Bridgewater-Raritan High School

Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Address
Map
600 Garretson Road

, ,
08807

United States
Coordinates40°35′42″N 74°38′09″W / 40.59501°N 74.635904°W / 40.59501; -74.635904
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoPursuing Excellence in Education
EstablishedSeptember 1959; reopened 1994
NCES School ID340228000173[1]
PrincipalDaniel Hemberger
Faculty224.7 FTEs[1]
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment2,711 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.1:1[1]
Color(s)  Black
  White and
  Silver[3] Red
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team namePanthers[3]
NewspaperThe Prowler[2]
YearbookEpic[2]
WebsiteSchool website

Bridgewater-Raritan High School (commonly abbreviated as BRHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school. It is the lone secondary school of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bridgewater Township and Raritan in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school has been recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program,[4] the highest award an American school can receive.[5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,711 students and 224.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. There were 214 students (7.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 72 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] Based on 2021-22 data from the New Jersey Department of Education, it was the sixth-largest high school in the state and one of 29 schools with more than 2,000 students.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Bridgewater-Raritan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Clubs & Activities, Bridgewater-Raritan High School. Accessed February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BlueRibbon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  6. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  7. ^ Kausch, Katie. "N.J.’s biggest high school has 3,350 students. See how your school compares.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 31, 2023. Accessed August 31, 2023. "Another 28 New Jersey schools have at least 2,000 students, according to 2021-2022 enrollment data released by the state Department of Education.... 6. Bridgewater-Raritan High School Number of students: 2,674"