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that serves students in

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through

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from Wood-Ridge, in

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, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the

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. The school was established in 1922. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 570 students and 48.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.7:1. There were 44 students (7.7% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 1 (0.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022. Approximately 100 public school students from Moonachie attend Wood-Ridge High School, as part of a

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with the

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Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 232nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''

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'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 176th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 137th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 101st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 143rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"
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'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.

Athletics

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. participate in the

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, which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen,

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, Morris County and Passaic County counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the

(NJSIAA). Prior to the NJSIAA's realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Wood-Ridge was a member of the

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(BCSL). With 327 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I North for football for 2022–2024. Interscholastic programs available at the high school include: ;Fall *Football *Volleyball *Cheerleading *Soccer (Boys & Girls) *Tennis (Girls) ;Winter *Bowling (Boys & Girls) *Wrestling *Indoor track (Boys & Girls) *Competition Cheerleading *Basketball ;Spring *Baseball *Softball *Track & Field (Boys & Girls) *Tennis (Boys)

Athletic accomplishments

Baseball

*NJC champions - 1960, 1966, 1972 (co-champions), 2016 (co-champions) *Bergen County Tournament champions - 1972 *BCSL Olympic champions - 1981, 1987 *Sectional champions (North I, Group I), 1960, 1961, 1965 and 1968.

Boys basketball

*State champions (North I Group I) - 1962, 1963, 1977, 1978, 2011, 2019 *Group I state champions - 1979 (finishing 28-1 after a 74-58 tournament final win against

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) *BCSL Olympic champions - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 *BCSL National champions - 2003, 2006, 2008 *NJIC Meadowlands champions - 2011 *All Century Bergen County - Jimmy Hawthorne *All Decade (1970-1979) Bergen County - Fred Ketcho

Girls basketball

*BCSL Olympic champions - 1978, 1979

Bowling

*BCSL Olympic champions - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2010 *BCSL National champions - 2005 *BCCA Tournament champions - 1986, 1997

Cheerleading (competition)

*Spirit Unlimited National Champions - 2003 *Cheer & Dance Extreme National Grand Champions - 2005 *Americheer International Grand Champions - 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *Quest For the Best Champions - 2007, 2008 *NJCDCA All-Music State Champions - 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015

Cross country

*BCSL National champions - 1989

Football

*State champions (North I Group I) - 1949, 1970, 1977 *Sectional champions - 1960, 1965 *BCSL Olympic champions - 1972, 1977, 1986

Golf

*BCSL champions - 1976

Girls soccer

*BCSL National champions - 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 *State sectional champions (North I Group II) - 2008 (as joint team with

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)

Softball

*State champions (North I Group I) - 1976, 1977, 1983, 2010 *BCSL Olympic champions - 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981 *BCSL National champions - 2009

Boys tennis

*BCSL National champions - 2004, 2005, 2009

Girls tennis

*BCSL National champions - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 (Co-Champs), 2010

Boys track and field

*State sectional champions - 2007 *BCSL National champions - 2008

Girls track and field

*BCSL National champions - 2004, 2005

Volleyball

*BCSL Olympic champions - 1989, 1991 *BCSL National champions - 2007 (Co-Champs) *NJIC Meadowlands Division Champions - 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 *NJIC Conference Tournament Champions - 2018

Wrestling

*BCSL Olympic champions - 1976 *BCSL National champions - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 *District 5 champions - 1981 *District 15 champions - 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 *State sectional (North II Group I) - 2006, 2007 *Bergen County Tournament champions - 2007

NJSIAA Sportsmanship Award

*2000-01, 2007–08

Administration

The school's principal is Ben Suro. His core administration team includes the assistant principal and athletic director.

Notable alumni

* Alex Boniello (born 1990), actor best known for his portrayal of the Voice of Moritz in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' Spring Awakening''. *

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from 1982 to 2008 representing the 9th Legislative District and was the Mayor of

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since 2003, where he represents the 36th Legislative District. * Jennifer Velez (born 1965 or 1966), former Commissioner of the

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."Jennifer Velez earns top spot in the NJBIZ Health Care Power 50"
''NJBIZ'', March 24, 2014. Accessed September 27, 2019. "Velez’s teenage years were spent in a Moonachie trailer park. She went to Wood-Ridge High School, where her classmates almost never talked about college. Her neighbor across the street was a prostitute." Wood-Ridge high.jpg, Wood-Ridge High School, February 2009

References

External links

Wood-Ridge High SchoolWood-Ridge School DistrictWood-Ridge High School Handbook
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School Data for the Wood-Ridge School District

Wood-Ridge Junior Football & CheeringWood-Ridge Junior Wrestling
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