Ridgefield Memorial High School
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 Ridgefield Memorial High School
Ridgefield Memorial High School
Ridgefield Memorial High School
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| 555 Walnut Avenue Ridgefield, NJ 07657 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Ridgefield School District |
| Principal | John Coviello |
| Asst. principal | Vanessa Martyniuk |
| Vice principal | Lauretta A. Thrower |
| Faculty | 53.6 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 548 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.2:1 |
| Color(s) |
Royal blue and white |
| Athletics conference | North Jersey Interscholastic Conference |
| Team name | Royals |
| Rivals | Palisades Park High School |
| Newspaper | The Crown |
| Website | School website |
Ridgefield Memorial High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school located in Ridgefield, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Ridgefield School District.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 548 students and 53.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. There were 102 students (18.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 36 (6.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school was the 176th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 96th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 112th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 135th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 97th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 127th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 130 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (86.3%) and language arts literacy (93.8%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
The school's publications are The Crown monthly newspaper and Serendipity literary and arts magazine.
The Marching Royals Marching Band, under the direction of K-12 Music Supervisor Matt Tracey and high school band director, has won numerous 1st place and superior performance awards in its history since 1987. It is the largest Group I marching band in the state of New Jersey. The Marching Band, Jazz, and Percussion Ensemble travel annually to competitions across the nation. The Royals music program has placed nationally in every category. The band participates annually in the NCAA Men's college basketball tournament "Coaches vs. Cancer" at Madison Square Garden and at the NCAA Men's college basketball tournament "Legends Classic" at the IZOD center in the Meadowlands sports complex. The band has performed for Michael Jordan's basketball classic (also held at Madison Square Garden). In 2009, the Marching Royals were the Grand National Marching champion at the Orlando All-star music festival. The band had the highest score of the competition season regardless of school size or classification.
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