Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive community

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serving students in

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through

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s from Bernards Township in Somerset County, in the

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, operating as the lone secondary school of the Bernards Township School District. As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,644 students and 142.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.5:1. There were 18 students (1.1% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 11 (0.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Ridge High School

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. Accessed December 15, 2024. As of 2021, the racial breakdown consists of White (60.9%), Asian (28.3%), Hispanic (6.6%), two or more races (3.4%) and African American (0.8%).

History

Students in Bernards Township had attended Bernardsville High School dating back to 1927. When

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became an independent municipality in 1924, the new board of education was given ownership of the high school and Bernards Township students continued attendance at the school as part of a

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. There were failed efforts in early 1959 to pass a referendum that would create a regional district for Bernardsville and Bernards Township, along with Bedminster Township, Far Hills and Peapack and Gladstone.History
Ridge High School. Accessed November 12, 2023. By a more than 3-1 margin, voters approved an October 1959 referendum that would cover construction of a standalone high school in Bernards Township that would accommodate up to 670 students and be constructed at a cost of $1.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ). The of land on which the high school sits was donated by

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, who was the owner and

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The school's team nickname, the Red Devils, derived from the company's logo, though the color was changed to green to avoid the red that was used by rival Bernardsville High School. The school opened with 21 classrooms for 500 students in grades 9-12 in September 1961, though some of the school facilities were not yet completed. Stephen Kovacs was appointed the Ridge High School head boys’ fencing coach in November 2019, for a salary of $8,542. He was head coach through February 2021. A number of fencers on the school team attended the nearby Kaprica Fencing Academy, which Kovacs owned and where he was head coach. Kovacs was arrested in 2021 by detectives for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage fencing students multiple times in 2020 and 2021; he died in Somerset County Jail in January 2022.

Awards, recognition and rankings

During the 1986-87 school year, Ridge High School was awarded the

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Award of Excellence by the

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, the highest award an American school can receive. During the 2009-10 school year, Ridge High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence for a second time. In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by ''

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'', the school was ranked 3rd in New Jersey and 220th nationwide. Ridge High School was ranked 194th, the second-highest in New Jersey, in ''

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'' magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools. The school was ranked 175th in ''

's'' 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the third-ranked school in New Jersey, with 3.132 AP tests taken in 2008 per graduating senior and 50% of all graduating seniors passing at least one AP exam; The school was ranked 136th nationwide in 2008. The school was listed in 98th place, the second-highest ranked school in New Jersey in ''

'''s 2007 list of the Top 1,200 Public High Schools in the United States. The school was listed in 116th place, the second-highest ranked school in New Jersey, in the 2006 issue. Ridge High School was ranked as Number 91 in Newsweek's 2005 survey, third-highest in the state for that year. Ridge High School was the 9th-best public high school in 2012 as rated by the ''

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'' magazine and was the 140th best high school in the United States as rated by ''

'', being the top-rated comprehensive high school in New Jersey. In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", ''

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'' ranked the school 215th in the nation among participating public high schools and 16th overall (ninth among non-

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s) in New Jersey. The school was ranked 140th in the nation and eighth in New Jersey on the list of "America's Best High Schools 2012" prepared by ''The Daily Beast'' / ''

'', with rankings based primarily on graduation rate, matriculation rate for college and number of

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courses taken per student, with lesser factors based on average scores on the

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/ ACT, average AP/IB scores and the number of AP/IB courses available to students. The school was the 13th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''

'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 9th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 12th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 24th in 2008 out of 316 schools. Before that, the school was ranked 11th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 27th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 1 position from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (95.2%) and language arts literacy (98.0%) components of the

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(HSPA). Ridge High School was ranked the 37th best high school in the United States and the 12th best in New Jersey by ''

'' in 2015. In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 71st out of 500 best high schools in the country. It was ranked 15th among all high schools in New Jersey and third among the state's non-magnet schools.

Athletics

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. competes in the Skyland Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Somerset and

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. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the

(NJSIAA). With 1,414 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. Interscholastic sports offered at Ridge include volleyball, baseball, ice hockey, football, fencing, basketball, cross country, soccer, gymnastics, cheerleading, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, ski racing, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, winter track, marching band,

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Unified Sports and wrestling. The football team competes in Division 5B of the Big Central Football Conference, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon,

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, Somerset, Union and Warren counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 893 to 1,315 students. The baseball team won the Group II state championship in 1987 (against runner-up Hackettstown High School in the finals), 2000 (vs.

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) and 2002 (vs.

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).Baseball Championship History 1959–2023

, updated July 2023. Accessed May 1, 2024. The 2000 team finished the season with a record of 27-5 after winning the Group II state title with a 4-1 victory against Mendham in the championship game. The team has won the Somerset County Tournament in 1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2011 and 2022; the seven titles (through 2024) are the second-most in the tournament's history since it was established in 1973. The school was the winner of the 2014-15 ShopRite Cup for Group II, finishing with 68 points, one point ahead of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. The team repeated as winner of the Group II ShopRite Cup for 2015-16, behind first-place finishes in girls soccer, girls cross country and boys fencing. The school finished in second place in girls tennis and girls golf, third place in football and ice hockey, and earned bonus points for having no disqualifications in the fall and spring seasons. The school was the winner of the Group IV winner of the 2019-20 Shop Rite Cup. The girls tennis team won the Group II state championship in 1984 (defeating runner-up

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in the tournament's final round) and 2016 (vs. Bergen Tech).Girls Tennis Championship History: 1971–2023

, updated November 2023. Accessed September 1, 2024. The 2016 team defeated Princeton High School 4-1 in the semifinals before knocking off Bergen Tech 4-1 in the finals. The 1985 boys' soccer team finished the season with a 20-0-2 record, the state's only unbeaten team, after winning the Group II state championship, defeating

by a score of 3-0 in the final game of the tournament.NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The wrestling team won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional title and the overall Group II state championship in 1986 The football team won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional title in 1987, the North II Group III championship in 2003 and the North II Group V title in 2013. The girls' track team won the Group II indoor relay state championship in 1987 and 2007 (as co-champion). The girls' soccer team won the Group II state championship in 1996 (vs. West Morris Mendham High School), won the Group III title in 2003 (vs.

