Ridge High School Aces The SAT

BASKING RIDGE, NJ—Ridge High School ranked 7th out of more than 300 New Jersey schools based on average SAT scores, according to the latest Department of Education data.

Ridge students averaged a 646 in the reading and writing portion and 667 in math during the 2018-2019 school year, the most recent available. The combined scores resulted in 1313 out of a possible 1600. The data was compiled as part of the annual New Jersey School Report.

The scores represent a seven point improvement in reading and writing, and four point bump in math scores from the previous year for Ridge students.

Below is the the top 10, with the total combined average score. You can see the full list here.

1. Monmouth County Vocational School District, Monmouth 1396
2. Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, Bergen 1353
3. Millburn Township School District, Essex 1344
4. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Mercer 1339
5. Tenafly Public School District, Bergen 1335
6. Montgomery Township School District, Somerset 1321
7. Bernards Township School District, Somerset 1313
8. Union County Vocational-Technical School District, Union 1313
9. Princeton Public Schools, Mercer 1293
10. Ridgewood Public School District, Bergen 1289

—Additional reporting by Tom Davis and Alexis Terrazi