Ridgewood Preparatory School

[1] Ridgewood was approved by the State Department of Education and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

In 2007, fifteen percent of students were foreign citizens coming from nations as far-ranging as Argentina, Nigeria, Norway, Japan, Vietnam, and Egypt.

[1] After 75 years, the school closed in January, 2023 due to “persistent low enrollment” and financial issues.

[4] Although the school did not flood, Ridgewood is part of the Greater New Orleans Metro area, and thus felt some effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Junior varsity participation in volleyball, basketball, softball, and baseball usually beginning at the eighth grade level.

Baseball Football Softball On July 30, 2020, The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Ridgewood.

[6] The Department of Justice investigated and found that the school, among lots of other things, had inaccessible doors, walkways, and bathrooms.

[8] To compensate, Ridgewood made tuition and class arrangements for another Metairie school, Ecole Classique.

Closed Ridgewood School in December 2023