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Ridgedale Middle School
71 Ridgedale Ave
Florham Park NJ, 07932, Morris County
Phone: 973-822-3855
Ranking: 
(109 out of 1,847, top 6%)*
(109 out of 1,847, top 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Florham Park Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 326 | 315 | 339 | 350 | 350 | 334 | 315 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 123 | 37.7% | 89 | 28.3% | 113 | 33.3% | 114 | 32.6% | 116 | 33.1% | 123 | 36.8% | 116 | 36.8% |
| Grade 7: | 90 | 27.6% | 110 | 34.9% | 110 | 32.4% | 116 | 33.1% | 120 | 34.3% | 110 | 32.9% | 91 | 28.9% |
| Grade 8: | 110 | 33.7% | 115 | 36.5% | 114 | 33.6% | 120 | 34.3% | 110 | 31.4% | 94 | 28.1% | 101 | 32.1% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 157 | 48.2% | 157 | 49.8% | 175 | 51.6% | 180 | 51.4% | 172 | 49.1% | 155 | 46.4% | 151 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 169 | 51.8% | 158 | 50.2% | 164 | 48.4% | 170 | 48.6% | 178 | 50.9% | 179 | 53.6% | 160 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 21 | 6.4% | 18 | 5.7% | 16 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.4% | 14 | 4.0% | 16 | 4.8% | 21 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 6.4% | 16 | 5.1% | 13 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 11 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 13 | 4.0% | 22 | 7.0% | 19 | 5.6% | 14 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.8% |
| White: | 265 | 81.3% | 250 | 79.4% | 279 | 82.3% | 302 | 86.3% | 311 | 88.9% | 291 | 87.1% | 272 | 86.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.52 | 10.50 | 10.76 | 15.22 | 14.58 | 10.40 | 10.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 91.5% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 86.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 87.3% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 90.8% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 80.3% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 82.7% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 97.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.4% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.1% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 78.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 96.0% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.7% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 93.5% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 76.4% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 86.0% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 92.5% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 78.9% |
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* Ridgedale Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.