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Education Administration ProgramsIllinois, United States201-500 Employees
Ridgewood High School is a secondary school in the Chicago area, located in Norridge, Illinois, and part of District 234 which serves Norridge and Harwood Heights. Its mission centers on fostering adaptable lifelong learners who become responsible, ethical citizens capable of informed decision-making in a changing global society. The school emphasizes demonstrating learning in multiple settings and methods, and collaboration within the Ridgewood community to ensure every student learns. Ridgewood opened in 1960 to meet community growth in the area. Enrollment has fluctuated over the decades, peaking in the early 1970s and declining in the 1990s, with current enrollment around 920 students. The student body today is primarily drawn from Italian, Greek, and Polish heritage.