For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,199 students in Ridgefield Park Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Ridgefield Park Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
2,083 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
179 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Ridgefield Park Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#462 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
47%
Graduation Rate
86%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
176 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
9%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,368 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
66%
36%
# Black Students
108 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
5%
19%
# White Students
401 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
19%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
19
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
85
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
112
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
115
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
132
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
119
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
134
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
152
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
141
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
208
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
209
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
221
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
219
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
116
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,890 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,194 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$54 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,890
$27,348
Spending / Student
$24,194
$26,228
Best Ridgefield Park Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1 Ozzie Nelson Drive
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(201) 440-1440
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(201) 440-1440
Grades: 7-12
| 1,199 students
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