1
Enrollment
654
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341377000750
Slocum Skewes School
650 PROSPECT AVE, RIDGEFIELD, NJ 07657 · (201) 943-4299 · Bergen County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
322 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 19% |
Student demographics
65%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
Students here typically continue to
Slocum Skewes School→Ridgefield Memorial High School
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
58.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.4pp 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 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 40.9% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Slocum Skewes School
Slocum Skewes School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slocum Skewes School this school | 654 | 49.2% | 48.8% |
| Fords Middle School FORDS | 645 | 56.9% | 30.1% |
| Roy W. Brown Middle School BERGENFIELD | 761 | 43.4% | 47.7% |
| Memorial Middle School ELMWOOD PARK | 569 | 53.3% | 29.7% |
| Melvin H. Kreps Middle School EAST WINDSOR | 1,160 | 48.2% | 39.2% |
| Memorial Middle School LITTLE FERRY | 353 | 45.3% | 38.4% |
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 Slocum Skewes School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #184 of 433 | #39 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #196 of 437 ▲ 13 | #38 of 53 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #233 of 437 ▼ 5 | #43 of 53 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #150 of 445 | #12 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #82 of 417 | #13 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #101 of 419 | #12 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #141 of 436 | #12 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #128 of 282 | #12 of 35 |
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
654
-80 (-11%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 654 | 69.5 | 9.4:1 | 49% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 63 | 10.9:1 | 39% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 65.5 | 10.2:1 | 35% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 67 | 11.0:1 | 25% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 70 | 10.6:1 | 33% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 71 | 10.7:1 | 33% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 61 | 10.1:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 13% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slocum Skewes School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (743 to 654); teachers down 1% (70 to 69.5).
About Slocum Skewes School
Slocum Skewes School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in RIDGEFIELD, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 8, with 654 students on the rolls.
Ridgefield School District has a total of 4 schools and 1,532 students, Slocum Skewes School among them.
Hispanic students account for 50% of enrollment at Slocum Skewes School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 24% White, 20% Asian, and 5% Black. Among people living in Bergen County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The diversity index for Slocum Skewes School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.4 students per teacher. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 10.9:1. Slocum Skewes School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 49%. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Slocum Skewes School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Slocum Skewes School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.8%; the prediction is 39.2%.
In the wider Bergen County area, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Slocum Skewes School shares Bergen County with 290 other public schools.
Ridgefield Memorial High School is about 0.4 miles from Slocum Skewes School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Slocum Skewes School places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 734 in 2020-21 to 654 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Slocum Skewes School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Ridgefield Memorial High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Bergen Boulevard SchoolElementary · 187 students
- Shaler AcademyElementary · 179 students
Other schools in RIDGEFIELD
- Ridgefield Memorial High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Bergen Boulevard SchoolElementary · 187 students
- Shaler AcademyElementary · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgefield Memorial High School0.4 mi · 512
- Shaler Academy0.4 mi · 179
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School0.5 mi · 747
- Bergen Boulevard School0.7 mi · 187
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center0.8 mi · 277
- School #6/Middle School0.9 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Slocum Skewes SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Slocum Skewes School?
Slocum Skewes School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades 03-08.
What grades does Slocum Skewes School serve?
Slocum Skewes School serves grades 03-08.
How many teachers does Slocum Skewes School have?
Slocum Skewes School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Slocum Skewes School?
Student demographics at Slocum Skewes School are roughly 24% White, 50% Hispanic, 5% Black, 20% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Slocum Skewes School public or private?
Slocum Skewes 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.