the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, NICHE put together a list of the 2020 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users.
The same methodology is used to produce the Overall Niche Grade for each ranked school district as well as additional school districts. Statistics obtained from the U.S. Department of Education represent the most recent data available, as self-reported by the school districts.
Using the Methodology Ridgewood Schools came in 16th in the state .
Here is the New Jersey List of the Top 25 .
- Princeton Public Schools (#17 nationally)
- Millburn Township School District (#20 nationally)
- Livingston Board of Education School District (#30 nationally)
- Summit Public School District (#48 nationally)
- Tenafly Public School District (#49 nationally)
- Northern Valley Regional High School District (#55 nationally)
- Mountain Lakes School District (#71 nationally)
- Bernards Township School District (#83 nationally)
- Haddonfield Public Schools (#87 nationally)
- Montgomery Township School District (#94 nationally)
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
- Hopewell Valley Regional School District
- South Brunswick School District
- Westfield Public School District
- Hillsborough Township Public School District
- Ridgewood Public School District
- Fair Lawn School District
- Moorestown Township Public School District
- Mahwah Township Public School District
- West Morris Regional High School District, Chester
- Holmdel Township School District
- Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, Martinsville
- Cranford Public School District
- New Providence School District
- East Brunswick Township School District
Impossible. I’ve read on the blog that they are horrible and doing a disservice to our kids.
I think it is also important to note when you look at the detail of this company’s rankings you will see the only categories not given top ratings were 1- Resources and Facilities “B+” 2- Diversity “B-”
These two things are not really fair to pull Ridgewood down compared to say Princeton, when I think many if not all Ridgewood parents feel that Academics, Teachers and College Prep (all rated “A+”) are the more relevant factors or at least most important. It is kind of unfair to pull us down in ranks on things we cannot change. We can’t make more free space – there are no farms left in Ridgewood to buy to add facilities on and we can’t force diversity as it is something that just is what it is from our population living here.
https://www.niche.com/k12/d/ridgewood-public-school-district-nj/
They used to be ranked nationally. Now not even top ten in NJ if you exclude selective schools, and SAT scores aren’t top twenty either. All pretty poor for the $110mn annual budget.
But they have a nice big Tradition of Excellence sign, a beautiful graduation ceremony, and yes, all the realtors tell the new home buyers that Ridgewood is all about the fantastic schools. Gasp! Are you telling me that we’ve all been hoodwinked and the schools are average, at best?
The new turf at Seavers Stadium looks great !
Education Expenses:
Instruction 60%
Support Services 38%
Other 2%
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https://www.niche.com/k12/d/ridgewood-public-school-district-nj/
Niche is useless and non scientific.
Says an apologist for the Ridgewood BIE and REA.
in the state for SAT
Excluding vocational / magnet schools RHS is #2 in Bergen County and #9 in the state
Norther Highlands #3 Bergen and #10 state
Glen Rock is #5 Bergen # 23 state
I know you want to hate on the school people but the kids and families of Ridgewood create a great school with great results.
https://www.nj.com/education/2019/05/see-the-sat-scores-for-every-nj-public-high-school.html
Used to be top ten in the country, but keep apologizing and sticking with your “Tradition of Excellence” mantra… the current REA members can only claim this if they, too, drive excellence. You can just rest on past laurels…
Hoodwinked?
How about you got fucked by the never ending line of Ridgewood Betty’s playing Realtor with their standard line of how great the schools are thus forwarding the well laid fallacy and justification for said 110k budget. You know what’s even funnier?
Your paying it!
Hoodwinked again !