Ridgewood Public Schools
Mission Statement
The Ridgewood Public Schools, committed to a tradition of excellence and innovation, in partnership with the community, provide a rich and challenging learning environment, enabling students to maximize their unique potentials to become life-long learners and productive, responsible citizens.
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The Community
Ridgewood, New Jersey is incorporated as a village. It has a population of approximately 25,000 and is located 12 miles from New York City. Heads of families are, for the most part, business executives or professionals. The citizens maintain a high level of interest in the education system. (Estimated expenditure per pupil for the 2011-2012 school year is $12,934.)
The High School
The High School
Ridgewood High School, founded in 1892, is a comprehensive high school, grades 9-12, which attempts to meet the needs of all students. It is also an institution with a long-standing tradition of providing a sound and challenging academic program for college-bound students. The present school population is 1,667. The high school is the largest in Bergen County. The Class of 2011 includes 417 students.
Ridgewood High School does not calculate a numerical rank. The academic environment at Ridgewood High School is very challenging. The majority of our students meet that challenge by earning exemplary grades. The comparisons fostered by a rank-in-class calculation create unnecessary competition within the school. After a year-long study, we concluded that courses will continue to be weighted and grade point averages, General and College Preparatory, will continue to be calculated for the purpose of the transcript. The high school transcript will include both General Grade Point Average and a College Preparatory Grade Point Average Range, using the weighted chart below.
| AP | HONORS | REGULAR | DEV. | |
| A | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| A- | 4.67 | 4.17 | 3.67 | 3.17 |
| B+ | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 2.83 |
| B | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| B- | 3.67 | 3.17 | 2.67 | 2.17 |
| C+ | 3.33 | 2.83 | 2.33 | 1.83 |
| C | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| C- | 2.67 | 2.17 | 1.67 | 1.17 |
| D+ | 2.33 | 1.83 | 1.33 | 0.93 |
| D | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| D- | 1.67 | 1.17 | 0.67 | 0.17 |
| E | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
*GPA’s are based on final grades only.
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
CLASS OF 2011
4-Year Colleges: 91.1%
2-Year Colleges: 4.5%
Post-Graduate Year/Military: 1.9%
Employed: 1.9%
CLASS OF 2012 DECILE RANGES
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Decile
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Rank Range*
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GPA Prep Range
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1st
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1-39
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4.4320 – 4.1946
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2nd
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40-77
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4.1710 – 3.9070
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3rd
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78-115
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3.8984 – 3.7063
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4th
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116-153
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3.7055 – 3.5392
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5th
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154-191
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3.5352 – 3.3501
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6th
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192-229
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3.3484 – 3.1487
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7th
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230-267
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3.1406 – 2.9364
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8th
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268-305
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2.9263 – 2.6812
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9th
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306-343
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2.6783 – 2.2268
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10th
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344-382
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2.2218 – 0.9099
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FINAL COLLEGE DESTINATIONS – CLASS OF 2011 -- TOP 20% OF CLASS
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Amherst College
Bates College
Bentley Univ.
Binghamton Univ.
Boston College
Boston Univ. (2)
Bowdoin College
Brandeis Univ. (2)
Brown Univ. (2)
Bucknell Univ. (2)
Colgate Univ.
College of the Holy Cross
College of William and Mary (3)
Columbia Univ. (3)
Cornell Univ.
Duke Univ.
Emerson College
Fordham Univ.
Georgetown Univ.
Johns Hopkins Univ. (2)
Lehigh Univ.
Middlebury College (3)
Muhlenberg College
New York Univ. (5)
Northeastern Univ.
Northwestern Univ.
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Oberlin College
Penn State
Providence College
Rutgers (2)
Stevens Institute of Technology
The College of New Jersey (2)
The George Washington Univ.
The Univ. of No. Carolina at Chapel Hill (2)
The Univ. of Scranton
Tufts Univ.
Tulane Univ.
Univ. Interamericana de Costa Rica
Univ. of California at Los Angeles
Univ. of Chicago
Univ. of Illinois at Urbano-Champaign
Univ. of Maryland, College Park
Univ. of Michigan (5)
Univ. of Notre Dame (3)
Univ. of Richmond
Univ. of Southern California
Univ. of Virginia
Vanderbilt Univ.
Vassar College (3)
Washington and Lee Univ. (2)
Wesleyan Univ. (2)
Williams College
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COLLEGE BOARD INFORMATION
MEAN SAT SCORES – CLASS OF 2011
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08/09
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09/10
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10/11
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Critical Reading
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576.7
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583.1
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586.8
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Math
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613.9
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618.6
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624.7
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Writing
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587.9
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602.4
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601.7
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PSAT/NMSQT – CLASS OF 2011
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Number Participating
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324
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Letters of Commendation
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27
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Semi-Finalists
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6
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Finalists
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6
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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2011
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Number
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454
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Total Tests
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939
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Subjects
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24
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5’s
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215
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4’s
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237
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3’s
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226
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% 3, 4, 5
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75%
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Jack Lorenz, Principal
Jeffrey Nyhuis, Assistant Principal, Guidance, Curriculum & Instruction
Basil Pizzuto, Assistant Principal, Administration & Student Services
Dave Bailey Counselor dbailey@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Peter Burkard Counselor pburkard@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Chris Fabish Counselor chfabish@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Margret Friedrich Counselor mfriedrich@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Elizabeth Giele Counselor egiele@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Lauren Hellman Counselor lhellman@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
John Maye Counselor jmaye@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Laura Moore Counselor lmoore@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
627 East Ridgewood Avenue l Ridgewood, New Jersey 07451 l (201) 670-2800 l FAX (201) 444-7008
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