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Robert Erskine School

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Robert Erskine School ranks 562 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-3

562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Robert Erskine School is a public elementary school serving 171 students in grades K-3 in Ringwood, New Jersey, which is part of the Ringwood School District. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with its 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics fluctuating compared to the district and state averages. While the school's special education students have performed relatively well, its overall ranking among New Jersey elementary schools has ranged from 270 to 893 over the past several years.

One area of concern is the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 8.7% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $11,230 in 2018-2019 was lower than nearby Peter Cooper School ($13,283) and Eleanor G. Hewitt, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance challenges.

While Robert Erskine School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students and special education students performing better than their male and general education counterparts. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted strategies to address the specific needs of its diverse student population and improve overall academic outcomes.

169

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,230

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88 Erskine Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456-2150

(973) 962-7500

District: Ringwood School District

Students who attend Robert Erskine School usually attend:

Middle:	Martin J. Ryerson School
High:	Lakeland Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2021 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the New Jersey median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg47%

562^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Ringwood School District

218^th of 609Ringwood 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	58.8	562 of 1347	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	391 of 1338	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	461 of 1342	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	666 of 1345	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	893 of 1317	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	422 of 1360	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	692 of 1353	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	80.3	270 of 1352	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.0	306 of 1346	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	438 of 1357	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.7	323 of 1363	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	53.3	767 of 1367	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.3	389 of 1363	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	463 of 1360	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.1	695 of 1354	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.0	510 of 1346	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.2	130 of 1338	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	112 of 1329	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	53.5	797 of 1314	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.2	553 of 1303	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	82.9	113 of 1298	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	667 of 1326	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.8	329 of 1317	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	414 of 1318	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	776 of 1326	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	986 of 1290	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.6	339 of 1331	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	800 of 1333	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	444 of 1318	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	480 of 1313	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	505 of 1315	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	461 of 1324	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	699 of 1297	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	456 of 1335	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	557 of 1334	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	269 of 1023	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	132 of 989	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	26.8	662 of 958	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	866 of 949	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	778 of 868	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	347 of 1007	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	507 of 970	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	454 of 963	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	514 of 975	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	527 of 976	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	863 of 964	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	398 of 1023	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	682 of 1022	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+5 vs state

English Language Arts50%+5 vs state

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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
Robert Erskine School	Public	K-3	88 Erskine Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	169	18	9.5	15.4%	135 (79.9%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	58.8	562^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.3%		72.3	391^st of 1338 public elementary schools	70.8%	171			50.0						54.8								$11,230	$374	$10,856
Peter Cooper School	Public	K-3	54 Roger Court	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	235	22	10.8	6.8%	166 (70.6%)	8 (3.4%)	50 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	85.2	193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.5	351^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.8%	158			70.4						70.4								$13,283	$195	$13,088
Eleanor G. Hewitt	Public	4-5	266 Sloatsburg Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 962-7500	208	22	9.4	12.5%	150 (72.1%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (17.3%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)								(n/a)	39.8			68.0	67.9					58.2	58.2						$12,486	$114	$12,372
Wanaque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	First Street	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	506	50	10.0	21.3%	303 (59.9%)	12 (2.4%)	153 (30.2%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	58.7	564^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.1%		60.5	537^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.9%	27	26.8	16.7	64.1	69.0	38.1	66.1	52.0	81.5	59.0	38.2	38.1	57.6	52.9	41.9	90.9	90.9	$15,590	$449	$15,141
Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	382	40	9.6	40.1%	193 (50.5%)	13 (3.4%)	146 (38.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	51.2	664^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.7%		69.5	424^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.3%	240	22.2	19.1	63.9	70.9	36.3	44.1	61.3	64.3	72.2	48.4	34.1	42.9	45.1	32.2	92.8	92.8	$15,716	$453	$15,263
Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Seminole Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-4147	343	33	10.4	10.8%	246 (71.7%)	11 (3.2%)	43 (12.5%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	72.9	378^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.3	415^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.0%	37	50.0		56.8	72.9	74.4				50.0	61.0	53.2						$11,259		$11,259
Manito Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Manito Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-6106	255	27	9.3	4.3%	203 (79.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.0%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	88.4	152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.2	90^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62	61.1		78.4	75.5	88.5				67.6	67.9	80.0						$14,161		$14,161
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7		71.1	81.9	81.5				71.0	66.7	66.7						$13,907		$13,907
Marshall Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Marshall Hill Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1705	283	23	12.5	24.7%	215 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	54 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	47.2	717^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.8%		56.4	591^st of 1338 public elementary schools	55.8%	126	27.5		44.2	69.5	45.0				41.0	50.0	35.0						$12,904	$250	$12,654
Lenape Meadows	Public	PK, KG-3	160 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 762-2260	418	35	11.9	18.2%	231 (55.3%)	17 (4.1%)	66 (15.8%)	71 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	85.8	185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.3%		72.4	390^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.9%	205			65.8						76.3								$10,910	$641	$10,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Erskine School

What district is Robert Erskine School in?

Ringwood School District

Is Robert Erskine School a good school?

Robert Erskine School ranks 562^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Erskine School?

Students at Robert Erskine School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Robert Erskine School attend?

Students who attend Robert Erskine School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin J. Ryerson School
High : Lakeland Regional High School

How many students attend Robert Erskine School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Robert Erskine School.

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