Ridge High School
268 So Finley Ave
Basking Ridge NJ, 07920, Somerset County
Phone: 908-204-2585
Ranking: 
(4 out of 346, top 1%)*
(4 out of 346, top 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bernards Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 145 | 143 | 125 | 110 | 110 | 140 | 114 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,884 | 1,811 | 1,787 | 1,729 | 1,721 | 1,697 | 1,639 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 491 | 26.1% | 461 | 25.5% | 456 | 25.5% | 442 | 25.6% | 428 | 24.9% | 441 | 26.0% | 411 | 25.1% |
| Grade 10: | 460 | 24.4% | 459 | 25.3% | 444 | 24.8% | 426 | 24.6% | 444 | 25.8% | 406 | 23.9% | 433 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 461 | 24.5% | 440 | 24.3% | 423 | 23.7% | 438 | 25.3% | 405 | 23.5% | 428 | 25.2% | 402 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 442 | 23.5% | 424 | 23.4% | 437 | 24.5% | 399 | 23.1% | 425 | 24.7% | 397 | 23.4% | 382 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | 30 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.1% | 25 | 1.5% | 11 | 0.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 942 | 50.0% | 925 | 51.1% | 897 | 50.2% | 878 | 50.8% | 878 | 51.0% | 888 | 52.3% | 903 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 942 | 50.0% | 886 | 48.9% | 890 | 49.8% | 851 | 49.2% | 843 | 49.0% | 809 | 47.7% | 732 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 360 | 19.1% | 316 | 17.4% | 294 | 16.5% | 263 | 15.2% | 253 | 14.7% | 234 | 13.8% | 208 | 12.7% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 3.5% | 60 | 3.3% | 71 | 4.0% | 62 | 3.6% | 49 | 2.8% | 59 | 3.5% | 41 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 15 | 0.8% | 18 | 1.0% | 21 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.0% | 20 | 1.2% | 16 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.2% |
| White: | 1,414 | 75.1% | 1,392 | 76.9% | 1,379 | 77.2% | 1,369 | 79.2% | 1,385 | 80.5% | 1,379 | 81.3% | 1,368 | 83.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.0% | 12 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 0.8% | 23 | 1.3% | 26 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.04 | 12.67 | 14.32 | 15.73 | 15.65 | 12.10 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 97.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 98.7% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 98.0% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.4% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.5% | 99.5% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.9% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.8% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ridge High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.