Ridgewood High School
Ridgewood · NJ · Ridgewood Public School District · Public
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- Where graduates go: #2 feeder school to Syracuse; top 10 for Northeastern and Purdue University (West Lafayette). Ridgewood High School's own list (Class of 2023), enrolled: Rutgers University-New Brunswick (27), Syracuse (17), Bucknell (9), NYU (9), Northeastern (9). Feeder standing: #2 Syracuse, #3 Fordham, #6 American, #8 Northeastern, #9 Purdue University (West Lafayette), #10 Colgate.
- Course rigor in the top 4% of US high schools. 27 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
- 99% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Ridgewood High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2023): 159 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (27), Syracuse University (17), Bucknell University (9). See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #1 feeder to Bucknell University, Skidmore College, Ithaca College · #2 to Syracuse University, #8 to Northeastern University, #9 to Purdue University (West Lafayette), #2 to Lafayette College — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
At a glance
- 27 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 7 calculus classes · 25 physics · 28 chemistry
- AP rigor: Top 3.7% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 95th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 99% in 2019 (Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2023 enrolled
Ridgewood High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 159 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2023
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Independently verified As published by Ridgewood High School — Attending Colleges for the Class of 2023 (Ridgewood High School Guidance) ↗. Found at: The whole 4-page document, headed 'ATTENDING COLLEGES FOR THE CLASS OF 2023' with columns 'College' and 'Attend'.
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How Ridgewood High School compares for families
Among the nation's most academically rigorous high schools.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor sits in the top 3.7% of US high schools with 27 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fair Lawn High School, John F. Kennedy High School, Hackensack High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
Top 3.7% of US high schools
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2195th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,740 students:
≈ 74 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $24,140 per student in district revenue, the 74 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,786,360/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Lawn High School FAIR LAWN |
Public | 3.3 | 1,687 | +12.9% |
| John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON |
Public | 6.1 | 1,846 | -10.6% |
| Hackensack High School HACKENSACK |
Public | 7.0 | 1,813 | +1.0% |
| Eastside High School PATERSON |
Public | 5.2 | 2,073 | +12.2% |
| Northern Highlands Regional High School ALLENDALE |
Public | 4.5 | 1,257 | -4.4% |
| Ramapo High School FRANKLIN LAKES |
Public | 4.7 | 1,166 | -4.3% |
| Garfield High School GARFIELD |
Public | 6.6 | 1,258 | +26.2% |
| Bergenfield High School BERGENFIELD |
Public | 6.3 | 1,239 | +5.3% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantRidgewood High School is a public high school in Ridgewood, NJ, enrolling 1,740 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 27 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
602 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 95% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 218 students per school counselor.
2% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Ridgewood High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2023: 159 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Rutgers University-New Brunswick (27), Syracuse University (17), Bucknell University (9), New York University (9), Northeastern University (9). Source: Attending Colleges for the Class of 2023 (Ridgewood High School Guidance).
Ridgewood High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #2 Syracuse, #3 Fordham, #6 American, #8 Northeastern, #9 Purdue University (West Lafayette), #10 Colgate.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Ridgewood High School graduates go to college? Ridgewood High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2023: 159 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Rutgers University-New Brunswick (27), Syracuse University (17), Bucknell University (9), New York University (9), Northeastern University (9). Source: Attending Colleges for the Class of 2023 (Ridgewood High School Guidance).
Which colleges is Ridgewood High School a top feeder school to? Ridgewood High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #2 Syracuse, #3 Fordham, #6 American, #8 Northeastern, #9 Purdue University (West Lafayette), #10 Colgate.
How many AP courses does Ridgewood High School offer? Ridgewood High School offers 27 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Ridgewood High School's graduation rate? Ridgewood High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Ridgewood High School? Ridgewood High School is a public high school in Ridgewood, NJ, enrolling 1,740 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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