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Bergen County Dominates: 13 Schools Land in NJ’s Top 50 Elementary Ranks!

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Northern New Jersey Shines: More Than a Quarter of NJ’s Elite Elementary Schools are in Bergen County

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Glen Rock NJ, Bergen County has cemented its reputation as a powerhouse for education, with an astonishing 13 public elementary schools cracking the top 50 in the highly anticipated U.S. News and World Report’s 2026 rankings. This means over 25% of New Jersey’s top-tier elementary schools are located right here in Bergen County!

The rankings, which assessed nearly 47,000 public elementary schools nationwide, provide a valuable look at student performance across the state. The methodology focuses heavily on math and reading proficiency scores from the U.S. Department of Education data, while also factoring in student-teacher ratios to break ties.

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Unwarranted Bottled/cooler Water Purchases at Two Ridgewood Elementary Schools

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Ridgewood NJ, a recent Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request made by a Ridgewood taxpayer has uncovered a history of unwarranted purchases of bottled/cooler water made by the staffs of two Ridgewood elementary schools.

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Ridgewood Fire Department: Santa is Coming to Town

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Fighters FMBA Local 47 is excited to bring Santa around on a fire truck to visit Ridgewood elementary schools on Friday, December 20th! Check the attached schedule below to see when we’ll be at your school and come out to wave to Santa before his big night.

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Ridgewood Fire Fighters Host Santa Meet and Greet at all Ridgewood Elementary Schools

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Ridgewood NJ, on Thursday December 23rd the Ridgewood Fire Department made the rounds with Santa . Santa visited all Ridgewood elementary schools. Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 thanked all those who came out for the Santa meet and greet . Santa even walked away with a note hopefully everyone got what they wished for!!!

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Ridgewood Fire Department Taking Santa For a Ride on Wednesday

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Ridgewood NJ, this Wednesday 12/23/2020 the Ridgewood Fire Department  will be driving Santa around to all the Ridgewood Elementary Schools!  The department says they won’t be able to hit every neighborhood, but they will try and hit any streets they can.  So come on out and see Santa and just remember to wear your masks and maintain social distancing!

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Ridgewood elementary schools using new world language program

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Ridgewood elementary schools using new world language program

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014, 5:59 PM
BY JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITER

The world language program in the elementary schools will look a bit foreign this year.

Ridgewood educators are piloting what they call an “exploratory immersion” Spanish program for Grades K-5 after being unhappy with the results from language learning software Rosetta Stone.

The software was purchased by the district in 2010 after three world language elementary teachers were eliminated in response to $6 million in budget cuts in 2009.

“[Teachers] felt [Rosetta Stone] was ineffective to teach children the information,” said assistant superintendent Cheryl Best. “They didn’t really feel that students were effectively learning.”

Best called the program “a little glitchy” and said students would work on a section of the program only to return to it and find that their progress had been lost.

“It was very hard for students to make headway in the program,” she said.

As a result, teachers were barely meeting the minimum usage of 30 minutes a week with their classes.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/ridgewood-elementary-schools-using-new-world-language-program-1.1080360