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Samuel M Ridgway Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Samuel M Ridgway Middle School is a public middle school located in Edgewater Park, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 416 students. The school is part of the Edgewater Park Township School District, which is ranked 503 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending per student of $14,109 in 2018-2019, Samuel M Ridgway Middle School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts ranged from 23.9% to 43.9%, compared to the state average of 52.7% to 57.1%. Similarly, in NJSLA Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 2.2% to 29.6%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 44.2%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.4% to 18.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Cinnaminson Middle School and Moorestown Upper Elementary School, Samuel M Ridgway Middle School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking from 325 out of 713 New Jersey middle schools in 2014-2015 to 615 out of 752 in 2024-2025. These challenges suggest the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of targeted interventions to improve student outcomes at Samuel M Ridgway Middle School.

417

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,109

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Delanco Rd
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010

(609) 871-3434

District: Edgewater Park Township School District

Feeder schools for Samuel M Ridgway Middle School:

Elementary:

Mildred Magowan Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.9%

African American:

32.1%

Hispanic:

25.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg43%

615^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

503^rd of 609Edgewater Park Township 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	19.1	615 of 752	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	561 of 743	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	668 of 748	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	560 of 745	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	511 of 745	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	485 of 716	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	439 of 712	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	359 of 713	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	325 of 713	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.2	457 of 717	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.1	476 of 704	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	456 of 677	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	479 of 684	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	477 of 677	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	452 of 664	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.2	496 of 640	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.5	464 of 631	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.7	388 of 615	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	396 of 599	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.5	272 of 588	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	43.9	400 of 574	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	194 of 359	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	188 of 352	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	293 of 361	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	220 of 356	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	145 of 291	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	176 of 326	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	114 of 326	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	195 of 343	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	146 of 320	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	217 of 288	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	128 of 270	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	134 of 227	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	144 of 202	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	570 of 728	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	520 of 717	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	613 of 720	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	495 of 726	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	448 of 625	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	467 of 703	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	474 of 680	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	379 of 608	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	294 of 589	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	523 of 587	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	403 of 591	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	348 of 480	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	277 of 524	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	344 of 504	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	489 of 613	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	376 of 584	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	463 of 568	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	353 of 549	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	254 of 467	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	314 of 541	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	317 of 522	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	605 of 726	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	569 of 719	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	663 of 718	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	595 of 730	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	469 of 635	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	506 of 697	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	450 of 675	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	410 of 507	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	349 of 510	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	437 of 505	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	377 of 535	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	305 of 401	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	302 of 492	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	224 of 471	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	482 of 502	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	495 of 510	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	488 of 509	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	458 of 512	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	396 of 435	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	421 of 504	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	416 of 497	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-19 vs state

Algebra I36%-9 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science6%-18 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)		NJSLA Geometry (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 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 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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Delanco Rd	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 871-3434	417	37	11.3	68.3%	137 (32.9%)	134 (32.1%)	108 (25.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	19.1	615^th of 752 public middle schools	18.2%		23.4	561^st of 743 public middle schools	24.5%	54	12.4	1.8		33.8	23.9	43.9	43.5		29.6	7.8	24.0	2.2	36.4	36.4			$14,109	$345	$13,764
James A Cotten Intermediate School	Public	5-6	80 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8930	542	33	16.4	73.4%	15 (2.8%)	354 (65.3%)	151 (27.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)								(n/a)	7.5			15.9	22.0				6.9	8.0							$9,338	$584	$8,754
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	316	36	8.6	68.0%	122 (38.6%)	42 (13.3%)	148 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	14.1	667^th of 752 public middle schools	11.3%		13	676^th of 743 public middle schools	9.0%	9		4.3			28.4	21.8	35.2			14.2	6.6	6.5	27.3	27.3			$13,073	$288	$12,785
Delran Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Chester Avenue	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-8822	662	62	10.7	31.7%	414 (62.5%)	57 (8.6%)	151 (22.8%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	44.7	407^th of 752 public middle schools	45.9%		47.6	364^th of 743 public middle schools	51.0%	43		15.0			50.0	44.1	53.5			40.2	37.5	19.5	76.0	76.0			$11,462	$179	$11,283
Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	550	44	12.5	70.4%	22 (4.0%)	377 (68.5%)	128 (23.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	15.9	651^st of 752 public middle schools	13.4%		12.5	680^th of 743 public middle schools	8.5%	29		4.7				31.2	29.2				16.5	5.2	42.8	42.8			$16,254	$1,193	$15,061
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	Public	6-8	1600 Burlington By Pass	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 699-4021	822	77	10.6	38.8%	211 (25.7%)	342 (41.6%)	137 (16.7%)	94 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	36.1	464^th of 752 public middle schools	38.3%		43	397^th of 743 public middle schools	46.6%	67		17.3			34.3	53.7	45.1			21.2	35.2	9.8	100.0	100.0			$9,651	$84	$9,567
Moorestown Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Borton Landing Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 793-0333	869	83	10.4	8.9%	551 (63.4%)	46 (5.3%)	54 (6.2%)	146 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.2%)								(n/a)	56.6		67.6	75.7	75.3			65.6	66.6	67.4							$6,528		$6,528
William Allen Middle School	Public	7-8	801 N Stanwick Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6620	635	64	9.9	8.3%	401 (63.1%)	37 (5.8%)	57 (9.0%)	92 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	85.7	78^th of 752 public middle schools	89.6%		86	73^rd of 743 public middle schools	90.2%	5		41.9				68.3	74.6				70.1	54.3	98.2	98.4			$7,659		$7,659
Westampton Township Middle School	Public	4-8	700 Rancocas Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-2722	525	50	10.4	38.9%	154 (29.3%)	173 (33.0%)	90 (17.1%)	53 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.1%)	48.3	366^th of 752 public middle schools	51.3%		42.5	403^rd of 743 public middle schools	45.8%	37	19.8	8.0	40.6	40.2	49.6	68.6	51.3	28.1	26.9	27.8	50.0	23.2	94.1	94.5			$10,468	$231	$10,237
Cinnaminson Middle School	Public	6-8	312 N Forklanding Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-8012	671	63	10.5	25.2%	490 (73.0%)	60 (8.9%)	62 (9.2%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	67.5	219^th of 752 public middle schools	70.9%		65.3	231^st of 743 public middle schools	68.9%	12		23.3			62.5	57.7	67.2			51.8	47.3	35.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,411		$11,411

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