Ridgewood High School

Ridgewood High School serves 1,740 students in grades 9 through 12 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The school earns a composite score of 8.9/10, an Excellent rating, driven by a 9.2 academic score and a 9.3 growth score. That growth figure is especially telling — it signals students are making real academic gains year over year, not just maintaining a starting point set before they arrived.

Among all 422 New Jersey high schools, Ridgewood ranks 26th. The student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 keeps instruction accessible. At under 13 students per teacher, the environment supports more individual attention than larger public high schools typically allow.

That ratio, combined with strong academic and growth scores, points to a school where high performance and student progress reinforce each other. Ridgewood High School outperforms 96% of New Jersey public schools statewide — a figure that puts it among the top 4% in the state. It also ranks 3rd out of 10 public schools within Ridgewood, making it a strong local option.

Whether you are evaluating district boundaries, exploring school transfers, or comparing New Jersey high schools by outcome, this school holds up under scrutiny at every level of comparison.