway Middle School has a ratio of 11.3:1. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 10.9:1. Income data for the school show 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 32% average for public schools in Burlington County is 36 points lower.
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of New Jersey public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Burlington County show that median household income comes to about $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 139, with about 69,020 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Samuel M Ridgway Middle School from the closest public school, Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Samuel M Ridgway Middle School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Samuel M Ridgway Middle School had a net gain of 11 students, or 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Samuel M Ridgway Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgewater Park Township School District
- Mildred Magowan Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in EDGEWATER PARK
- Mildred Magowan Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School0.8 mi · 356
- Mildred Magowan Elementary School0.9 mi · 583
- J.C.Stuart ECDC0.9 mi · 365
- Beverly City School District1.1 mi · 342
- W. R. James Sr. Elementary School1.3 mi · 408
- James A Cotten Intermediate School1.6 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Samuel M Ridgway Middle SchoolHow many students attend Samuel M Ridgway Middle School?
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Samuel M Ridgway Middle School serve?
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Samuel M Ridgway Middle School have?
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Samuel M Ridgway Middle School?
At Samuel M Ridgway Middle School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Samuel M Ridgway Middle School?
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School is overseen by Edgewater Park Township School District in Burlington County.
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