SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NJ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 66%Projected 61%

Ridge High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NJ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NJ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 63%NJ 44%

English proficiency

School 72%NJ 53%

Science proficiency

School 62%NJ 28%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

95%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

37%

Students in at least one AP course. 27 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

3%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes3%
AP courses offered27
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

17%
7%

AP computer science

5%
2%

AP math

10%
5%

Gold marks the NJ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A

10.80 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A+

1.06 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

7.64 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$186,829

NJ average $115,341

Median home value

$776,062

NJ average $465,927

Median rent

$2,374 /mo

NJ average $1,834

Unemployment rate

5.0%

NJ average 6.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 96.7%NJ 90.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

11:1

NJ average 11:1

Teachers

160

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$84,367

All teachers in Bernards Township School District.

Student to counselor ratio NJ average 328:1187:1
Support staff19
Psychologists3
Nurses2
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff2

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NJ 98%

Experienced teachers

School 84%NJ 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days11
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension28
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based1
Sexual orientation1
Race-based2
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$16462 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.33

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

59%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

30%

Black

0%

Latino

7%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged1%
Students with disabilities13%
English as a second language1%
Gifted and talented1%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Ridge High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Bernards High School

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
Watchung Hills Regional High School

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 4.7 mi
New Providence High School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 7.2 mi
North Plainfield High School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 7.4 mi
Morristown High School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 8.0 mi
Chatham High School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 8.1 mi
Middlesex High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 8.1 mi
Dunellen High School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 8.2 mi
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 8.3 mi
Bridgewater-raritan High School

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 8.3 mi