Summary:
Ridgewood CHSD 234 has one listed school: Ridgewood Community High School, a high school serving grades 9–12 with 988 students. Its results are consistently stronger than the state’s: in 2025–2026, the school was above the state in all nine reported grade-and-subject comparisons.
With just one school, there is no higher- or lower-performing school to compare within the district. The school’s strongest relative result was grade 9 ELA, with 75% proficient versus 62% statewide, a 13-point lead. ELA was also its strongest subject on average across the reported grades, at 8 points above the state; science averaged 5 points above, and mathematics 4 points above. Graduation is another standout: 98% in 2025–2026, compared with 90% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was slightly higher than the state figure, however: 25% versus 24%.
Results improved relative to the state overall, although not in every subject and grade. Ridgewood’s average proficiency rose from 49% to 51% across the nine comparisons, and its average lead over the state widened from 3 points to 6. Scores increased in seven comparisons and declined in two: grade 11 ELA fell by 3 points, and grade 9 science by 2. Grade 10 math made the largest gain, rising by 9 points, from 29% to 38%, and moving from 6 points below the state to 2 points above it. SchoolDigger’s ranking also improved from 216th of 697 schools and 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 164th of 620 and 4 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile rose from 69th to 74th. For context, the student–teacher ratio was 16.4 in 2024–2025, and 25% were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2021–2022. Because only one school is listed, families cannot compare schools within the district.
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