Ridgeway Elementary School

Regular School · MANCHESTER, NJ

Ridgeway Elementary School is a regular school school in MANCHESTER, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 476 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

476

Teachers (FTE)

47.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	212	45%
White	175	37%
Black or African American	51	11%
Two or more races	25	5%
Asian	12	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	476	237M / 239F

English Language Learners: 58 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	25.6%	171
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	46.8%	174
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	63

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	476	100%

Contact & Location

2861 RIDGEWAY RD

MANCHESTER, NJ 08759

Phone: (732)323-0800

http://www.manchestertwp.org

District

Manchester Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $29,360

District enrollment: 2,846

Other Schools in District

Manchester Township Elementary School Elementary
Whiting Elementary School Elementary
Manchester Township High School High
Manchester Township Middle School Middle
Manchester Regional Day School Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08759) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340945004662

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD