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Ridgewood High School

Public Grades 9-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Ridgewood High School is a public high school serving 1,740 students in grades 9-12 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, part of the Ridgewood Public School District. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, currently at 34th out of 434 schools statewide, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgewood High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.8% of 9th-graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%, and 69.3% were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 38.2% statewide. The school also boasts an impressive 91.1% to 97.6% four-year graduation rate and very low chronic absenteeism rates. Interestingly, nearby Paramus High School has lower test scores and a lower overall ranking compared to Ridgewood, while Glen Rock High School, just 1.73 miles away, also performs exceptionally well.

Ridgewood High School's success can be attributed to its strong academic program, dedicated staff, and supportive community. With a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a relatively affluent population, which may contribute to its high performance. Nonetheless, Ridgewood High School stands out as a model of educational excellence, consistently delivering outstanding results and maintaining its position among the top high schools in New Jersey.

1,740

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,059

Per pupil spending ?

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

627 East Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(201) 670-2800

District: Ridgewood Public School District

Feeder schools for Ridgewood High School:

Elementary:	Hawes Elementary School
	Orchard Elementary School
	Ridge Elementary School
	Somerville Elementary School
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	Travell Elementary School
	Willard Elementary School
Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Middle School
	George Washington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Asian:

19.4%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg43%

34^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 609Ridgewood Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	34 of 434	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	38 of 429	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	36 of 422	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	16 of 405	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	45 of 416	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	32 of 415	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	82.5	31 of 411	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	80.2	29 of 409	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	80.8	29 of 406	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	80.2	33 of 411	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	79.8	39 of 396	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	75.4	80 of 388	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	50 of 378	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	54 of 371	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	84.2	21 of 370	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.2	16 of 359	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	33 of 361	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	21 of 357	94.1%	★★★★★
2005	81.2	43 of 351	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.1	37 of 348	89.4%	★★★★☆
2003	84.8	31 of 343	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	43 of 190	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	55 of 191	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	56 of 172	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	33 of 175	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	29 of 165	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	88 of 191	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	78 of 198	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	12 of 215	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	5 of 191	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	9 of 161	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	9 of 137	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	56.1	42 of 138	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	20 of 146	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	52 of 426	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	42 of 420	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	34 of 416	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	26 of 414	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	27 of 402	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	42 of 408	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	35 of 403	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	43 of 406	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	46 of 403	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	44 of 385	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	30 of 382	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	36 of 374	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	16 of 364	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	17 of 368	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	69 of 377	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	123 of 358	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	79 of 344	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	35 of 347	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	39.5	196 of 345	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	35 of 426	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	34 of 419	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	37 of 414	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	28 of 410	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	20 of 402	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	34 of 407	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	27 of 405	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	112 of 359	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	40 of 361	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	54 of 339	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	35 of 344	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	16 of 333	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	2 of 349	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	6 of 355	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	56 of 347	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	62 of 345	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	42 of 335	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	34 of 335	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.2	35 of 336	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	21 of 340	93.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Mathematics87%+29 vs state

Algebra I70%+38 vs state

English Language Arts66%+16 vs state

Geometry64%+7 vs state

Science60%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgewood High School	Public	9-12	627 East Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2800	1,740	136	12.8	3.2%	1,009 (58.0%)	26 (1.5%)	214 (12.3%)	338 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (8.6%)	84.6	34^th of 434 public high schools	92.2%		84.6	38^th of 429 public high schools	91.1%	4		87.1		59.8			65.8				69.8		69.3			63.6	100.0	100.0	$11,059	$13	$11,046
Glen Rock High School	Public	9-12	400 Hamilton Avenue	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	722	72	10.0	0.6%	505 (69.9%)	7 (1.0%)	50 (6.9%)	133 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	80.8	49^th of 434 public high schools	88.7%		84.7	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%	12		87.6		57.8			70.6				32.2		32.2	84.5		84.5	84.6	84.6	$15,807	$28	$15,779
Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	348	20	17.4	22.1%	156 (44.8%)	21 (6.0%)	97 (27.9%)	69 (19.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90.9	11^th of 434 public high schools	97.5%		90	17^th of 429 public high schools	96.0%	6				65.4			93.3				62.2		62.2		91.1	91.1			$17,049		$17,049
Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	367	46	8.0	7.6%	263 (71.7%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	69.6	99^th of 434 public high schools	77.2%		72	91^st of 429 public high schools	78.8%	8		76.6	22.4	33.3	80.9	88.3	85.5	55.8	57.2	96.1	30.8		56.9	69.5		69.5			$19,201	$536	$18,665
Westwood Regional High School	Public	9-12	701 Ridgewood Road	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0880	830	83	10.0	15.7%	575 (69.3%)	20 (2.4%)	165 (19.9%)	37 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	66.7	109^th of 434 public high schools	74.9%		73	86^th of 429 public high schools	80.0%	23	88.6	72.1		45.2			50.5				36.2	0.0	32.8	76.6		70.6			$9,306	$01	$9,305
Waldwick High School	Public	9-12	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-9000	434	47	9.3	1.8%	300 (69.1%)	8 (1.8%)	97 (22.4%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	76.8	63^rd of 434 public high schools	85.5%		79	59^th of 429 public high schools	86.2%	4		74.3		38.4			78.3				100.0	38.5	49.4	100.0		100.0			$11,982		$11,982
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus	Public	9-12	E.285 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 343-6000	288	46	6.2	35.1%	129 (44.8%)	31 (10.8%)	119 (41.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	379^th of 434 public high schools	12.7%					(n/a)	56.5	30.4		4.8			9.6				10.0	8.3	9.2						$27,339	$2,362	$24,977
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus	Public	9-12	E.285 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	14	20	.7	57.1%	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$15,623		$15,623
Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	569	53	10.7	42.5%	256 (45.0%)	24 (4.2%)	263 (46.2%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	41	257^th of 434 public high schools	40.8%		29.9	310^th of 429 public high schools	27.7%	53	88.6	54.2		17.2			38.0				14.0		14.0						$12,194	$45	$12,149
Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,687	125	13.5	21.2%	955 (56.6%)	58 (3.4%)	367 (21.8%)	246 (14.6%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	76.7	64^th of 434 public high schools	85.3%		76.6	68^th of 429 public high schools	84.1%	4		79.3		45.3			69.1				55.8	0.0	53.3	97.1		97.1	90.9	90.9	$8,865	$92	$8,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgewood High School

Is Ridgewood High School a good school?

Yes. Ridgewood High School ranks in the top 7.8% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Ridgewood High School in?

Ridgewood Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Ridgewood High School?

Students at Ridgewood High School are 58% White, 19% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Ridgewood High School?

Ridgewood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hawes Elementary School
Elementary : Orchard Elementary School
Elementary : Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Somerville Elementary School
Elementary : Travell Elementary School
Elementary : Willard Elementary School
Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Middle : George Washington Middle School

How many students attend Ridgewood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,740 students attended Ridgewood High School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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