Ridgefield Park Public School District

712 Lincoln Avenue
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,157 students in Ridgefield Park Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, 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 23% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,040 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
192 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#376 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Ridgefield Park Public   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
31%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Ridgefield Park Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
49%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Ridgefield Park Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
21%
23%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Ridgefield Park Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
81%
85%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Ridgefield Park Public   School District and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.52
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
158 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
8%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,367 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
67%
38%
# Black Students
109 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
5%
18%
# White Students
363 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
18%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
30 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
46
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
118
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
119
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
94
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
109
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
118
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
132
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
147
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
133
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
132
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
216
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
222
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
331
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
123
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $26,435 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,704 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$54 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Ridgefield Park Public   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$50 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart displays total spending of Ridgefield Park Public   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$26,435
$26,931
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Ridgefield Park Public   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$24,704
$25,828
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Ridgefield Park Public   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Ridgefield Park Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1 Ozzie Nelson Drive
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(201) 440-1440
Grades: 7-12
| 1,157 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 2,040 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 82%
  • : 81% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • : 49% (Btm 50%)
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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