Academic Programs
The school's academic program offers a huge variety of elective classes such as technology courses, and includes basics such as math, English, science, art, social studies, health, and physical education, as well as foreign languages, including Spanish, German, French, and Italian. Other course offerings include Computer Applications and Family and Consumer Sciences. A total of four, 85-minute classes are held in a day due to the school's block scheduling. Ridley operates on a two-semester schedule, with two marking periods in each semester. Ridley High School has established the Emerald Academy, an extremely rigorous course of core plus classes and extended time periods what normally takes weeks to finish is done in two days or less.
Ridley High School has a summer school program for its own students who have failed courses during the school year. Courses are offered based on enrollment and availability of faculty.
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