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Enrollment
1,813
High
DISTRICT 896 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACKENSACK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340627000496
Hackensack High School
FIRST & BEECH STREETS, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601 · (201) 646-7900 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,813 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
1,155 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 423 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 463 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 458 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Hackensack School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 16.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 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 Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackensack High School this school | 1,813 | 63.7% | 26.3% |
| John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON | 1,846 | 60.2% | 4.8% |
| Vineland Senior High School VINELAND | 2,736 | 61.7% | 9.9% |
| Eastside High School PATERSON | 2,073 | 58.3% | 3.2% |
| Barringer High School NEWARK | 1,894 | 59.7% | 2.8% |
| Belleville High School BELLEVILLE | 1,590 | 69.9% | 18.6% |
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 Hackensack High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #280 of 397 | #46 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #312 of 400 ▼ 26 | #47 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #266 of 395 ▼ 10 | #46 of 48 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,813 | #51 of 442 | #1 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #257 of 388 | #36 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #255 of 389 | #40 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #95 of 405 | #4 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #143 of 200 | #22 of 31 |
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
1,813
+7 (+0%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,312
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,813 | 137.3 | 13.2:1 | 64% (1,155) |
| 2023-24 | 1,726 | 138.3 | 12.5:1 | 42% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 1,745 | 137.3 | 12.7:1 | 47% (815) |
| 2020-21 | 1,806 | 137 | 13.2:1 | 53% (963) |
| 2017-18 | 1,898 | 136 | 14.0:1 | 56% (1,070) |
| 2015-16 | 1,806 | 138 | 13.1:1 | 54% (974) |
| 2010-11 | 1,773 | 108 | 16.4:1 | 41% (734) |
| 2000-01 | 1,584 | 117 | 13.5:1 | 33% (523) |
| 1990-91 | 1,312 | 101 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hackensack High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,898 to 1,813); teachers up 1% (136 to 137.3).
About Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in HACKENSACK, New Jersey. The school counts 1,813 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students.
The district, Hackensack School District, has 5,376 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Hackensack High School's enrollment is 70% Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Black, 7% White, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Bergen County residents are about 23% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Hackensack High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 137.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 12.7:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 64% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
Hackensack High School scores 26.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.3%.
Within Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Bergen County number 291 and enroll about 133,883.
Nearest public school: Fanny Meyer Hillers, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.1%; Hackensack High School's is 26.3%, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Hackensack High School had 1,806 students in 2020-21 and 1,813 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Hackensack School District
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Other schools in HACKENSACK
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- Bergen County AcademiesHigh · 1,130 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Fanny Meyer Hillers0.5 mi · 516
- Hackensack Middle School0.5 mi · 1,399
- Nellie K. Parker0.7 mi · 589
- Lillian M. Steen1.1 mi · 347
- Fairmount1.1 mi · 621
- Maywood Campus1.2 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Hackensack High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hackensack High School?
Hackensack High School enrolls approximately 1,813 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hackensack High School serve?
Hackensack High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hackensack High School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Hackensack High School.
How diverse is Hackensack High School?
Hackensack High School reports a student body of 7% White, 70% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hackensack High School?
Hackensack High School is overseen by Hackensack School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.