Ridgeway School

Summary:

Ridgeway School is an elementary school located in White Plains, New York, serving 588 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the White Plains City School District, which is ranked 547 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgeway School consistently outperforms the White Plains City School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 48.39% in 3rd grade ELA, 53.33% in 4th grade ELA, and 47.67% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's 38.64%, 42.65%, and 39.26%, respectively. In Math, Ridgeway School's proficiency rates were 62.77% in 3rd grade, 65.59% in 4th grade, and 60% in 5th grade, compared to the district's 44.33%, 57.55%, and 42.62%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 41.76% also exceeds the district's 33.68% and the state's 35%.

While Ridgeway School's overall performance is strong, the disparities in academic achievement between different student subgroups, particularly Special Education and Economically Disadvantaged students, suggest that the school may need to focus on addressing equity and opportunity gaps. Additionally, when compared to the high-performing schools in the neighboring Scarsdale Union Free School District, such as Edgewood, Quaker Ridge, and Greenacres, Ridgeway School's academic performance lags behind.


Detail:

Public K-5

 225 Ridgeway
       White Plains, NY  10605-3999


(914) 422-2081

District: White Plains City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
794th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,219 Help


Students who attend Ridgeway School usually attend:

Middle:    White Plains Middle School
High:    White Plains Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  588

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.8%
White:
32.0%
African American:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ridgeway School ranks better than 67.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the White Plains City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.8%), White (32%), African American (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the White Plains City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridgeway School is 11.1. 3 elementary schools in the White Plains City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridgeway School is $23,219, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the White Plains City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridgeway School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgeway School 794th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ridgeway School in the ranking list.)

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White Plains City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks White Plains City School District 547th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ridgeway School

