Glen Ridge High School
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| Glen Ridge High School | |
| Location | |
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| 200 Ridgewood Avenue Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Ken Rota |
| Enrollment |
726 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 56.5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.8[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Hills Conference |
| Team name | Ridgers |
| Color(s) | Red, White & Black |
| Established | 1895 |
| Information | 973-429-8300 |
| Homepage | School website |
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 our 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.[1]
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[edit] Controversy
In 1989, athletes from the school were involved in the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled 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.
[edit] Awards and recognition
Glen Ridge High School was the 10th ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[2]
In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Glen Ridge High School was listed in 871st place, the 23rd-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[3]
[edit] Athletics
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.[4][5]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tom Cruise, Golden Globe Award-winning actor and director.[6]
- Gary Cuozzo, NFL football player.[7]
- Michael J. Doherty (1963-), member of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002.
- Joe Dubuque (1982-), amateur wrestler commonly referred to as "The Champ".[8]
- Jennifer Granick, Noted legal scholar
- Ezra Koenig, lead singer of the musical group Vampire Weekend
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Glen Ridge High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 13, 2007.
- ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey", New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of April 29, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
- ^ Girls Soccer - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 13, 2007.
- ^ Celentano, Rob. "NA shows tenacity in defeat", The Record (Bergen County), November 9, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007.
- ^ Nash, Margo. " JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS", The New York Times, August 22, 2004. Accessed March 29, 2008. "It includes Mr. Cruise's Glen Ridge High School yearbooks along with photos donated by local residents and articles chronicling the career of the actor whose name was Thomas Cruise Mapother IV when he lived in Glen Ridge with his family from about 1978 to 1980."
- ^ Gary Cuozzo player profile, accessed May 1, 2007.
- ^ Fox, Ron. "WRIGHT MOVES COULD VAULT PV", The Record (Bergen County), February 22, 2001. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Returning champions -- Three-time winners Craig and Chris Wright, twins from Passaic Valley; and State champion Joe Dubuque of Glen Ridge."
Jamie Grifo,MD,PhD. (1974) Director of NYU Medical Center's Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
