Study by Niche Places Ridgewood High School as one of the 100 Best Public High Schools in New Jersey
March 26 ,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, In a new ranking , Ridgewood High School came in at number 34 for its A grade in academics, A- in health and safety and A+ in teachers. The high school also received an A+ for extracurriculars and activities, an A for sports and fitness, a B+ for resources and facilities and a B- for student culture and diversity. https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/new-jersey/
Niche Best Public High Schools ranks 14,431 high schools based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that the school is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experience very highly.
An additional 834 schools received a grade but were not eligible for ranking. The list includes magnet, charter, and online schools. https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/methodology/
Tenafly High schools came in 8th , Nothern Highlands came in 21 , Pascack Hills came in 23 , Cresskill came in 24 , Nothern Valley 48 and Glen Rock 53 .
We lost points for lack of diversity.
That is a factor for the village but has nothing to do with the quality of the school. Someone should recalculate the list without that.
Uhhhhhh, shouldn’t it be top ten given our top ten BoE proeprty taxes at 64% of our annual bill ?!? Sheila? Daniel?!? Vince ?!?
The BOE can’t make diversity happen.
And the high school just had Asianfest
When Caucasians become the minority I wonder if the same rule will apply
Not sure this is anything to crow about – – wasn’t RHS one of the top 100 in the country once upon a time?