Cedar Ridge High School (New Jersey)

Cedar Ridge High School is a defunct public high school in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that opened in 1968 and closed in June 1994.

The school opened in 1968 as part of an effort to address overcrowding at Madison Township High School.[1] Old Bridge High School opened in September 1994 and was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge High School and Madison Central High School, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township.[2]

The school had an enrollment of 1,150 in the 1990–1991 school year, slightly less than the student body at Madison Central.[3]

  1. ^ Haley, John. "Presenting the 50-year history of Old Bridge football (Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge, Old Bridge)", The Star-Ledger, November 28, 2013. Accessed November 7, 2017. "To alleviate the population problem, a second high school in town opened in 1968 - Cedar Ridge."
  2. ^ Sargeant, Keith. "7:30 p.m. – A high school sports powerhouse e-merges slowly", Home News Tribune, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 23, 1999. Accessed November 7, 2017. "When Madison Central and Cedar Ridge merged in September 1994, most observers agreed that the Knights would rule the local sports scene."
  3. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Old Bridge", The New York Times, April 21, 1991. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Cedar Ridge High has 1,150 students and Madison Central High School has 1,210, allowing the schools to offer a wide variety of advanced placement courses. According to the Dr. Korshalla, the average class scores on state-mandated proficiency tests in reading and mathematics are constantly in the 90th percentile."