Ridgefield High School (Connecticut)
Ridgefield High School | |
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Address | |
700 N Salem Rd New England Ridgefield, Fairfield County, CT 06877 | |
Coordinates | 41°19′31″N 73°31′40″W / 41.3254°N 73.5278°WCoordinates: 41°19′31″N 73°31′40″W / 41.3254°N 73.5278°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Superintendent | Karen Baldwin |
Principal | Stacey Gross |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,784 (2014) |
Color(s) | Orange and Black |
Mascot | Tiger |
Rivals | Wilton, CT Darien, CT New Canaan, CT |
Website |
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Ridgefield High School is a four-year public high school located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. It was ranked 119th in Newsweek's 2015 list of the top 1,600 high schools in America and 226th in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 list of the top 4,813 high schools.[1] The school mascot is the tiger.
Ridgefield High facilities include a two-story-high, glass-enclosed student center and all marble Student Life Office. The school has a football stadium with turf field and a turf practice field adjacent to that (Tiger Hollow 1 and 2).
Students
The school has 1,784 students enrolled of which 51% is male and 49% is female. Total minority enrollment is 11%. The graduation rate is 98% in four years.[2]
Academic achievement
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341 students took 754 advanced placement (AP) exams in May 2006, with 92.2 percent of exams with scores of 3 or higher. In the eight years up through the 2005-2006 school year, the number of students taking AP exams has tripled.[3]
The school's dropout rate has remained consistent over the years at 1 percent. Daily attendance has been similarly steady at 95 percent.[3]
District Reference Group A
For the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools, the state Department of Education classifies schools and communities in "District Reference Groups", defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in education, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment".[4] Ridgefield is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A (the others are Darien, Easton, New Canaan, Redding, Weston, Westport, and Wilton).[5]
Curriculum
Over a decade ago, a number of computer-related subjects were added to the curriculum, including computer art, computer music, engineering (Project Lead the Way), digital design studio, and Advanced Placement Computer Science. However, the latter is only available in alternating years.[6]
Athletics
About 65 percent of the student body participates in at least one interscholastic athletic activity.[3] Ridgefield High is a member of the FCIAC Athletic conference and is in class LL for states. Each year RHS sends many students to play a variety of sports at the collegiate level.
School Championships
Football
State - 1983 - 2002
Lacrosse
Boys
States - 2001 - 2011 - 2018
FCIAC - 2009
Soccer
Boys
States - 1983 - 1984 - 2007 - 2013
FCIAC - 1982 - 1985 - 1989 - 2003 - 2012
Girls
States - 2017
FCIAC - 1983 - 1985 - 1991 - 1993 - 1996 - 2009 - 2015 - 2016
Ice Hockey
Boys
States - 2002 - 2017
FCIAC - 1984 - 1988 - 2007 - 2012 - 2013
Girls
FCIAC - 2004
Running
Boys Cross Country
States - 1965 - 1997 - 2000 - 2001 - 2013
Open - 2013
FCIAC - 1984 - 1985 - 1997 - 1998 - 2013
Girls Cross Country
States - 1987 - 2003 - 2004 - 2011 - 2012 - 2016
Open - 2001 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2011 - 2012 -2016
FCIAC - 1977 - 1978 - 1983 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2015 - 2016
Boys Outdoor Track
States - 2014 - 2015
Open -
FCIAC - 1977 - 2010
Girls Outdoor Track
States - 1991 - 1992 - 2016
Open -
FCIAC - 1991 - 1992 - 2005 - 2006
Boys Indoor Track
States - 1977
Open - 1977
FCIAC - 1975 - 1976 - 1977
Girls Indoor Track
States -
Open -
FCIAC - 1980 - 1989 - 1990 - 2004 - 2005
Basketball
Boys
FCIAC - 2017
Girls
FCIAC - 1992 - 1996 - 2015
Baseball
FCIAC - 1988
Golf
Boys
States - 1997 - 2011
FCIAC - 1997 - 2015
Swimming
Boys
States - 1993 - 1994
Open - 1993
Girls
States - 1989
Volleyball
Boys
States - 2003 - 2015 - 2016
FCIAC - 2012
Girls
States - 2016
This collection was created by Jack Dowd Class of 2020. The last update to this was made on, March 13 2018, please update the records as needed.
Notable alumni
- Cody Keenan, Speechwriter for President Obama[7]
- Jared Bernstein, economist[8]
- Nathan Bruckenthal, U.S. Coast Guardsman and posthumous Bronze Star recipient[9]
- John H. Frey (1981), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Bill Lawrence, writer/producer for shows such as Spin City and Scrubs
- Curt Onalfo, MLS player and coach
- Erland van Lidth de Jeude, actor, Olympic wrestler and computer scientist
- Chris Winnes, NHL player
- Mark Salzman, writer
- Ben Mines, MLS player
Notes
- ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-high-schools-2015
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/ridgefield-school-district/ridgefield-high-school-4535
- 1 2 3 Ridgefield High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006", Connecticut Department of Education, "Evidence of Sustained Improvement in Student Accomplishments" section, page 6
- ↑ state "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006" for Wilton High School. Retrieved March 25, 2007.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2007. Web page titled "Find a Community: By Educational Reference Group (DRG)" at the "Discovery 2007 / An initiative of the William Caspar Graustein Fund" Web site. Retrieved March 25, 2007.
- ↑ Ridgefield High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006", Connecticut Department of Education, "Supplemental School Information" section, page 6
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/us/politics/cody-keenan-obamas-hemingway-draws-on-friends-empathy-and-a-little-whisky-for-state-of-the-union.html
- ↑ Reid, Macklin (2011-05-01). "Jared Bernstein, RHS graduate, is leaving Obama administration". The Ridgefield Press. Hersam Acorn Newspapers. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Michelle (May 8, 2004). "Long Island Native, Killed in Iraq, Is Buried in Arlington". The New York Times.
External links
- Ridgefield High School Web page at Great Schools Web site
- Ridgefield High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006," Connecticut Department of Education