Glen Ridge Public Schools
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The Glen Ridge Public Schools are a comprehensive public school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
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Forest Avenue School is an early childhood learning community serving the needs of over 250 children in grades pre-kindergarten through second. Our school philosophy embraces each child entering school and recognizes his or her unique needs, abilities, aptitudes and interests. A creative, caring, and competent professional staff encourages every child to learn, grow and flourish within a challenging, yet supportive environment. Children develop positive self-esteem coupled with a love for learning, acquisition of knowledge, and problem-solving skills. We begin this development for our four year-old students who experience an active and exciting inquiry approach to learning in a well-planned, stimulating classroom as part of our half-day pre-kindergarten program. Through many hands-on experiences the children begin on a path of learning through discovery about their environment. They also begin developing an understanding of how numbers and letters help them to communicate. Our full-day kindergarten program highlights emergent literacy and language arts development as well as beginning skills in mathematics, science, and social studies through learning centers and hands-on activities.
Approximately 288 students attend the Linden Avenue Elementary School. The major goal of the Linden Avenue Elementary School is to provide all students with a love of learning in a stimulating, caring, safe educational setting which will ensure that each child meets his/her fullest potential. Students are taught by a group of caring professionals who teach the whole child. Well versed in the rigorous core curricular offerings, teachers use the Rigby balanced literacy program for reading and language arts and the Everyday Mathematics program created at the University of Chicago. Both programs have been well researched to provide students a sound foundation in both reading and math.he academic program in the primary school is comprehensive and enriched with instruction in developmental reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies, and science being implemented by the self-contained classroom teachers.
Ridgewood Avenue Upper Elementary School houses students in grades 3-6. In addition to a rigorous academic curriculum in the major disciplines of language arts literacy, mathematics, social studies, and science, students are exposed to art, instrumental and vocal music, physical education, health, library skills and Spanish. Students in grades five and six move through the stations of the Synergistics Lab, solving real world problems through the study of mathematics, science, and technology. Teachers take pride in displaying student work through creatively designed bulletin boards, which not only beautify the school, but also enhance the learning environment.
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 some of the country's finest 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 schools such as Harvard University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, The United States Naval Academy, College of the Holy Cross, Lafayette College,Tufts University, Georgetown University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Rutgers University, as well as other extremely competitive colleges. The Class of 2004 average SAT scores were 583 on the math section and 591 on the verbal section. (Compared to a NJ 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. The High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and has been cited for our excellent curricular and co-curricular programs.
