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Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School

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Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School ranks 214 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Wood Ridge, New Jersey, with a student population of 522. The school is part of the Wood-Ridge School District, which is ranked 229 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 7-11, with 64.3% of 7th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 57%. However, the school's performance in mathematics is more mixed, with 8th grade and Algebra I proficiencies below the state average. The school's science performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) is also below the state average, with only 11% of 8th graders and 20.5% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School generally outperforms schools like Lodi High School and Passaic Preparatory Academy in academic metrics, particularly in ELA proficiency. However, the school lags behind the highly-ranked Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro, which consistently ranks among the top 10 high schools in New Jersey. The school's per-student spending of $12,907 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of around 11:1 is lower than nearby schools, suggesting a focus on smaller class sizes.

554

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,907

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

258 Hackensack St
Wood Ridge, NJ 07075-1207

(201) 933-6777

District: Wood-Ridge School District

Feeder schools for Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School
Middle:	Wood-Ridge Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

Hispanic:

38.8%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Geometry scores 42 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

353^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

214^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

229^th of 609Wood-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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	353 of 752	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	438 of 743	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	316 of 748	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	320 of 745	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	424 of 745	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	454 of 716	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	397 of 712	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	421 of 713	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	311 of 728	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	444 of 717	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	285 of 720	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	278 of 726	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	372 of 703	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	453 of 680	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	338 of 608	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	298 of 589	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.5	101 of 587	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	186 of 591	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	345 of 524	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	437 of 504	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	331 of 613	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	431 of 584	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	366 of 726	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	395 of 719	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	309 of 718	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	330 of 730	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	414 of 697	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	383 of 675	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	436 of 507	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	377 of 510	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	330 of 492	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	330 of 502	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	421 of 510	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	363 of 509	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	324 of 512	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	383 of 504	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	415 of 497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	214 of 434	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	189 of 429	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	167 of 422	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	203 of 405	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	242 of 416	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	220 of 415	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	204 of 411	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.0	245 of 409	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	198 of 406	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.8	179 of 411	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	228 of 396	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.4	183 of 388	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.7	266 of 378	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	146 of 371	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	201 of 370	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.5	182 of 359	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.4	190 of 361	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.5	144 of 357	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.8	181 of 351	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.7	187 of 348	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.0	204 of 343	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	108 of 191	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	147 of 175	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	175 of 426	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	235 of 420	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	160 of 416	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	228 of 414	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	187 of 402	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	189 of 408	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	178 of 403	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	115 of 406	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	135 of 403	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	125 of 385	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	183 of 382	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	206 of 374	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	228 of 364	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	204 of 368	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	175 of 377	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	82 of 358	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	94 of 344	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	24 of 324	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	56.2	82 of 326	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	233 of 347	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	233 of 345	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	148 of 426	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	160 of 419	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	148 of 414	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	252 of 410	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	216 of 402	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	226 of 407	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	200 of 405	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	175 of 359	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	194 of 361	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	231 of 344	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	271 of 333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	234 of 349	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	137 of 355	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	210 of 347	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	251 of 345	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	164 of 335	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	262 of 335	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	220 of 336	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	188 of 339	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	176 of 340	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-39 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile~ school

Asian (2024)43rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Algebra I33%-5 vs state

Mathematics32%~ state avg

Science15%-10 vs state

Geometry14%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	258 Hackensack St	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	554	45	12.3	26.7%	254 (45.8%)	32 (5.8%)	215 (38.8%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	48	214^th of 434 public high schools	50.7%		52	189^th of 429 public high schools	55.9%	25	85.7	67.9	11.0	20.5	64.3	50.5	63.2	43.6	18.7	100.0	9.1		32.6	14.3		14.3				$12,907	$569	$12,338
Henry P. Becton Regional High School	Public	9-12	120 Paterson Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 935-3007	853	61	14.0	40.6%	275 (32.2%)	73 (8.6%)	392 (46.0%)	96 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	53.5	178^th of 434 public high schools	59.0%		55	169^th of 429 public high schools	60.6%	9	89.2	56.9		27.6			57.5				26.4		26.4	45.5		45.5				$16,979	$434	$16,545
Hasbrouck Heights High School	Public	9-12	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	499	45	11.1	22.0%	264 (52.9%)	10 (2.0%)	156 (31.3%)	64 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	71.9	85^th of 434 public high schools	80.4%		67	113^th of 429 public high schools	73.7%	28		68.6		33.4			77.4				69.3	16.7	57.6	76.7		74.2				$12,638	$04	$12,634
Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	545	41	13.1	48.4%	318 (58.3%)	11 (2.0%)	196 (36.0%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48.7	206^th of 434 public high schools	52.5%		46.4	220^th of 429 public high schools	48.7%	14	87.0	56.6	17.5	25.8	81.5	49.0	52.0	73.2	22.4		11.9		36.4	66.7		61.5				$9,056	$47	$9,009
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Public	9-12	504 Route 46 West	Teterboro	07608	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	665	69	9.6	14.4%	211 (31.7%)	62 (9.3%)	131 (19.7%)	254 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	94.2	4^th of 434 public high schools	99.1%		94	3^rd of 429 public high schools	99.3%	1				89.4			96.5				91.1		91.1	98.0		97.1	100.0		100.0	$17,807		$17,807
Bergen County Jdc	Public	10-12	296 E Ridgewood Ave	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 599-6185	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lodi Middle School High School	Public	6-12	123 Union St	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 249-0995	78	21	3.7	19.2%	25 (32.1%)	14 (17.9%)	35 (44.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																				$61,786		$61,786
Rutherford High School	Public	9-12	56 Elliott Pl	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	727	69	10.5	4.0%	369 (50.8%)	19 (2.6%)	192 (26.4%)	105 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.8%)	50.2	201^st of 434 public high schools	53.7%		62.5	135^th of 429 public high schools	68.5%	66		74.7		30.7			63.9				8.8		10.0	38.0		38.2				$11,187		$11,187
Passaic High School No. 12	Public	9-12	170 Paulison Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5600	2,484	166	15.0	98.4%	20 (0.8%)	93 (3.7%)	2,342 (94.3%)	18 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	5.9	431^st of 434 public high schools	0.7%		5.8	424^th of 429 public high schools	1.2%	7	42.4	15.1		5.2			6.9				12.5		11.5	0.3	0.5	0.4		0.0	0.0	$10,541	$1,012	$9,529
Lodi High School	Public	9-12	99 Putnam Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-6100	906	67	13.4	62.5%	176 (19.4%)	90 (9.9%)	572 (63.1%)	50 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	42	253^rd of 434 public high schools	41.7%		43.7	237^th of 429 public high schools	44.8%	16	78.0	44.7		20.1			57.2				20.6		20.7	89.5		89.5				$9,400	$187	$9,213

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