Public schools in Ridgewood, NY
Ridgewood has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 6,417 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; New York City Geographic District #24 runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Ridgewood's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Ridgewood | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Geographic District #24 | 8 | 51,074 | not reported |
| NYC Special Schools - District 75 | 1 | 27,425 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Ridgewood, 1,711 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland High School | 1,711 | 14.1 | 78.5% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Ridgewood, 1,523 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is 93 Ridgewood | 954 | 11.2 | 88.9% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Joseph F Quinn Intermediate School 77 | 569 | 8.7 | 85.2% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Ridgewood, 3,183 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 88 Seneca | 692 | 13.5 | 70.2% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Robert E Peary School | 581 | 4.8 | 85.5% | NYC Special Schools - District 75 |
| Ace Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus | 573 | 14.7 | 62.0% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| PS 71 Forest | 468 | 14.2 | 75.2% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| PS 68 Cambridge | 455 | 14.2 | 86.4% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| PS 239 | 414 | 13.4 | 83.1% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Ridgewood's public schools compare with New York's
The median Ridgewood school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 78% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 573 students (state 428).
| Ridgewood | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.5 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 573 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 78% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Ridgewood schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Ridgewood
- New York City Geographic District #24Runs 8 of Ridgewood's 9 public schools.
- Grover Cleveland High School, the largest high school in Ridgewood1,711 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.1,711
- Compare New York City Geographic District #24 with NYC Special Schools - District 75Ridgewood's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Ridgewood addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Ridgewood
How many public schools are in Ridgewood, NY?
9 public schools with an address in Ridgewood were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 6,417 students.What is the largest high school in Ridgewood?
Grover Cleveland High School, with 1,711 students in 2024-25 (New York City Geographic District #24).Which districts run Ridgewood's schools?
New York City Geographic District #24 (8 schools), NYC Special Schools - District 75 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25