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Enrollment
684
Elementary
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361923001755
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
105 RIDGE RD, RIDGE, NY 11961 · (631) 345-2765 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
250 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 22 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (136).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 72% · 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
Based on grade levels within LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 43.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 684 | 36.5% | 40.6% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIGHLAND | 665 | 35.5% | 45.0% |
| BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL-PS 146 (THE) BROOKLYN | 634 | 37.1% | 46.8% |
| MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARLBORO | 780 | 33.1% | 54.0% |
| BLACK RIVER SCHOOL BLACK RIVER | 572 | 33.7% | 52.3% |
| C E WALTERS SCHOOL YAPHANK | 795 | 41.8% | 42.9% |
Matched among New York 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 RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,586 of 2,335 | #108 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,773 of 2,342 ▼ 196 | #135 of 169 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,668 of 2,343 ▼ 135 | #113 of 169 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #297 of 2,585 | #21 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #448 of 2,338 | #39 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #589 of 2,388 | #47 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #1,793 of 2,534 | #87 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #1,355 of 1,757 | #93 of 137 |
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
684
-76 (-10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,103
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 684 | 68.2 | 10.0:1 | 37% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 64.1 | 11.0:1 | 46% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 63.1 | 11.4:1 | 44% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 38% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 54.5 | 13.5:1 | 44% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 44% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 37% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 1,117 | 63 | 17.7:1 | 18% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 1,103 | 65 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with an address in RIDGE, New York. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend, and enrollment is 684 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools with a combined 8,787 students. RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Suffolk County residents. RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 68.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Suffolk County, the average is about the same, 39%.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 21.0 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.6%; the prediction is 61.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk County, median household income is about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Suffolk County number 343 and enroll about 222,439.
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 2.1 miles from RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 684 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 760. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.0:1, from 12.9:1.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LONGWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,993 students
- LONGWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- LONGWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- CORAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 951 students
- C E WALTERS SCHOOLElementary · 795 students
- WEST MIDDLE ISLAND SCHOOLElementary · 697 students
Other Ridge Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ridge Elementary. RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- Ridge Elementary SchoolMentor, OH · 661 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolDuson, LA · 592 students
- Ridge ElementaryRichmond, VA · 512 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IL · 481 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJ · 448 students
Nearby schools
- ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 457
- LONGWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,304
- LONGWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,363
- SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOL3.0 mi · 629
- MILLER AVENUE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 408
- FRANK J CARASITI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 684 students in grades KG-04.
Is RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.0:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.