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West Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

West Ridge Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Park Ridge, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

West Ridge Elementary School's performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 85.8%, compared to the state average of 56.1%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 82.2%, much higher than the state average of 44.2%. The school's special education students also demonstrate exceptional performance, with rankings in the top 2 and 36 out of nearly 1,000 New Jersey elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, West Ridge Elementary School consistently outperforms other schools in the Park Ridge School District, as well as many schools in surrounding districts. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and low percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients may be contributing factors to its strong academic performance. Overall, West Ridge Elementary School provides a high-quality educational experience for its students, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

343

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,688

Per pupil spending ?

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 South First Street
Park Ridge, NJ 07656

(201) 573-6000

District: Park Ridge School District

Students who attend West Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Park Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg72%

New Jersey avg46%

95^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Park Ridge School District

88^th of 609Park Ridge 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	91.1	95 of 1347	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	148 of 1338	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	80 of 1342	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	139 of 1345	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	141 of 1317	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	102 of 1360	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	69 of 1353	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	74 of 1352	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	65 of 1346	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	86.0	177 of 1357	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	364 of 1363	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	325 of 1367	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	390 of 1363	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	346 of 1360	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	307 of 1354	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.8	497 of 1346	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.1	300 of 1338	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	220 of 1329	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	333 of 1314	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.0	117 of 1303	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	76.9	272 of 1298	79.0%	★★★★☆
2003	87.7	50 of 1204	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	80 of 1326	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	144 of 1317	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	207 of 1318	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	188 of 1326	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	176 of 1290	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	80 of 1331	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	48 of 1333	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	77 of 1318	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	219 of 1313	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	24 of 1315	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	133 of 1324	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	146 of 1297	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	123 of 1335	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	99 of 1334	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	99.9	2 of 958	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	36 of 868	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	127 of 970	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	161 of 963	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	89 of 975	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	151 of 976	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	132 of 964	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	106 of 1023	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	51 of 1022	95.0%	★★★★★

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 (2023)100th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+27 vs state

Mathematics77%+32 vs state

Science61%+31 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 South First Street	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	343	27	12.6	3.2%	260 (75.8%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.2%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	91.1	95^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.9%		88.1	148^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.9%	53	60.8	64.1	80.8	83.6	85.8	79.5	73.0	82.2	73.8	$11,688	$29	$11,659
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53 Grand Avenue West	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 391-2900	532	51	10.4	7.1%	303 (57.0%)	18 (3.4%)	76 (14.3%)	115 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	89.5	129^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.4%		86.8	181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	52		75.2	71.2			84.9	77.7			$8,895	$267	$8,628
Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dorchester Road	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	494	52	9.4	1.4%	374 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	68 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	90.8	103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	92.4%		90	113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	10	52.4	74.1	87.2	90.5		71.6	73.1	81.0		$14,696	$44	$14,652
East Brook Elementary School	Public	K-6	167 Sibbald Dr	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 573-6000	314	31	10.2	10.2%	195 (62.1%)	3 (1.0%)	64 (20.4%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	81.2	269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		84.1	217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.8%	52	38.6	72.3	71.2	86.0	83.0	72.4	51.0	65.9	66.0	$11,625	$337	$11,288
Woodside Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Rivervale Rd	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4028	326	23	14.3		247 (75.8%)	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.9%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	82.9	231^st of 1347 public elementary schools	82.9%		87.5	161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	70	54.4	62.7	78.6	79.4		65.4	62.5	63.3		$14,921	$41	$14,880
Wandell School	Public	PK, KG-5	97 E Allendale Rd	Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-0727	116	15	7.8		74 (63.8%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	25 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	92.3	75^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.4%		87.8	154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.5%	79	42.9	76.5	95.2	85.7		76.5	85.7	100.0		$23,157	$608	$22,549
Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	315	34	9.3	11.1%	217 (68.9%)	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	81.7	258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.2	334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	76		83.3	78.8			76.1	46.1			$10,680	$227	$10,453
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	318	33	9.6	3.5%	228 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.9%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	95.3	27^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.3	89^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62		90.0	95.6			88.0	76.5			$11,913	$35	$11,878
Edith A. Bogert Elementary School	Public	3-5	391 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6350	368	38	9.6	0.8%	233 (63.3%)	5 (1.4%)	35 (9.5%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	93.7	50^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.6	68^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.9%	18	56.6	74.1	86.6	85.5		85.5	84.4	83.4		$15,177	$414	$14,763
Robert D Reynolds Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	391 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6300	355	35	10.2		217 (61.1%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (11.0%)	70 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$17,586	$510	$17,076

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend West Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended West Ridge Elementary School.

What district is West Ridge Elementary School in?

Park Ridge School District

Is West Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes. West Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 7.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of West Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Park Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of West Ridge Elementary School?

Students at West Ridge Elementary School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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