| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 7 - 12 |
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| County |
Essex County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
726 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
56 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 7 - 128 students | | Grade 8 - 141 students | | Grade 9 - 120 students | | Grade 10 - 110 students | | Grade 11 - 104 students | | Grade 12 - 123 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
15% |
| % Black |
5% |
17% |
| % White |
91% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Glen Ridge Boro School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
4 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,814 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$22,499,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$23,500,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,403 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,955 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
99% |
81% |
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- Glen Ridge High School (GRHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Glen Ridge Public Schools. GRHS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the New Jersey Department of Education. The high school sports team name is the Ridgers.
- Glen Ridge High School houses students in grades 7-12. Excellence in academic preparation is valued in both the school and community cultures. Standardized test scores far exceed both the state and national averages. More than 98% of the graduates from the Class of 2004 went on to study at four- or two-year colleges and universities. The remaining graduates continue their education in trade or technical schools or in our armed services, while others find employment. Recent graduates have attended some of the nation's most competitive colleges.
- The Class of 2004 average SAT scores were 583 on the math section and 591 on the verbal section. (Compared to a New Jersey average of 514 math, 501 verbal and USA average of 518 math, 508 verbal.) Over the past four years the graduation rate has been approximately 99%, while 100% of students pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). The success of the students is due in a large part to rigorous academic programs, a committed professional staff, a serious about learning student body, strong instructional leadership and parental involvement and support. Glen Ridge High School has often been cited as a top school in New Jersey and the country and has been cited for excellent curricular and co-curricular programs.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 726 students and 56.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8.
- Awards and recognition
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The school was the 5th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 10th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- The school was ranked 452nd in Newsweek's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the 10th-ranked school in New Jersey, with 2.219 AP tests taken in 2008 per graduating senior and 30% of all graduating seniors passing at least one AP exam; The school was ranked 751st nationwide in 2008. In Newsweek's 2007 ranking of the country's top 1,200 high schools, Glen Ridge High School was listed in 871st place, the 23rd-highest ranked school in New Jersey.
- Athletics
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Glen Ridge High School competes in the Colonial Hills Conference which comprises eighteen public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The mascot is the Ridger.
- Glen Ridge has a diverse athletics department. The basketball, soccer, football, and lacrosse teams are the school's largest athletic activities.
- The 2007 girls soccer team won the North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-1 win over second-seeded North Arlington High School in the tournament final.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Ken Rota-Principal
- Jonathan Heitmann - Assistant Principal
- Kimberly Hall -Middle School Assistant Principal
- Notable alumni
- Gary Cuozzo (born 1941), Former NFL football player.
- Richard Zimmer (born 1944), Republican candidate for U.S. Senator of New Jersey
- Tom Cruise (born 1962), Golden Globe Award-winning actor and director.
- Jennifer Granick (born 1969), Noted legal scholar.
- Michael J. Doherty (born 1963), Member of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002.
- Joe Dubuque (born 1982), Amateur wrestler commonly referred to as "The Champ".
- Ezra Koenig (born 1985), Lead singer of Vampire Weekend
- Controversy
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In 1989, athletes from the school were involved in the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled female student. Author Bernard Lefkowitz wrote about the tragedy in Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb. His book was later produced as Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge,a 1999 made-for-television movie starring Ally Sheedy and Eric Stoltz. The case was also the basis for the Season Eight Law & Order episode "Damaged." New Jersey criminal defense attorney John Vincent Saykanic obtained a reversal by the Appellate Division of the conviction of one of the athletes involved in the alleged incident.
- External links
- Glen Ridge High School website
- Data for the Glen Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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| About This Zip Code (07028) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
7,431 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
69% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
38 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.0 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$104,106
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
7.7 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
70 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
91% / 9% |
62% / 38% |
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