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What's something Cedar Grove High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
421
High
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340285002026
Cedar Grove High School
90 Rugby Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 · (973) 239-6400 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
27 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cedar Grove Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 34.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove High School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove High School this school | 421 | 6.4% | 42.2% |
| Kinnelon High School KINNELON | 507 | 6.7% | 58.1% |
| Park Ridge High School PARK RIDGE | 491 | 11.6% | 58.4% |
| Verona High School VERONA | 593 | 0.5% | 54.5% |
| Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes | 546 | 2.0% | 66.9% |
| Waldwick High School WALDWICK | 434 | 1.8% | 63.1% |
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 Cedar Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #155 of 397 | #14 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #98 of 400 ▲ 63 | #9 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #151 of 395 ▼ 4 | #18 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #341 of 442 | #31 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #34 of 388 | #1 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #301 of 389 | #25 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #354 of 405 | #35 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #26 of 200 | #5 of 14 |
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
421
-86 (-17%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 421 | 43 | 9.8:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 48 | 9.7:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 46 | 11.0:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 2% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 36 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (519 to 421); teachers unchanged (43 to 43).
About Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove High School is a small high school. Its address is in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Enrollment is 421 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students, so this school is 55% smaller than average.
A total of 4 schools make up Cedar Grove Township School District, with 1,547 students enrolled.
Cedar Grove High School is 77% White by enrollment. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 47 points above the 30% share among Essex County residents. Cedar Grove High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 6%. That is 48 points below the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Cedar Grove High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cedar Grove High School scores 20.5 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.2%; the prediction is 62.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Cedar Grove High School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
Memorial Middle School is located about 0.3 miles from Cedar Grove High School. The five-mile area around Cedar Grove High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Cedar Grove High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 421, a 17% decrease from 507 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.0:1 to 9.8:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cedar Grove High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Grove Township School District
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- South End Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- North End Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other schools in Cedar Grove
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- South End Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- North End Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other Cedar Grove High schools
One other US public school is named Cedar Grove High. Cedar Grove High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cedar Grove High SchoolEllenwood, GA · 1,121 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Middle School0.3 mi · 468
- South End Elementary School0.9 mi · 349
- Bradford Elementary School1.2 mi · 388
- Buzz Aldrin Middle School1.3 mi · 618
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary School1.3 mi · 247
- Verona High School1.4 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Grove High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Grove High School?
Cedar Grove High School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cedar Grove High School serve?
Cedar Grove High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Grove High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Grove High School is approximately 9.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cedar Grove High School?
Student demographics at Cedar Grove High School are roughly 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Grove High School in?
Cedar Grove High School is part of Cedar Grove Township School District.
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