Enrollment
348
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340147003341
Applied Technology High School
400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 · (201) 343-6000 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
77 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 90 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
93.3%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
76.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Math scores are down about 1 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.3% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 77.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Applied Technology High School
Applied Technology High School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Technology High School this school | 348 | 22.1% | 77.2% |
| Somerset County Vocational Technical High School Bridgewater | 332 | 19.3% | 59.9% |
| Hasbrouck Heights High School HASBROUCK HEIGHTS | 499 | 22.0% | 52.9% |
| New Milford High School NEW MILFORD | 584 | 21.2% | 49.4% |
| Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School WOOD RIDGE | 554 | 26.7% | 33.9% |
| Dumont High School DUMONT | 704 | 16.6% | 49.5% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Applied Technology High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #20 of 397 | #4 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #24 of 400 ▲ 1 | #4 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.3% | #19 of 395 | #3 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #361 of 442 | #48 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #377 of 388 | #49 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #55 of 389 | #5 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #270 of 405 | #22 of 49 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
+135 (+63%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 11% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 5 | 18.0:1 | 16% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | N/A | N/A | 23% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Applied Technology High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 287% (90 to 348); teachers up 300% (5 to 20).
About Applied Technology High School
Applied Technology High School serves students in Paramus, New Jersey, as a very small high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 348 students. That puts enrollment 63% below the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey.
Bergen County Vocational Technical School District has a total of 6 schools and 2,735 students, Applied Technology High School among them.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at Applied Technology High School, more than any other group. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 20% Asian, and 6% Black. By comparison, Bergen County residents are about 55% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Applied Technology High School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. The school's 17.4:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for high schools in New Jersey. The school has 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
In New Jersey, Applied Technology High School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.2% compared with a predicted 54.0%.
In Bergen County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Applied Technology High School, Bergen County has 291 public schools.
Midland Elementary School sits about 0.7 miles from Applied Technology High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Applied Technology High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Applied Technology High School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 213 to 348. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bergen County Vocational Technical School District
- Bergen County AcademiesHigh · 1,130 students
- Bergen County Technical High School - TeterboroHigh · 665 students
- Bergen County Institute for Science and TechnologyHigh · 290 students
- Bergen County Technical High School - ParamusHigh · 288 students
- Bergen County Technical High School - ParamusHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Paramus
- Paramus High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- East Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- West Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Ridge Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Elementary School0.7 mi · 200
- West Brook Middle School0.7 mi · 500
- Hawes Elementary School1.0 mi · 357
- Stony Lane Elementary School1.3 mi · 223
- Ridge Ranch Elementary School1.4 mi · 338
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary School1.4 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Applied Technology High SchoolHow large is Applied Technology High School?
Applied Technology High School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Applied Technology High School serve?
Applied Technology High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Applied Technology High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Applied Technology High School is approximately 17.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Applied Technology High School?
At Applied Technology High School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian.
Is Applied Technology High School public or private?
Applied Technology High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bergen County Vocational Technical School District.
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