Overview
River Dell High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school, part of the River Dell Regional School District, which is shared with the neighboring communities of Oradell and River Edge in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located in Oradell, River Dell High School has been a four-year high school since 1994, and is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 999 students and 90.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 9 students (0.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 5 (0.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
History
President Ronald Reagan spoke at the high school in June 1984, where he advocated on behalf of a drinking age of 21 as a minimum standard.
Awards, recognition and rankings
During the 1997–98 school year, River Dell High School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
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