West Ridge Elementary School

West Ridge Elementary School, an intimate primary school in PARK RIDGE, New Jersey, run under Park Ridge School District, enrolls 343 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Park Ridge School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,148 students; West Ridge Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, West Ridge Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting West Ridge Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Ridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which West Ridge Elementary School is one.

Park Ridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Ridge Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.