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) and was Group IV co-champion in 2015 and 2017 (with Freehold Township High School both years).NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer

. Accessed May 1, 2023. A 4-1 win against Colts Neck gave the team the Group III championship an undefeated 2003 season, leading the team to take the #3 national ranking with a 22-0 record. A scoreless tie after double overtime with Freehold Township gave the 2015 team a share of the Group IV title and a 23-0-1 record for the season. The 2017 team finished the season with a 18-4-2 record and was co-champion with Freehold Township High School after the Group IV title game ended in a scoreless tie after regulation and two overtime periods. The girls' field hockey team won the North II Group III state sectional championship in 2005.History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships

. Accessed May 1, 2023. In 2007, the girls cross country team finished third in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions and finished sixth at the Northeast Nike Team Regional Championships. The next year, the team finished #2 in the Meet of Champions and won the Section 2 Group 4 Championships and the Group 4 Championships. In 2009, the team got 6th place in the Meet of Champions; they took home fourth in 2010 and placed 6th in both the Meet of Champions and the Nike Northeast Regional Qualifier in 2011.NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The boys' cross country team finished fourth in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in 2006. The team finished sixth in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in 2010. The ice hockey varsity team won the Public A state championship in 2008, 2007 and 2019, won the McInnis Cup in 2004, 2005 and 2007-2009 The team won the Public A state championship in 2008, with a 5-0 over

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in the tournament final. In 2017, the team went on to win its second Public A state championship, defeating Watchung Hills by a score of 2-1 in the tournament final. The team won the 2019 Public B state championship defeating Randolph High School. The boy's varsity ski team won the 2009 New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing Association (NJISRA) overall state championship. The boys' lacrosse team won the Group III state championship in 2010 (defeating

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in the tournament final) and the Group IV title in 2013 (vs.

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); the team won the 2013

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vs.

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.NJSIAA Boys Lacrosse Championship History

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The Ridge girls' golf team won the 2015

, 26 strokes ahead of

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in second place, marking the team's fifth consecutive state championship. The Ridge girls' volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 2017, defeating Cherokee High School.NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The coach of the boys fencing team, Stephen Kovacs, was arrested in October 2021 on charges of sexual assault. He died in jail in January 15, 2022. In March 2022, at the

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, the boys track team set a national high school record with a time of 9:53.40 in the

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. In 2023, the boys' tennis team won the Group IV state championship, the program's first, with a 4-1 victory in the finals against

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Extracurricular activities

The Ridge High School Forensics Team (speech and debate) has had numerous national champions. They have won the New Jersey state tournament every year from 2001 to 2025 (except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the

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). The Ridge Marching Band competes in the Fall season in the

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and the New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association (NJMBDA) circuits. The marching band won its first NJ state championship in Group IIIA in 2015 with their program "Ridge in the City." The Marching Band placed 6th and 5th at USBands National Championships in 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2012, despite being ranked 2nd going into National Championships, the band was unable to compete due to the damage in Basking Ridge from

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. Prior to the creation of the USBands National Championships, the band placed 2nd at the

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Northern States Championships in 2005 and 2009, 3rd in 2008, and place in 2007. The now inactive Winter Guard has finished as high as 3rd in MAIN championships. Although the program no longer exists, the Indoor Percussion Ensemble placed 2nd at USBands Indoor Championships with its inaugural program in 2013 and won its first USBands Winter Standstill Percussion title in 2015. The marching band placed 2nd at the USBands National Championships in 2016, as well as winning caption awards for best overall effect and best percussion. The band has enjoyed many successes over recent years, most notably placing 1st in the

Yamaha Cup at

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in 2021 where they also swept all the caption awards. Despite performing in a torrential downpour, the band claimed 3rd place in Group IIA at the NJMBDA State Championships in 2023.

Administration

The school's principal is Russel Lazovick. Core members of the school's administration include the three assistant principals.

Notable alumni

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and author of ''The Right to Maim'' * Helen J. Shen (born 1999/2000, class of 2018), actress and singer, known for her roles on and off-

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* Kelly Williford (born 1994), professional tennis player *

The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are an American punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast li ...

, Punk rock band

Notable faculty

* Stephen Kovacs (1972–2022),

saber A sabre or saber ( ) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the Early Modern warfare, early modern and Napoleonic period, Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such a ...

fencer and fencing coach, who was charged with

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act of sexual abuse in which one intentionally Physical intimacy, sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or Coercion, coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their w ...

of teenagers"Former Ridge High fencing coach dies in jail"
''The Bernardsville News'', January 19, 2022. Accessed October 25, 2023. "Stephen Kovacs, 49, of Watchung, a former Ridge High School fencing coach who had been charged last year with sexual assault in Bridgewater, died on Saturday, Jan. 15, in Somerset County Jail in Somerville, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office."

References

External links

Ridge High SchoolBernards Township School District
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School Data for the Bernards Township School District

{{Authority control 1961 establishments in New Jersey Bernards Township, New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1961 Public high schools in Somerset County, New Jersey