Enrollment
290
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340147003543
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology
162 Knickerbocker Road, Demarest, NJ 07627 · (201) 343-6000 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New Jersey public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
96.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
24 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 | 91 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 14% |
Student demographics
69%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
93.1%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
80.2%
NJ avg 41.6%
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 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% 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 24 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 →
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 3 | 96.7:1 | 8% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 3 | 79.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 3 | 52.3:1 | 2% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology.
About Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology
A small high school in Demarest, New Jersey, Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology is part of Bergen County Vocational Technical School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 290 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 69% lower.
Within Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 2,735 students.
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 39%. Smaller groups are 33% Asian, 20% Hispanic, and 7% Black. County-wide, 55% of Bergen County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 96.7:1. On average, high schools in New Jersey have 12.7:1, compared with 96.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology is 8%. That is lower than the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
allk12 grades Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology an A+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology outperforms its prediction by 24.3 points. The model expects 61.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey; the school's rate is 85.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology, Bergen County has 290 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology ranks 1st on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology is Suburb: Large.
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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
- Applied Technology High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Bergen County Technical High School - ParamusHigh · 288 students
- Bergen County Technical High School - ParamusHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Demarest
- Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestHigh · 1,038 students
- Demarest Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
- County Road SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Luther Lee Emerson SchoolElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest0.0 mi · 1,038
- Luther Lee Emerson School0.6 mi · 221
- Haworth Public School0.7 mi · 498
- Demarest Middle School0.8 mi · 359
- Tenakill Middle School0.9 mi · 593
- County Road School1.2 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Bergen County Institute for Science and TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology?
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology serve?
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology?
Approximately 96.7:1 students per teacher at Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology.
How diverse is Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology?
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology reports a student body of 39% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 33% Asian.
Who oversees Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology?
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology is overseen by Bergen County Vocational Technical School District in Bergen County.
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