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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bergen County Academies administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,130
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340147000250
Bergen County Academies
200 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 · (201) 343-6000 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,130 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
110 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 310 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 275 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 273 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 272 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
99.3%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
99.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 99 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99.3% | 99.7% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 97.8% |
% 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
98.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 98% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 37 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 Bergen County Academies
Bergen County Academies's state test result (98.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County Academies this school | 1,130 | 9.7% | 98.0% |
| Montgomery High School Skillman | 1,611 | 7.8% | 75.9% |
| Millburn High School MILLBURN | 1,380 | 1.9% | 82.0% |
| Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE | 1,046 | 7.2% | 66.2% |
| Monroe Township High School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 2,583 | 13.9% | 55.4% |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor | 1,627 | 9.3% | 73.6% |
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 Bergen County Academies ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #5 of 397 | #1 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 99.7% | #4 of 400 ▲ 3 | #1 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 99.3% | #9 of 395 | #1 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,130 | #144 of 442 | #14 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #194 of 388 | #28 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #158 of 389 | #26 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #339 of 405 | #33 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #142 of 173 | #14 of 16 |
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
1,130
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 1,130 | 93 | 12.2:1 | 10% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 1,116 | 90.6 | 12.3:1 | 5% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 1,116 | 93.6 | 11.9:1 | 6% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 1,118 | 93 | 12.0:1 | 3% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 93 | 11.8:1 | 5% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 1,059 | 94 | 11.3:1 | 4% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 1,068 | 92 | 11.6:1 | 4% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 1,032 | 99 | 10.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 75 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bergen County Academies.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,098 to 1,130); teachers unchanged (93 to 93).
About Bergen County Academies
Bergen County Academies sits in Hackensack, New Jersey, and is classified as a high school. The school serves 1,130 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in New Jersey is roughly 929 students; this school is 22% bigger than that.
Bergen County Vocational Technical School District counts 6 schools and 2,735 students, including Bergen County Academies.
At Bergen County Academies, Asian students make up 57% of the student body. The next largest groups are 30% White, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The school's Asian share is 40 points above the 17% share among Bergen County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 93 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.2:1. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 10%. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
Bergen County Academies beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 37.2 points (98.0% versus 60.8%), a top-10% result in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bergen County Academies is one of 291 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Fairmount, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 98.0% is above the 44.8% average for nearby schools.
Bergen County Academies has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,118 in 2020-21, 1,130 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Technical High School - TeterboroHigh · 665 students
- Applied Technology High SchoolHigh · 348 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 Hackensack
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Fairmount0.5 mi · 621
- James Russell Lowell Elementary School0.7 mi · 320
- Hackensack Middle School1.0 mi · 1,399
- John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School1.0 mi · 361
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.2 mi · 463
- Cherry Hill School1.3 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Bergen County AcademiesHow large is Bergen County Academies?
Bergen County Academies enrolls approximately 1,130 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bergen County Academies an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bergen County Academies is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bergen County Academies have?
Bergen County Academies employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bergen County Academies?
Student demographics at Bergen County Academies are roughly 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 57% Asian.
Who oversees Bergen County Academies?
Bergen County Academies is overseen by Bergen County Vocational Technical School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.