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Rank History for all students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.07 1259th 2206 42.9%
2007 50.52 1332nd 2219 40.0%
2008 41.18 1556th 2227 30.1%
2009 39.33 1645th 2257 27.1%
2010 56.92 1117th 2263 50.6%
2011 54.11 1177th 2286 48.5%
2012 61.97 965th 2320 58.4%
2013 61.75 816th 2325 64.9%
2014 58.69 927th 2345 60.5%
2015 56.99 974th 2352 58.6%
2016 64.18 796th 2366 66.4%
2017 68.32 710th 2386 70.2%
2018 62.56 875th 2395 63.5%
2019 70.75 647th 2413 73.2%
2021 62.40 795th 2201 63.9%
2022 69.28 685th 2434 71.9%
2023 64.90 797th 2439 67.3%
2024 64.25 794th 2445 67.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.91 322nd 938 65.7%
2019 62.55 177th 860 79.4%
2021 52.33 169th 454 62.8%
2022 42.68 503rd 1027 51.0%
2023 54.42 311th 1001 68.9%
2024 47.28 438th 1066 58.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.34 1684th 1941 13.2%
2019 22.45 1667th 1859 10.3%
2021 25.75 860th 1044 17.6%
2022 39.98 1112th 2031 45.2%
2023 29.22 1491st 2016 26.0%
2024 34.17 1371st 2110 35.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.29 1032nd 2045 49.5%
2019 60.01 646th 2032 68.2%
2021 48.27 827th 1678 50.7%
2022 49.96 908th 2099 56.7%
2023 46.51 1000th 2041 51.0%
2024 42.84 1111th 2078 46.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.12 974th 2338 58.3%
2019 70.49 633rd 2357 73.1%
2021 68.76 541st 1955 72.3%
2022 73.24 559th 2401 76.7%
2023 62.64 815th 2403 66.1%
2024 62.43 804th 2413 66.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.87 780th 2340 66.7%
2019 65.95 735th 2358 68.8%
2021 52.74 896th 1961 54.3%
2022 64.36 785th 2400 67.3%
2023 65.42 771st 2400 67.9%
2024 64.07 779th 2411 67.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.65 180th 948 81.0%
2019 74.68 175th 891 80.4%
2021 62.00 117th 427 72.6%
2022 72.22 214th 936 77.1%
2023 71.10 181st 857 78.9%
2024 59.51 296th 927 68.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.03 548th 1392 60.6%
2019 66.88 320th 1315 75.7%
2021 58.55 290th 818 64.5%
2022 61.71 482nd 1503 67.9%
2023 57.12 513th 1429 64.1%
2024 51.90 636th 1531 58.5%
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Rank History for White students at Ridgeway School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.58 122nd 1408 91.3%
2019 88.20 110th 1338 91.8%
2021 81.33 167th 1224 86.4%
2022 83.91 144th 1399 89.7%
2023 78.70 267th 1337 80.0%
2024 79.67 234th 1392 83.2%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Open Quote We are so happy with Ridgeway School - we have two kids - one in 5th grade and one in 2nd. The teachers and school administrators have been very responsive to any and every query we have had. Ridgeway leads the White Plains elementary school in test scores, but more than that it is a safe nurturing environment for our kids. White Plains operates a 'choice' system so parents can pick which schools are a best fit for their families. In our case it was a clear choice at the time and we are very glad we listened to our guts and went with Ridgeway!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ridgeway School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 283 127 12 31 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1990 261 118 20 39 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1991 235 121 17 60 0 n/a n/a 0 433
1992 291 146 17 89 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1993 286 150 16 112 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1994 283 139 14 144 0 n/a n/a 0 580
1995 277 142 17 169 0 n/a n/a 0 605
1996 277 142 17 169 0 n/a n/a 0 605
1997 278 140 17 195 1 n/a n/a 0 631
1998 260 144 18 196 1 n/a n/a 0 619
1999 271 146 19 216 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2000 257 146 14 229 1 n/a n/a 0 647
2001 259 135 16 237 0 n/a n/a 0 647
2002 225 137 21 240 0 n/a n/a 0 623
2003 225 137 21 240 0 n/a n/a 0 623
2004 214 127 26 259 0 n/a n/a 0 626
2005 213 117 26 274 2 n/a n/a 0 632
2006 222 109 21 284 0 n/a n/a 0 636
2007 214 112 27 299 1 n/a n/a 0 653
2008 207 102 23 303 0 n/a n/a 0 635
2009 200 120 25 316 1 n/a n/a 0 662
2010 205 111 22 330 1 n/a n/a 0 669
2011 197 96 29 350 1 0 4 0 677
2012 187 92 35 376 1 0 12 0 703
2013 181 77 36 392 1 0 18 0 705
2014 160 83 34 384 1 0 22 0 684
2015 161 83 30 388 0 0 16 0 678
2016 156 82 33 371 0 0 21 0 663
2017 158 72 44 357 0 0 27 0 658
2018 165 69 40 347 0 1 30 0 652
2019 178 68 34 334 0 0 28 0 642
2020 181 65 39 318 0 0 31 0 634
2021 183 72 41 300 0 0 36 0 632
2022 184 64 30 292 0 0 31 0 601
2023 188 60 23 287 0 0 30 0 588

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 Ridgeway School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 453 37.3 12.1 n/a
1990 438 39.7 11.0 n/a
1991 433 43.8 9.8 n/a
1992 543 49.2 11.0 n/a
1993 564 36.0 15.7 n/a
1994 580 37.5 15.5 26.6
1995 605 37.0 16.4 32.1
1996 605 37.0 16.4 32.1
1997 631 40.1 15.7 27.9
1998 619 41.0 15.1 30.9
1999 652 42.0 15.5 31.4
2000 647 41.0 15.8 37.6
2001 647 46.0 14.1 40.2
2002 623 49.0 12.7 36.6
2003 623 49.0 12.7 36.6
2004 626 n/a n/a n/a
2005 632 49.7 12.7 46.2
2006 636 49.0 13.0 38.8
2007 653 49.0 13.3 37.8
2008 635 46.0 13.8 43.5
2009 662 49.0 13.5 41.5
2010 669 48.0 13.9 40.1
2011 677 53.8 12.5 46.8
2012 703 45.0 15.6 48.6
2013 705 46.4 15.1 52.5
2014 684 45.4 15.0 46.9
2015 678 44.0 15.4 43.8
2016 663 46.0 14.4 41.6
2017 658 44.9 14.6 34.5
2018 652 35.0 18.6 44
2019 642 41.0 15.6 41.6
2020 634 58.3 10.8 42.4
2021 632 55.9 11.2 38.6
2022 601 46.5 12.9 33.6
2023 588 52.8 11.1 42.7

