Ridgewood Preparatory School
Ridgewood Preparatory School is located in Metairie, Louisiana and was founded in 1948 as a college preparatory school for boys. The school became co-educational in 1952. Ridgewood is approved by the State Department of Education and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Ridgewood's student body is a diverse population drawn from six parishes as well as from around the world. Fifteen percent of students are foreign citizens coming from nations as far-ranging as Nigeria, Norway, Japan, and Egypt. The school is organized as a primary school, middle school, and high school. The school year consists of two semesters, each divided into three grading periods. Ridgewood today remains an independent unit school for pre- kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school is operated as a non-profit corporation aided by an advisory board.
History
Ridgewood Preparatory School was founded in 1948 by Ottis O. Stuckey as a college preparatory school for boys in grades kindergarten through twelve. The original address was 201 Northline in Old Metairie. The school became co-educational in 1952, and the campus was moved in 1972 to the present address at 201 Pasadena Avenue in Metairie, Louisiana.
Philosophy
The philosophy of Ridgewood is to provide a total education to help form the complete individual.
To implement its philosophy, the Ridgewood faculty focuses its talents on the practical fulfillment of these goals:
Growth in intellectual skills such as critical thinking, thoughtful analysis and expression, computation, accurate and interpretative reading. Awareness of both the physical and social worlds, their natures and histories, their problems and prospects. Deepened appreciations in aesthetics, philosophy, and religion. Responsible participation in the home and in organized society. Preparation for occupational choice, usually at the professional level.