Ridge High School Teachers Ranked 19th Best in New Jersey

As we enter the middle of the week, we are in the thick of “Teacher Appreciation Week” in the United States and Ridge High School’s teachers have been ranked as the 19th best in the state of New Jersey, according to Niche.com.

Niche.com is dedicated to evaluating U.S. and Puerto Rican schools based on parent and student reviews. The site reported that parent/student surveys gave Ridge High School an A+ teacher Niche grade.

According to the study’s methodology, Niche.com ranked 5,886 public high schools in the United States based on key teaching statistics and nearly 920,000 teacher ratings from students and parents.

“A high ranking indicates that teachers are intelligent and engaging, the school is invested in its teachers, and students and parents rate their teachers favorably,” Niche.com states on their website.

>> See the full methodology here.

Here is a sample of what some of the students said:

• “The teachers work really hard to help the students learn and understand things to the fullest. Although sometimes you will come across a teacher that is not helpful and doesn’t want to spend extra time to teach the students who don’t understand. They are all really knowledgeable on their subjects that they teach but some are not very good at teaching it.”
• “There are many amazing teachers that are happy to help students, and it is easy to find another teacher to help you if you prefer that.”
• “Most teachers are very knowledgeable, and genuinely care about their students. The few who are less involved in their teaching are easy to work with and understand.”

What do you think? Do you agree with the website’s assessment of Ridge High School? Let us know in the comments.