Top Rankings
Florham Park School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 319 students in Florham Park School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Florham Park School District have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
948 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Florham Park School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#104 out of 648 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
124 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
13%
9%
# Hispanic Students
85 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
36%
# Black Students
55 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
6%
19%
# White Students
642 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
68%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
42 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
90
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
98
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
118
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
118
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
92
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
104
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
99
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
113
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
4
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,480 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,312 is higher than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,480
$27,348
Spending / Student
$34,312
$26,228
Best Florham Park School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ridgedale Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
71 Ridgedale Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 822-3855
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 822-3855
Grades: 6-8
| 319 students
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