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Ridgefield Park reports strong ELA gains, math remains a focus; multilingual learners show rising exits
Summary
The Ridgefield Park Public School District said July 16 that district ELA graduation-readiness rose to 82.6% (above the state), while math proficiency lags at 52.5%. The district reported a 15% exit rate for multilingual learners in 2025, the highest in four years.
Assistant Superintendent Ms. Streglia presented spring 2025 assessment results to the Ridgefield Park Public School District board on July 16, saying district ELA outcomes have improved while mathematics "still warrants a lot of focus and commitment."
"We were at 37.8% graduation ready to now 82.6% for ELA," Ms. Streglia said, citing year-over-year gains that place the district slightly ahead of the state ELA rate of 80.7%. By contrast, she said, the district's mathematics graduation-ready rate was 52.5% versus a state average around 58%. Participation rates were high: 99% of eligible students took the NJGPA ELA assessment and 99% took the math component.
Ms. Streglia…
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