[6] Students and alumni of Ridgefield High School have won many prestigious academic honors, with frequent National Merit Scholarship Finalists annually.

[18] In 2019, Ridgefield High School added fencing to its list of sports, on the club level.

In October 2017, a video of a Ridgefield High School student along with a then-recent alum painted in blackface with the headline "Nigger" went viral on social media.

[20] The post was shared hundreds of times, and deeply upset some students of color who pointed out that "Ridgefield as a town is 96% white.

[23] Three RHS varsity baseball coaches were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a police investigation.

On September 8, 2017, an anti-Semitic symbol was found etched into a table at Ridgefield High School.

[31] A little more than 2 months later, on Tuesday, November 21, a swastika was found drawn on the inside of a classroom door at Ridgefield High School.

[36] In the 2018–2019 academic year, Ridgefield High School saw a surge in threats of violence against staff and students.