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Enrollment
799
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340594002092
Glen Ridge High School
200 RIDGEWOOD AVE, GLEN RIDGE, NJ 07028 · (973) 429-8303 · Essex County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
0%
3 students
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 15% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Glen Ridge Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
80.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 68.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ridge High School this school | 799 | 0.4% | 66.8% |
| Hanover Park High School EAST HANOVER | 706 | 2.5% | 57.5% |
| Pascack Hills High School Montvale | 768 | 2.0% | 68.9% |
| Governor Livingston High School BERKELEY HEIGHTS | 849 | 3.1% | 61.7% |
| Holmdel High School HOLMDEL | 934 | 2.8% | 61.4% |
| Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale | 928 | 2.2% | 69.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Glen Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #47 of 397 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #21 of 400 ▲ 19 | #3 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #39 of 395 ▲ 57 | #5 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #229 of 442 | #18 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #86 of 388 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #276 of 389 | #21 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.4% | #405 of 405 | #40 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #145 of 200 | #11 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
799
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
+155% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 799 | 74 | 10.8:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 68.7 | 11.8:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 73.1 | 11.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 852 | 73 | 11.7:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 74.3 | 11.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 72 | 11.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 30 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (834 to 799); teachers unchanged (74.3 to 74).
About Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School sits in GLEN RIDGE, New Jersey, and is classified as a high school. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 799 students.
The district, Glen Ridge Public School District, has 1,746 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Roughly 73% of students at Glen Ridge High School are White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Essex County, the White share is about 30%. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 74 full-time-equivalent teachers at Glen Ridge High School and a ratio of 10.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 0% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Glen Ridge High School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Glen Ridge High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 66.8% actual, 66.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
County data help place the school in context: in Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Essex County is home to 249 public schools and about 145,473 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Ridgewood Avenue School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Glen Ridge High School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Glen Ridge High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Glen Ridge High School's enrollment declined 6%, to 799.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Glen Ridge High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glen Ridge Public School District
- Ridgewood Avenue SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Linden Avenue SchoolElementary · 153 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 127 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 127 students
Other schools in GLEN RIDGE
- Ridgewood Avenue SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Linden Avenue SchoolElementary · 153 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 127 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgewood Avenue School0.2 mi · 540
- Central School0.3 mi · 127
- Linden Avenue School0.5 mi · 153
- Bloomfield High School0.5 mi · 2,055
- Glenfield Middle School0.5 mi · 512
- Charles H. Bullock School0.8 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Ridge High SchoolHow many students attend Glen Ridge High School?
Glen Ridge High School enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Glen Ridge High School serve?
Glen Ridge High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Glen Ridge High School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Glen Ridge High School.
How diverse is Glen Ridge High School?
Glen Ridge High School reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Ridge High School?
Glen Ridge High School is overseen by Glen Ridge Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.