Ridgeway Elementary School
2861 Ridgeway Rd
Manchester Township NJ, 08759, Ocean County
Phone: 732-323-0800
Ranking: 
(1,301 out of 1,847, bottom 30%)*
(1,301 out of 1,847, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Manchester Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 44 | 45 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 516 | 505 | 509 | 524 | 531 | 495 | 490 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 2.7% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 14.3% | 67 | 13.3% | 75 | 14.7% | 78 | 14.9% | 87 | 16.4% | 74 | 14.9% | 66 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 12.6% | 73 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.1% | 89 | 17.0% | 81 | 15.3% | 72 | 14.5% | 73 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 16.9% | 74 | 14.7% | 86 | 16.9% | 78 | 14.9% | 77 | 14.5% | 80 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 14.0% | 93 | 18.4% | 82 | 16.1% | 77 | 14.7% | 82 | 15.4% | 82 | 16.6% | 90 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 17.6% | 84 | 16.6% | 76 | 14.9% | 85 | 16.2% | 82 | 15.4% | 86 | 17.4% | 68 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 16.7% | 78 | 15.4% | 87 | 17.1% | 82 | 15.6% | 86 | 16.2% | 69 | 13.9% | 77 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | 27 | 5.2% | 36 | 7.1% | 31 | 6.1% | 35 | 6.7% | 36 | 6.8% | 32 | 6.5% | 36 | 7.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 258 | 50.0% | 260 | 51.5% | 261 | 51.3% | 265 | 50.6% | 270 | 50.8% | 262 | 52.9% | 276 | 56.3% |
| Female: | 258 | 50.0% | 245 | 48.5% | 248 | 48.7% | 259 | 49.4% | 261 | 49.2% | 233 | 47.1% | 210 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 25 | 4.8% | 30 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.7% | 33 | 6.2% | 27 | 5.5% | 32 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic: | 77 | 14.9% | 66 | 13.1% | 82 | 16.1% | 83 | 15.8% | 76 | 14.3% | 78 | 15.8% | 71 | 14.5% |
| Black: | 59 | 11.4% | 59 | 11.7% | 61 | 12.0% | 68 | 13.0% | 75 | 14.1% | 68 | 13.7% | 68 | 13.9% |
| White: | 340 | 65.9% | 337 | 66.7% | 324 | 63.7% | 335 | 63.9% | 331 | 62.3% | 319 | 64.4% | 317 | 64.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 21.5% | 140 | 27.7% | 117 | 23.0% | 119 | 22.7% | 120 | 22.6% | 106 | 21.4% | 64 | 13.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.5% | 51 | 10.1% | 46 | 9.0% | 50 | 9.5% | 52 | 9.8% | 33 | 6.7% | 32 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.65 | 11.12 | 13.14 | 16.27 | 16.09 | 9.90 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 80.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 84.6% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 80.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 49.3% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 53.4% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 53.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 67.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 65.5% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 77.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87.4% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 88.1% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 89.9% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 86.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 65.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 78.6% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 77.1% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 80.9% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 77.5% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 83.6% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 86.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 79.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 82.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 56.2% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.4% | 53.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 61.9% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 53.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 55.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 73.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 87.3% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 86.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 89.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 68.0% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 73.2% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 76.1% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 82.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 78.2% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 93.1% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 88% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 83.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 91.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 94.2% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 93.2% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 95.0% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 88.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.7% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 54.3% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 56.3% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 49.4% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 58.8% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 66.8% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 89.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 76.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 76.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 79.3% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 79.4% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 87.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 84.0% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ridgeway Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.