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Ridgedale Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

71 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932 · (973) 822-3855 · Part of Florham Park Borough School District

Florham Park’s School Grade A better than 87% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
321
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Ridgedale Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Florham Park kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Florham Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Brooklake School306 students
6–8Ridgedale Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

71 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6119
Grade 7109
Grade 893
Enrollment over time
313’20
319’21
296’22
298’23
321’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 12%Hispanic 10%Black 8%Two or more races 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ridgedale Middle School from Florham Park families.

Other schools in Florham Park Borough School District

The district →
Briarwood School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Florham Park
311 students10:1
Brooklake School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Florham Park
A−
306 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Florham Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.