The top reported proficiency rate is 85% in Math. The lowest is 69% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Travell Elementary School
Travell Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Ridgewood, a village in Bergen County known for its affluent, family-oriented suburban character and its walkable downtown along East Ridgewood Avenue. The school is one of six elementary schools in the Ridgewood Public School District, and its students feed into the district's middle and high schools, which also carry strong reputations.
Academically, Travell posts consistently high results on New Jersey's state assessments. In math, students across grades three, four, and five show strong proficiency, with rates that sit comfortably above the state average. English language arts results present a clear upward trajectory as students progress through the grades: third grade performance, while still solid, is the relative soft spot, but by fifth grade nearly all students are meeting the state's proficiency benchmarks. Science results for fifth graders are also solid, though a parent may want to ask the school how it supports students who are not yet at that benchmark, given that the rate is a step below the math and later ELA numbers. Overall, when measured against other schools in the district's county context, Travell's combined proficiency across subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Bergen County, a group of 81 districts. No graduation rate is reported because the school only serves elementary grades.
The student body is relatively small for its grade band. Demographically, the school is predominantly white, with a substantial Asian student population and a smaller but noticeable share of students who identify as two or more races. Hispanic and Black students each make up a small share. Socioeconomic diversity is minimal: a very low share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the high-income character of Ridgewood. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available, which is a gap a parent may want to follow up on with the school directly.
Ridgewood itself is a built-out, affluent bedroom community about a short commute from Manhattan. Its tree-lined neighborhoods, historic downtown, and a civic core that includes a library, parks, and a bike-pedestrian pathway around the Duck Pond give the village a settled, amenity-rich feel. The district employs multiple elementary schools distributed across neighborhoods, so Travell serves a specific catchment area within the village. The school's website and the district's materials would give families more detail on attendance boundaries and any local programs.
No major changes or strategic shifts were publicly reported for the district in recent years that would affect a family's decision at the elementary level. The school appears to be a stable, high-performing option within a district that consistently attracts families seeking strong academic foundations and a community with deep roots. For parents whose priority is a school where most students are meeting or exceeding state standards in the early grades, and where the peer environment reflects the area's high income and educational attainment, Travell fits that description well. Parents looking for significant socioeconomic diversity or who want to understand how the school supports students who are not yet proficient, especially in the younger grades, should ask those questions directly.
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