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Orchard Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

23^rd

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Ridgewood, New Jersey, serving 352 students in grades K-5. Part of the Ridgewood Public School District, which is ranked 30th out of 609 districts in the state, Orchard Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-27% of over 1,300 elementary schools in New Jersey.

Orchard Elementary's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.9% of 4th-grade students and 88.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 53.6% and 52.7% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic growth of diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools for Asian students and the top 10% for Hispanic and White students. Additionally, the school's English Language Learner students rank in the top 2% of elementary schools in the state.

While Orchard Elementary's performance is exceptional, nearby schools like Ridge Elementary and Somerville Elementary within the Ridgewood Public School District also demonstrate strong academic results, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% for various grade levels. Orchard Elementary's consistent high performance, low chronic absenteeism, and favorable student-teacher ratio make it a standout institution within the district and the state.

348

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,001

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Demarest St
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(201) 670-2730

District: Ridgewood Public School District

Students who attend Orchard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	George Washington Middle School
High:	Ridgewood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Asian:

17.0%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ridgewood Public School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg46%

23^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.4	23 of 1347	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	13 of 1338	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	22 of 1342	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	10 of 1345	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	27 of 1317	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	15 of 1360	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	90 of 1353	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	20 of 1352	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	29 of 1346	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	21 of 1357	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	68 of 1363	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	56 of 1367	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	85 of 1363	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	64 of 1360	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	42 of 1354	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.7	41 of 1346	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	82.9	89 of 1338	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	28 of 1329	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	80.0	160 of 1314	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	111 of 1303	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	36 of 1298	97.2%	★★★★★
2003	87.1	60 of 1204	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	4 of 330	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	55 of 340	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	41 of 346	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	48 of 348	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	49 of 339	85.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	11 of 597	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	22 of 1326	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	11 of 1317	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	18 of 1318	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	5 of 1326	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	18 of 1290	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	35 of 1331	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	105 of 1333	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	35 of 1032	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	24 of 989	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	21 of 982	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	37 of 1318	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	28 of 1313	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	37 of 1315	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	37 of 1324	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	45 of 1297	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	28 of 1335	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	85 of 1334	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	157 of 1023	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	38 of 989	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	88 of 958	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	49 of 1007	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.0	247 of 1001	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	32 of 970	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	16 of 963	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	8 of 975	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	10 of 976	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	29 of 964	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	21 of 1023	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	36 of 1022	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+39 vs state

English Language Arts85%+35 vs state

Science67%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 2, 2012

My daughter attended this school last year after coming from Astoria, NY. She began behind the rest of the class in both Arithmetic and Reading and by the end of the year she was able to catch up. I believe this was because of the teacher's awareness and extra care, great school. Close Quote

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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
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
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 West Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07450	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2740	448	35	12.8	1.6%	299 (66.7%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	93.2	59^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.8	66^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.1%	7	63.8	70.7	87.6	82.6		81.5	89.2	77.2		$11,275	$32	$11,243
Richard E Byrd School	Public	K-5	640 Doremus Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	246	20	12.3		160 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	38 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	90.9	99^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.1	59^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.6%	40	68.1	60.0	74.5	78.8		90.0	85.1	91.5		$13,228	$28	$13,200
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
Highland Elementary School	Public	3-6	31 Highland Ave	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-3880	306	32	9.6	7.8%	214 (69.9%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.3%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	83.6	223^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.9	269^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.9%	46	51.5	65.8	75.7	82.8	93.3	63.4	60.8	60.0	65.8	$16,024	$154	$15,870
Godwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	41 E. Center Street	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-5350	233	26	8.9	7.3%	169 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (18.5%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$15,611	$241	$15,370
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
Alexander Hamilton School	Public	K-5	380 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	300	24	12.7	2.3%	160 (53.3%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.3%)	101 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	95.1	31^st of 1347 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.9	11^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.2%	20	78.7	67.9	96.2	94.7		76.3	92.3	95.1		$13,180	$28	$13,152
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Roosevelt Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6485	521	52	10.0	42.4%	219 (42.0%)	16 (3.1%)	253 (48.6%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	58.2	571^st of 1347 public elementary schools	57.6%		48.7	686^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.7%	115	30.5	54.0	57.4	65.3		45.3	48.3	56.1		$11,687	$294	$11,393

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