Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Summary:

Ridge Ranch Elementary School is a public elementary school in Paramus, New Jersey, serving 351 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Paramus Public School District, which is ranked 111 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridge Ranch Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the NJSLA exams, with 68.7% of 3rd-grade students and 90.6% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 43.6% and 50.8%, respectively. In Mathematics, 58.8% of 3rd-grade students and 70.7% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 47.6% and 45%.

While Ridge Ranch Elementary School generally outperforms other elementary schools in the Paramus Public School District, some nearby schools, such as Oradell Public School and Cherry Hill School, have consistently higher academic performance and rankings. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($15,309 in 2018-2019) is slightly higher than the state average but lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public K-4

 345 Lockwood Drive
       Paramus, NJ  07652


(201) 261-7800

District: Paramus Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
219th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,309 Help


Students who attend Ridge Ranch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Brook Middle School
High:    Paramus High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  343

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.4%
Asian:
37.3%
Hispanic:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.5% Help


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Compare Details Ridge Ranch Elementary School ranks better than 83.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Paramus Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.99. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Ridge Ranch Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Paramus Public School District. Student population at Ridge Ranch Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.4%), Asian (37.3%), Hispanic (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 12.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridge Ranch Elementary School is 12.5, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Paramus Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Ridge Ranch Elementary School employs 27.4 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridge Ranch Elementary School is $15,309. 3 elementary schools in the Paramus Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridge Ranch Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridge Ranch Elementary School 219th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Ridge Ranch Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Paramus Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Paramus Public School District 111th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ridge Ranch Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 91.19 4th 1204 99.7%
2004 87.73 17th 1298 98.7%
2005 85.01 42nd 1303 96.8%
2006 79.87 169th 1314 87.1%
2007 82.37 65th 1329 95.1%
2008 83.96 60th 1338 95.5%
2009 80.55 189th 1346 86.0%
2010 79.45 223rd 1354 83.5%
2011 80.87 184th 1360 86.5%
2012 75.28 356th 1363 73.9%
2013 84.61 108th 1367 92.1%
2014 86.71 67th 1363 95.1%
2015 88.79 126th 1357 90.7%
2016 81.60 240th 1346 82.2%
2017 80.22 272nd 1352 79.9%
2018 80.91 250th 1353 81.5%
2019 71.03 432nd 1360 68.2%
2021 76.50 273rd 1317 79.3%
2022 86.42 179th 1345 86.7%
2023 78.47 294th 1342 78.1%
2024 83.99 219th 1338 83.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.58 279th 1001 72.1%
2019 24.02 743rd 1007 26.2%
2021 71.09 169th 868 80.5%
2022 87.12 78th 949 91.8%
2023 52.76 369th 958 61.5%
2024 60.76 300th 989 69.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 75.70 141st 939 85.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.59 348th 1333 73.9%
2019 67.27 474th 1331 64.4%
2021 80.06 198th 1290 84.7%
2022 87.44 147th 1326 88.9%
2023 85.55 167th 1318 87.3%
2024 85.57 171st 1317 87.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.60 170th 1334 87.3%
2019 73.27 361st 1335 73.0%
2021 72.73 297th 1297 77.1%
2022 82.43 231st 1324 82.6%
2023 64.22 468th 1315 64.4%
2024 78.87 289th 1313 78.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.33 106th 370 71.4%
2019 57.82 156th 370 57.8%
2021 48.92 179th 339 47.2%
2022 66.75 109th 348 68.7%
2023 63.60 128th 346 63.0%
2024 68.92 111th 340 67.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.47 17th 870 98.0%
2019 93.21 27th 899 97.0%
2022 54.28 362nd 953 62.0%
2023 53.46 397th 982 59.6%
2024 68.53 249th 989 74.8%
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Rank History for White students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.68 598th 1022 41.5%
2019 39.70 659th 1023 35.6%
2021 49.52 448th 964 53.5%
2022 70.58 272nd 976 72.1%
2023 48.58 512th 975 47.5%
2024 54.73 440th 963 54.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Ridge Ranch Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 272 2 63 7 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1989 223 7 58 5 0 n/a n/a 0 293
1990 215 5 69 10 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1991 227 6 79 11 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1992 236 8 76 16 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1993 234 5 91 22 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1994 227 4 94 18 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1995 237 6 95 19 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1996 237 6 95 19 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1998 253 4 103 12 4 n/a n/a 0 376
1999 274 2 111 17 0 n/a n/a 0 404
2000 265 5 119 17 2 n/a n/a 0 408
2001 257 3 130 16 7 n/a n/a 0 413
2002 224 8 125 14 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2003 224 8 125 14 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2004 241 2 93 28 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2005 250 4 110 12 1 n/a n/a 0 377
2006 245 7 107 13 1 n/a n/a 0 373
2007 247 6 119 17 1 n/a n/a 0 390
2008 248 6 113 16 1 n/a n/a 0 384
2009 224 4 107 21 2 0 0 0 358
2010 228 4 112 27 1 0 0 0 372
2011 196 5 105 28 0 0 0 0 334
2012 198 3 100 29 0 0 0 0 330
2013 203 3 110 31 0 0 2 0 349
2014 181 2 98 34 0 1 0 0 316
2015 157 3 95 38 0 1 1 0 295
2016 169 4 101 50 0 1 2 0 327
2017 153 3 111 53 0 0 5 0 325
2018 150 5 126 51 0 3 11 0 346
2019 156 6 116 48 0 3 17 0 346
2020 155 7 116 38 0 4 17 0 337
2021 146 12 130 34 0 4 23 0 349
2022 147 9 134 47 3 4 21 0 365
2023 141 7 127 54 2 2 18 0 351
2024 135 10 128 52 2 3 13 0 343

