Ridgewood High School

Ridgewood High School is one of the large secondary schools in RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey, operated by Ridgewood Public School District, with 1,740 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Ridgewood High School sits 87% larger than that benchmark.

Ridgewood Public School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,419 students; Ridgewood High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ridgewood High School shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 19% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Ridgewood High School reports 136 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 3% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ridgewood High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bergen County) shows that median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Ridgewood High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Somerville Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgewood High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ridgewood High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

Ridgewood High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ridgewood High School has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,742 students in 2018 to 1,740 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 58% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ridgewood High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.