Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341245000714
West Ridge Elementary School
18 South First Street, PARK RIDGE, NJ 07656 · (201) 573-6000 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
11 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
West Ridge Elementary School→Park Ridge High School
Based on grade levels within Park Ridge School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 76.4% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 West Ridge Elementary School
West Ridge Elementary School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ridge Elementary School this school | 343 | 3.2% | 72.6% |
| Meadowbrook HILLSDALE | 318 | 3.5% | 84.7% |
| Adlai E. Stevenson School FAIRFIELD | 312 | 4.5% | N/A |
| Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School RAMSEY | 331 | 5.4% | 65.5% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School WYCKOFF | 354 | 0.8% | 62.0% |
| South End Elementary School Cedar Grove | 349 | 7.2% | 72.4% |
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 West Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #122 of 1,290 | #37 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #127 of 1,319 ▼ 20 | #39 of 149 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #97 of 1,319 ▲ 73 | #31 of 149 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #930 of 1,562 | #83 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,028 of 1,390 | #111 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #1,040 of 1,392 | #136 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.2% | #1,385 of 1,481 | #125 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #666 of 798 | #73 of 85 |
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
343
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 343 | 27.1 | 12.7:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 26.5 | 12.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 27.5 | 12.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 15 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (356 to 343); teachers up 8% (25 to 27.1).
About West Ridge Elementary School
West Ridge Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in PARK RIDGE, New Jersey, one of the schools in Park Ridge School District. It had 343 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
Besides West Ridge Elementary School, Park Ridge School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,148 students.
More than half of the students at West Ridge Elementary School are White (76%). Next come 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all Bergen County residents. The diversity index for West Ridge Elementary School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.7:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 1.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, West Ridge Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 85% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
West Ridge Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.6% and a predicted 64.4%.
The school's county is Bergen County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. West Ridge Elementary School shares Bergen County with 290 other public schools.
Park Ridge High School is about 0.7 miles from West Ridge Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around West Ridge Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 69.4%, lower than West Ridge Elementary School's 72.6%.
The federal government classifies West Ridge Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 347 to 343.
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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 Park Ridge School District
- Park Ridge High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- East Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in PARK RIDGE
- Park Ridge High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- East Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other West Ridge Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named West Ridge Elementary. West Ridge Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- West Ridge ElementaryTHORNTON, CO · 690 students
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 683 students
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOST FALLS, ID · 425 students
- West Ridge ElementaryRacine, WI · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Park Ridge High School0.7 mi · 491
- Pascack Hills High School0.8 mi · 768
- Memorial Elementary School1.0 mi · 532
- Dorchester Elementary School1.0 mi · 494
- Fieldstone Middle School1.1 mi · 443
- Woodcliff Middle School1.2 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About West Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is West Ridge Elementary School?
West Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does West Ridge Elementary School serve?
West Ridge Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does West Ridge Elementary School have?
West Ridge Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at West Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Ridge Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Ridge Elementary School in?
West Ridge Elementary School is part of Park Ridge School District.
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