Best Public Schools in Ridge, NY

Summary:

The city of Ridge, New York is home to a single elementary school, Ridge Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 and has a total enrollment of 719 students. The school is part of the Longwood Central School District.

While Ridge Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1 and receives high per-student spending of $23,198, its academic performance on state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math is consistently below the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 31.63% for 3rd grade ELA and 37.78% for 4th grade ELA, compared to district averages of 28.6% and 30.22%, and state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates were 31.18% for 3rd grade and 54.35% for 4th grade, compared to district averages of 35.78% and 38.8%, and state averages of 53.93% and 58.03%.

The school's relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 43.81% suggests that a significant portion of the student population comes from low-income families, which could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. Despite the significant resources allocated to the school, the data indicates that Ridge Elementary School is facing challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing these underlying issues may be crucial in improving the school's outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)		NY State Assessments Math (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 Ridge Rd	Ridge	11961	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2765	703	64	10.9	46.4%	361 (51.4%)	109 (15.5%)	164 (23.3%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.7%)	31.1	1710^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		41.7	1398^th of 2439 public elementary schools	42.7%	312	31.6	37.8	31.2	54.4	98.2	98.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.6	98.8	99.1	$23,198	$1,695	$21,503

Cities Near Ridge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middle Island	2.61 mi	4	677^th
Shoreham	2.91 mi	3	73^rd
Wading River	4.07 mi	2	124^th
Rocky Point	4.1 mi	4	599^th
Yaphank	4.45 mi	1	649^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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