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Samuel M Ridgway Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 Delanco Rd
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
Phone
(609) 871-3434
District
Edgewater Park Township School District
County
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
417
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.2% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Samuel M Ridgway Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
45%
36%
52%
26%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
13%
47%
6%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
44%
25%
54%
13%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
35%
29%
54%
4%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 95 22.8%
Grade 6 104 24.9%
Grade 7 92 22.1%
Grade 8 95 22.8%
Total 417 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.9% 36.9% 40.1%
Black 35.2% 34.4% 15.1%
Hispanic 23.4% 26.0% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 2.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.7% 53.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 43.4% 41.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.3% 11.9% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,922 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,056.1 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.0% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 15.2% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,384 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.2% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.0% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.7% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.7% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.4% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,319 $11,013,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,388 $2,324,000 9.8%
Staff $654 $636,000 2.7%
General Administration $664 $646,000 2.7%
School Administration $659 $641,000 2.7%
Operation $1,250 $1,216,000 5.1%
Transportation $528 $514,000 2.2%
Other $527 $513,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,670 $6,490,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,396 $6,223,000 26.2%
Total Expenditures $24,384 $23,726,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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