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Ridgewood High School Is Among Top 25 Best In New Jersey: Niche
Ridgewood comes in at number 24 in Niche's latest list.
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood High School is one of the best 25 public high schools in the state, according to Niche's latest rankings.
In their 2021 rankings, the Pittsburgh-based company ranked Ridgewood number 24.
The company also ranked the high school fifth best public high school in the county, and the 17th best school for athletes in the state.
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According to the company, data was collected from nearly 95,000 public schools, over 24,000 private schools and 11,822 school districts nationwide.
The rankings don't rely solely on test scores, providing a more "personal view" of a single school.
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Now in its seventh iteration, the 2021 school rankings include 231 newly ranked private schools, 3,971 newly ranked public schools and 588 newly ranked school districts.
Other Bergen County schools were ranked by Niche as well, including Bergen County Academies, who the site named the best in America.
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