Rutherford High School

The school was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education 2000 and is one of the best public schools in NJ

I am a graduate of RHS (year 2000). I also have worked in schools for the past 8 years (urban and suburban) and now feel as though I have a pretty good gauge on public schools in northern NJ. I look back at my experience at Rutherford High School (as well as Lincoln School and Pierrepont School) and am so grateful I am lucky enough to call myself a RHS alumni. Rutherford HS offered great educational opportunities, extra curricular activities, and an amazing sense of camaraderie. The school spirit was and relatively small study body size, allowed for students to feel proud to be a part of a school where people felt recognized as individuals as well as valued RHS students. From the clubs and sports to the array of educational supports and advanced courses, I feel RHS was the perfect HS. The only thing I could possibly add that I considered to be negative was that at the time I was in school there, the population was not very diverse. The student body and staff were mostly caucasian (as am I) however, I feel a more diverse population truly representing the makeup of the tri-state area may have added to my experience. Overall, I am grateful to have been a student of RHS!

RHS is an accredited Blue Ribbon School which is the highest rating for NJ. Great School

Excellent school!!!!! Very competitive academics! My child loves attending the high school. Strong math and science programs.