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 Ridgeway School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 453 37.3 12.1 n/a
1990 438 39.7 11.0 n/a
1991 433 43.8 9.8 n/a
1992 543 49.2 11.0 n/a
1993 564 36.0 15.7 n/a
1994 580 37.5 15.5 26.6
1995 605 37.0 16.4 32.1
1996 605 37.0 16.4 32.1
1997 631 40.1 15.7 27.9
1998 619 41.0 15.1 30.9
1999 652 42.0 15.5 31.4
2000 647 41.0 15.8 37.6
2001 647 46.0 14.1 40.2
2002 623 49.0 12.7 36.6
2003 623 49.0 12.7 36.6
2004 626 n/a n/a n/a
2005 632 49.7 12.7 46.2
2006 636 49.0 13.0 38.8
2007 653 49.0 13.3 37.8
2008 635 46.0 13.8 43.5
2009 662 49.0 13.5 41.5
2010 669 48.0 13.9 40.1
2011 677 53.8 12.5 46.8
2012 703 45.0 15.6 48.6
2013 705 46.4 15.1 52.5
2014 684 45.4 15.0 46.9
2015 678 44.0 15.4 43.8
2016 663 46.0 14.4 41.6
2017 658 44.9 14.6 34.5
2018 652 35.0 18.6 44
2019 642 41.0 15.6 41.6
2020 634 58.3 10.8 42.4
2021 632 55.9 11.2 38.6
2022 601 46.5 12.9 33.6
2023 588 52.8 11.1 42.7

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.

Immunization Rates

Ridgeway School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.1%0.3%0.0%99.7%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.7%99.7%99.7%
2014100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2015100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201697.3%0.0%0.2%99.5%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.2%98.6%99.5%
201798.8%0.0%0.0%99.5%99.7%99.7%100.0%99.2%99.5%99.7%
201899.4%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.7%99.7%100.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201999.4%0.0%0.0%99.8%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.8%99.8%99.7%
202098.9%0.0%99.7%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.7%99.5%99.1%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ridgeway School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,250 (6.2%) $18,925 (93.8%) $20,175
2020 $216 (1.1%) $19,704 (98.9%) $19,920
2021 $354 (1.7%) $20,864 (98.3%) $21,217
2022 $561 (2.4%) $22,542 (97.6%) $23,103
2023 $377 (1.6%) $22,842 (98.4%) $23,219

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ridgeway School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 647th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 797th of 2439 Elementary schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ridgeway School)7146.2
 24.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (White Plains City School District)4940.4
 8.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ridgeway School)6058.3
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Math (White Plains City School District)4549
 4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgeway School)5551.1
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (White Plains City School District)4141.1
 0.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ridgeway School)7170.7
 0.3%
   4th Grade Math (White Plains City School District)4951.9
 2.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgeway School)4753.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (White Plains City School District)3342.9
 9.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ridgeway School)5565.9
 10.9%
   5th Grade Math (White Plains City School District)3950.2
 11.2%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students642588
 8.4%
African American6860
 11.8%
American Indian00
Asian3423
 32.4%
Hispanic334287
 14.1%
Pacific Islander00
White178188
 5.6%
Two or More Races2830
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.6%42.7%
 1.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 588 students attended Ridgeway School.

Students at Ridgeway School are 49% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Students who attend Ridgeway School usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Plains Middle School
High : White Plains Senior High School

Ridgeway School ranks 794th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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