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Ridge Street School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

735 Ridge St, Newark, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5210 · Part of Newark City School District

Newark’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Students
593
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Ridge Street School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Newark kids: 17 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Ridge Street SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.3%

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

735 Ridge St, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten60
Grade 159
Grade 255
Grade 368
Grade 467
Grade 560
Grade 662
Grade 763
Grade 863
Enrollment over time
637’20
595’21
578’22
597’23
593’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 89%Black 9%White 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ridge Street School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →

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; Newark’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.