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 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 321 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 63% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
938 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Florham Park School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#80 out of 648 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
23%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)13.9%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
11%
9%
% Hispanic
10%
39%
% Black
7%
18%
% White
68%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,773 is higher than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,678 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,773
$27,044
Spending / Student
$34,678
$25,936
Best Florham Park School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ridgedale Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
71 Ridgedale Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 822-3855
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 822-3855
Gr: 6-8 | 321 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
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