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ridge Ranch Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 344 19.0 18.1 n/a
1989 293 19.0 15.4 n/a
1990 299 18.0 16.6 1
1991 323 18.0 17.9 1.2
1992 336 18.0 18.6 0.9
1993 352 19.9 17.7 1.1
1994 343 19.4 17.7 2.3
1995 357 22.1 16.2 1.1
1996 357 22.1 16.2 1.1
1998 376 23.5 16.0 1.1
1999 404 25.6 15.8 1.7
2000 408 25.6 15.9 1.2
2001 413 25.8 16.0 0.7
2002 371 27.4 13.5 0.5
2003 371 27.4 13.5 0.5
2004 364 28.3 12.9 0.3
2005 377 27.0 14.0 n/a
2006 373 28.0 13.3 0.8
2007 390 25.0 15.6 1.8
2008 384 22.0 17.5 0.5
2009 358 34.4 8.8 1.4
2010 372 27.0 13.7 1.3
2011 334 25.0 13.3 0
2012 330 28.3 11.6 2.7
2013 349 26.6 13.1 3.4
2014 316 24.0 13.1 3.8
2015 295 25.0 11.8 4.7
2016 327 26.0 12.5 4.9
2017 325 27.0 12.0 4
2018 346 27.2 12.7 3.5
2019 346 26.2 13.2 4.3
2020 337 28.0 12.0 4.5
2021 349 27.2 12.8 4.6
2022 365 29.7 12.2 9.6
2023 351 28.6 12.2 11.4
2024 343 27.4 12.5 12.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ridge Ranch Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 344 19.0 18.1 n/a
1989 293 19.0 15.4 n/a
1990 299 18.0 16.6 1
1991 323 18.0 17.9 1.2
1992 336 18.0 18.6 0.9
1993 352 19.9 17.7 1.1
1994 343 19.4 17.7 2.3
1995 357 22.1 16.2 1.1
1996 357 22.1 16.2 1.1
1998 376 23.5 16.0 1.1
1999 404 25.6 15.8 1.7
2000 408 25.6 15.9 1.2
2001 413 25.8 16.0 0.7
2002 371 27.4 13.5 0.5
2003 371 27.4 13.5 0.5
2004 364 28.3 12.9 0.3
2005 377 27.0 14.0 n/a
2006 373 28.0 13.3 0.8
2007 390 25.0 15.6 1.8
2008 384 22.0 17.5 0.5
2009 358 34.4 8.8 1.4
2010 372 27.0 13.7 1.3
2011 334 25.0 13.3 0
2012 330 28.3 11.6 2.7
2013 349 26.6 13.1 3.4
2014 316 24.0 13.1 3.8
2015 295 25.0 11.8 4.7
2016 327 26.0 12.5 4.9
2017 325 27.0 12.0 4
2018 346 27.2 12.7 3.5
2019 346 26.2 13.2 4.3
2020 337 28.0 12.0 4.5
2021 349 27.2 12.8 4.6
2022 365 29.7 12.2 9.6
2023 351 28.6 12.2 11.4
2024 343 27.4 12.5 12.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ridge Ranch Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $15,309

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ridge Ranch Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 432nd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 294th of 1342 Elementary schools
 9.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ridge Ranch Elementary School)52.368.3
 16%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Paramus Public School District)65.666.9
 1.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ridge Ranch Elementary School)58.365.1
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Paramus Public School District)71.268.4
 2.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ridge Ranch Elementary School)87.665.4
 22.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Paramus Public School District)75.171.2
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ridge Ranch Elementary School)72.760.5
 12.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Paramus Public School District)73.866
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students346351
 1.4%
African American67
 16.7%
American Indian02
Asian116127
 9.5%
Hispanic4854
 12.5%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White156141
 9.6%
Two or More Races1718
 5.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients4.3%11.4%
 7.1%


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

Middle : East Brook Middle School
High : Paramus High School

Ridge Ranch Elementary School ranks 219th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 343 students attended Ridge Ranch Elementary School.

Students at Ridge Ranch Elementary School are 39% White, 37% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.


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