Travell Elementary School

As an intimate elementary campus in RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey, Travell Elementary School instructs 295 students from grades K through 5, part of Ridgewood Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 27% smaller than typical.

Ridgewood Public School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,419 students. Travell Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Travell Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 24% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. Compared to Bergen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Travell Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 65.0%; Travell Elementary School posts 80.1%, +15.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Travell Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin Franklin Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Travell Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Travell Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 70.2%.

Travell Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.