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Somerville Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Somerville Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ridgewood, New Jersey, serving 385 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Ridgewood Public School District, Somerville consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic achievement.

With 89.7% of 3rd graders, 85.3% of 4th graders, and 92% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, Somerville ranks among the top 3% of elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are also impressive, with 92.3% of 3rd graders, 87.1% of 4th graders, and 79% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better. Somerville's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including male, female, Asian, white, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools like Travell Elementary School and Hawes Elementary School, also part of the Ridgewood district, Somerville consistently outperforms in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. With a low chronic absenteeism rate and a relatively affluent student population, Somerville Elementary School stands out as a high-performing and well-resourced educational institution within the region.

394

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,464

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 South Pleasant Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(201) 670-2750

District: Ridgewood Public School District

Students who attend Somerville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Middle School
High:	Ridgewood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Asian:

21.1%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (83% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg46%

34^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Ridgewood Public School District

30^th of 609Ridgewood Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	34 of 1347	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	27 of 1338	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	37 of 1342	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	90 of 1345	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	112 of 1317	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	21 of 1360	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	71 of 1353	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	42 of 1352	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	54 of 1346	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	41 of 1357	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.1	15 of 1363	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	38 of 1367	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	19 of 1363	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	26 of 1360	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	55 of 1354	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	60 of 1346	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	95 of 1338	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	45 of 1329	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.9	40 of 1314	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	84.3	55 of 1303	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	83.0	110 of 1298	91.5%	★★★★★
2003	83.5	146 of 1204	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	58 of 330	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	44 of 340	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	55 of 346	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	42 of 348	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	83 of 339	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	130 of 370	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	73 of 370	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	41 of 1326	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	25 of 1317	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	142 of 1318	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	192 of 1326	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	170 of 1290	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	34 of 1331	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	75 of 1333	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	25 of 1318	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	35 of 1313	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	17 of 1315	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	29 of 1324	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	47 of 1297	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	19 of 1335	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	83 of 1334	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	51 of 1023	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	62.2	287 of 949	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.6	85 of 868	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	45 of 1007	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	145 of 1001	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	66 of 970	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	45 of 963	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	51 of 975	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	82 of 976	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	65 of 964	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	19 of 1023	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	108 of 1022	89.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+39 vs state

Mathematics87%+40 vs state

Science53%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Somerville Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Somerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 South Pleasant Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2750	394	33	12.0	3.8%	229 (58.1%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.2%)	83 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	95	34^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.5	27^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.0%	7	53.3		89.7	85.3	92.0				92.3	87.1	79.0						$11,464	$88	$11,376
Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-4	W 110 Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	223	20	11.1	13.9%	106 (47.5%)	6 (2.7%)	36 (16.1%)	66 (29.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	73.9	366^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.8%		73.4	373^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.1%	7			64.7	76.1					70.5	43.5							$15,297		$15,297
Travell Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 Bogert Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2760	295	27	11.1	2.0%	174 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	70 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	94.8	36^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.3%		94.5	42^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	68.9		70.0	86.3	93.5				84.0	85.0	86.9						$11,151	$36	$11,115
Midland Elementary School	Public	K-4	241 West Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	200	21	9.7	20.0%	73 (36.5%)	5 (2.5%)	53 (26.5%)	55 (27.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	92.1	77^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.7	139^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.6%	62			82.7	85.3					80.6	73.5							$15,352		$15,352
Hawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Stevens Avenue	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2720	357	31	11.5	5.0%	158 (44.3%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.5%)	127 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	89.9	119^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.8	99^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.6%	20	56.0		69.4	88.0	72.1				80.4	77.7	75.4						$10,461	$106	$10,355
Clara E Coleman School	Public	K-5	100 Pinelynn Rd	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	322	25	13.0	0.9%	206 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	70 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	92.6	67^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.3	105^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.2%	38	64.1		81.3	75.0	83.6				84.4	81.7	75.0						$12,862	$27	$12,835
Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	348	29	12.1	5.2%	202 (58.0%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (15.2%)	59 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	95.4	23^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.5	13^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.0%	10	67.2		79.1	88.9	88.1				86.6	90.3	80.6						$12,001	$232	$11,769
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.8	1.0%	207 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.0%)	45 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	89.4	133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.7	183^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.3%	50	70.4		67.5	73.5	77.3				70.0	85.9	81.9						$13,648	$28	$13,620
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11.0	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.6%	141			76.0	80.7					82.2	74.2							$16,646		$16,646
Ho-Ho-Kus Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Lloyd Road	Ho Ho Kus	07423	Bergen County	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-4555	573	48	11.9		446 (77.8%)	8 (1.4%)	35 (6.1%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	92.5	71^st of 1347 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.2	128^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.4%	57	71.1	55.6	65.6	78.3	88.5	91.1	93.8	93.6	85.3	75.9	84.6	87.5	96.7	80.0	100.0	100.0	$13,291	$275	$13,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Somerville Elementary School

Is Somerville Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Somerville Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Somerville Elementary School in?

Ridgewood Public School District

What schools do graduates of Somerville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Somerville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle School
High : Ridgewood High School

What is the racial makeup of Somerville Elementary School?

Students at Somerville Elementary School are 58% White, 21% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Somerville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Somerville Elementary School.

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