Bloomfield High School

As a sizable four-year high school in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Bloomfield High School caters to 2,055 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Bloomfield Township School District. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 121% above typical.

Bloomfield High School is one of 11 schools operated by Bloomfield Township School District, a district that serves 6,400 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bloomfield High School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Black, 22% White, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 159 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bloomfield High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Bloomfield High School is one campus in the mix.

Central School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bloomfield High School. On composite proficiency, Bloomfield High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bloomfield High School has expanded 4%, going from 1,979 students in 2018 to 2,055 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 38% to 48%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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