Ridgefield Park Public Schools

Ridgefield Park Public Schools
712 Lincoln Avenue Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Mr. Eric W. Koenig
Business administrator	Matthew J. Paladino
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,247 (as of 2011-12)
Faculty	174.8 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	12.85:1
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	http://www.rpps.net

The Ridgefield Park Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Village of Ridgefield Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,247 students and 174.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.85:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Students from Little Ferry attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Little Ferry Public Schools that has been in place since 1953.

Grant School was recognized by the United States Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 2009-10 school year, "the most prestigious designation in education". While 49% of students had failed the Elementary School Proficiency Assessment in 2001, by 2010 all of the school's students were deemed proficient by the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK). The school was one of 10 in New Jersey to be recognized that year.

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