Shaler Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Ridgefield, New Jersey
Shaler Academy in Ridgefield, New Jersey enrolled 179 students in 2024-25 with 20.8 full-time teachers, 8.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
165 students in 2022-23, 177 students in 2023-24, 179 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 20.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 165 | 21.4 | 7.7 |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 23.8 | 7.5 |
| 2024-25 | 179 | 20.8 | 8.6 |
8.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 332 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shaler Academy enrolled 166 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 332 of the 166 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent20.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.0% of students were Hispanic, 26.8% White, 12.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic52.0%
- White26.8%
- Asian12.8%
- Black5.6%
- Two or more races1.7%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Ridgefield
2 public elementary schools in Ridgefield report 2024-25 enrollment; Shaler Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Boulevard School | 187 | 7.6 | 43.3% |
| Shaler Academy | 179 | 8.6 | 40.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Shaler Academy
- Bergen Boulevard SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 187 students, 7.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 277 students, 6.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Shaler Academy with Bergen Boulevard SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ridgefield School District spends per student$34,020 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$34,020
- The largest public schools in New JerseyShaler Academy is the number 1,380 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,380 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher8.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.8.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Shaler Academy
How many students attend Shaler Academy?
179 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 165 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ridgefield, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shaler Academy?
8.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Shaler Academy a Title I school?
Shaler Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Shaler Academy in?
Ridgefield School District, NCES district ID 3413770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341377000078 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.