Somerville Elementary School

45 South Pleasant Ave, Ridgewood NJ, 7451 | Ridgewood Village School District | 201-670-2750
  • grades KG-5
  • students 416
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 87% 68% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 12 in Ridgewood
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
81%Ridgewood
52%New Jersey

Somerville Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Ridgewood Village School District" in Ridgewood, NJ. There are a total of 416 students and 28 teachers at Somerville Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Somerville Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 87.0%, which is 68% higher than the New Jersey average.

Somerville Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students416
Teachers28
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Somerville Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All86%
390-94%
485-89%
575-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All88%
385-89%
485-89%
585-89%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Somerville Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 70.2% 69.4% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 0.4% 1.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 16.5% 16.0% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1% 8.2% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.8% 4.9% 1.5% 3.1%

Ridgewood demographics profile

StatisticRidgewoodNew JerseyNational
Population25,1108,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,3731,21591
Median age42.139.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)69%56%55%
Speak English76%69%79%
Speak Spanish4%16%13%

Education level achieved in Ridgewood

IndexRidgewoodNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade97.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school97.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college88.6%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree80.6%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors76.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters35.1%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree12.9%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.8%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Somerville Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.