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Ramapo Ridge

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Ramapo Ridge ranks 165 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Ramapo Ridge is a public middle school located in Mahwah, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 636 students. It is part of the Mahwah Township Public School District, which is ranked 70 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ramapo Ridge consistently performs above the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 76.2% proficiency in 6th grade ELA, 81.5% in 7th grade ELA, and 60.9% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The school also excels in mathematics, with 50.3% proficiency in 6th grade, 60.8% in 7th grade, and 17.8% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. Ramapo Ridge's performance in Algebra I and Geometry is particularly noteworthy, with 100% proficiency in Geometry for 8th grade and 84.4% proficiency in Algebra I for the end-of-course exam, significantly higher than the state averages.

Ramapo Ridge's academic performance is generally higher than the nearby schools, such as Woodcliff Middle School, Valley Middle School, and Fieldstone Middle School. However, the nearby Emil A. Cavallini Middle School and Brookside School, both part of the Upper Saddle River and Allendale school districts, respectively, outperform Ramapo Ridge in several academic metrics, including ELA, mathematics, and science proficiency.

642

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,030

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Ridge Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430

(201) 762-2380

District: Mahwah Township Public School District

Students who attend Ramapo Ridge usually attend:

High:

Mahwah High School

Feeder schools for Ramapo Ridge:

Elementary:	Betsy Ross Elementary
	George Washington School
	Joyce Kilmer School
	Lenape Meadows

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Asian:

15.7%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg44%

165^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 609Mahwah Township 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	73.8	165 of 752	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	133 of 743	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	134 of 748	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	141 of 745	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	168 of 652	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	88 of 745	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	102 of 716	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	98 of 712	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	45 of 713	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	22 of 713	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	82.9	94 of 717	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	67 of 704	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	71 of 677	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	94 of 684	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	84.0	73 of 677	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	56 of 664	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	79 of 640	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	72 of 631	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	82.4	96 of 615	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	191 of 599	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.3	108 of 588	81.6%	★★★★☆
2003	73.3	178 of 574	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	73 of 204	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	49 of 200	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	32 of 201	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	64 of 200	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	57 of 147	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	63 of 199	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	97 of 200	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	85.5	25 of 320	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	8 of 202	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	187 of 728	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	163 of 717	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	128 of 720	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	140 of 726	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	144 of 625	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	94 of 703	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	132 of 680	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	177 of 608	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	171 of 589	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	122 of 587	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	163 of 591	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	132 of 480	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	102 of 524	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	98 of 504	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	233 of 613	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	312 of 584	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	247 of 568	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	147 of 549	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	130 of 467	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	215 of 541	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	161 of 522	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	148 of 726	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	117 of 719	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	138 of 718	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	150 of 730	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	163 of 635	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	119 of 697	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	100 of 675	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	100 of 507	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	98 of 510	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	55 of 505	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	60 of 535	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	47 of 401	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	87 of 492	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	110 of 471	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	179 of 502	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	150 of 510	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	182 of 509	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	187 of 512	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	210 of 435	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	93 of 504	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	103 of 497	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I84%+37 vs state

English Language Arts72%+16 vs state

Mathematics48%+13 vs state

Science31%+12 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 7th 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
Ramapo Ridge	Public	6-8	150 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2380	642	61	10.5	14.0%	372 (57.9%)	28 (4.4%)	94 (14.6%)	101 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	73.8	165^th of 752 public middle schools	78.1%		78.5	133^rd of 743 public middle schools	82.1%	32		31.1			76.2	81.5	60.9			50.3	60.8	17.8	100.0	81.6	84.4	100.0	100.0	$11,030		$11,030
Eric S. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Monroe Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2313	613	71	8.6	5.7%	451 (73.6%)	13 (2.1%)	61 (10.0%)	66 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	88.3	58^th of 752 public middle schools	92.3%		81.7	108^th of 743 public middle schools	85.5%	50		46.5			78.6	80.5	77.3			69.5	67.7	45.2	100.0	95.9	96.5	100.0	100.0	$11,092		$11,092
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	Public	6-8	392 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6400	389	42	9.2	0.8%	245 (63.0%)	8 (2.1%)	39 (10.0%)	77 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	93.8	16^th of 752 public middle schools	97.9%		91.4	34^th of 743 public middle schools	95.4%	18		44.7			89.3	90.1	83.1			76.2	82.7	61.3		98.6	98.6			$15,979	$51	$15,928
Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	502	43	11.7	2.0%	338 (67.3%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.8%)	92 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	94.8	11^th of 752 public middle schools	98.5%		95.5	10^th of 743 public middle schools	98.7%	1	57.9	56.1	78.1	88.5	87.1	89.4	93.8	85.7	87.7	87.4	89.3	45.2		98.5	98.5			$10,272	$01	$10,271
Martin J. Ryerson School	Public	6-8	130 Valley Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	345	29	11.8	11.0%	262 (75.9%)	4 (1.2%)	56 (16.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	54.5	314^th of 752 public middle schools	58.2%		57.7	292^nd of 743 public middle schools	60.7%	22		19.0			49.6	61.0	56.7			39.9	39.8	31.8						$10,434	$59	$10,375
Franklin Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Franklin Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-0202	369	52	7.0	3.3%	279 (75.6%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.1%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	85	83^rd of 752 public middle schools	89.0%		77.6	141^st of 743 public middle schools	81.0%	58		33.0			83.7	85.3	77.6			73.6	59.8	30.0	100.0	87.5	90.9	100.0	100.0	$13,230	$92	$13,138
Waldwick Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 652-9000	401	36	11.1	1.0%	274 (68.3%)	5 (1.2%)	77 (19.2%)	28 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	81.3	116^th of 752 public middle schools	84.6%		88.7	54^th of 743 public middle schools	92.7%	62		33.3			59.5	83.6	85.0			49.3	70.7	41.5		100.0	100.0			$11,561		$11,561
Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Oak St	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-8185	446	47	9.4	8.5%	359 (80.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	83.2	98^th of 752 public middle schools	87.0%		87.4	62^nd of 743 public middle schools	91.7%	36		42.3			72.4	80.8	86.8			49.1	53.2	45.4	100.0	86.3	92.3	100.0	100.0	$13,567		$13,567
Fieldstone Middle School	Public	5-8	47 Spring Valley Road	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 391-9000	443	41	10.8	9.5%	252 (56.9%)	11 (2.5%)	65 (14.7%)	95 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	85.8	77^th of 752 public middle schools	89.8%		85.6	77^th of 743 public middle schools	89.6%		52.5	29.5		89.8	85.6	87.3	81.3		69.4	55.1	58.0	52.8	100.0	100.0	100.0			$9,522	$85	$9,437
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	607	62	9.7	0.5%	508 (83.7%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.8%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	84.8	86^th of 752 public middle schools	88.6%		81.3	113^th of 743 public middle schools	84.8%	27		29.1			76.2	78.5	81.6			60.8	62.6	51.2		91.8	92.8			$12,168	$258	$11,910

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramapo Ridge

What high school do graduates of Ramapo Ridge attend?

Students who attend Ramapo Ridge usually go on to attend Mahwah High School

What district is Ramapo Ridge in?

Mahwah Township Public School District

Is Ramapo Ridge a good school?

Ramapo Ridge ranks 165^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ramapo Ridge?

Students at Ramapo Ridge are 58% White, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Ramapo Ridge?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Ramapo Ridge.

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