Ridgewood Avenue School
235 Ridgewood Ave
Glen Ridge NJ, 07028, Essex County
Phone: 973-429-8306
Ranking: (273 out of 1,847, top 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 6
School District: Glen Ridge Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 599 | 597 | 431 | 568 | 568 | 571 | 601 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 152 | 25.4% | 153 | 25.6% | 9 | 2.1% | 147 | 25.9% | 145 | 25.5% | 129 | 22.6% | 150 | 25.0% |
Grade 4: | 150 | 25.0% | 142 | 23.8% | 146 | 33.9% | 145 | 25.5% | 129 | 22.7% | 146 | 25.6% | 151 | 25.1% |
Grade 5: | 145 | 24.2% | 148 | 24.8% | 141 | 32.7% | 130 | 22.9% | 144 | 25.4% | 151 | 26.4% | 141 | 23.5% |
Grade 6: | 142 | 23.7% | 144 | 24.1% | 130 | 30.2% | 146 | 25.7% | 145 | 25.5% | 142 | 24.9% | 155 | 25.8% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 305 | 50.9% | 307 | 51.4% | 229 | 53.1% | 295 | 51.9% | 301 | 53.0% | 290 | 50.8% | 293 | 48.8% |
Female: | 294 | 49.1% | 290 | 48.6% | 202 | 46.9% | 273 | 48.1% | 267 | 47.0% | 281 | 49.2% | 304 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 33 | 5.5% | 29 | 4.9% | 25 | 5.8% | 31 | 5.5% | 33 | 5.8% | 22 | 3.9% | 29 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 5.7% | 21 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 16 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.0% |
Black: | 20 | 3.3% | 34 | 5.7% | 30 | 7.0% | 38 | 6.7% | 40 | 7.0% | 29 | 5.1% | 37 | 6.2% |
White: | 475 | 79.3% | 481 | 80.6% | 355 | 82.4% | 474 | 83.5% | 475 | 83.6% | 491 | 86.0% | 517 | 86.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 6.0% | 30 | 5.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.58 | 12.46 | 10.55 | 16.00 | 15.78 | 12.70 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 93.5% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 90.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.4% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 83.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 85.3% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 93.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.7% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 99.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 98.0% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 98.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 97.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 87.4% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 86.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.7% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 78.9% |
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* Ridgewood Avenue School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.