For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 654 students in Ridgefield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Ridgefield School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
1,532 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
161 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ridgefield School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#335 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
23%
Graduation Rate
92%
90.5%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)18.4%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
19%
9%
% Hispanic
51%
39%
% Black
5%
18%
% White
24%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $31,343 is higher than the state median of $27,048. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,946 is higher than the state median of $25,941. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$31,343
$27,048
Spending / Student
$29,946
$25,941
Best Ridgefield School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Slocum Skewes School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
650 Prospect Ave
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
(201) 943-4299
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
(201) 943-4299
Gr: 3-8 | 654 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
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