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Enrollment
668
High
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMAPO INDIAN HILLS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341356000724
Indian Hills High School
97 YAWPO AVE, OAKLAND, NJ 07436 · (201) 337-0100 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B-Beats 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
8.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
23 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 180 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 162 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 178 | 27% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
70.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
48.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.2% | 52.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Indian Hills High School
Indian Hills High School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills High School this school | 668 | 3.4% | 57.1% |
| Pequannock Township High School Pompton Plains | 655 | 6.4% | 59.2% |
| Ramsey High School RAMSEY | 739 | 5.1% | 65.5% |
| Verona High School VERONA | 593 | 0.5% | 54.5% |
| Voorhees High School Glen Gardner | 733 | 5.5% | 58.9% |
| West Morris Central High School CHESTER | 1,015 | 1.4% | 61.2% |
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 Indian Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #80 of 397 | #18 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #94 of 400 ▼ 4 | #22 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #77 of 395 ▼ 3 | #17 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #271 of 442 | #34 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #16 of 388 | #4 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #324 of 389 | #47 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.4% | #369 of 405 | #38 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.8% | #3 of 200 | #1 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
668
-251 (-27%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 668 | 75.4 | 8.9:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 79.8 | 8.7:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 85.7 | 8.6:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 919 | 92 | 10.0:1 | 2% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 1,109 | 100.4 | 11.1:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 1,222 | 112 | 10.9:1 | 2% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 1,181 | 88 | 13.4:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 75 | 10.6:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 70 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (1,109 to 668); teachers down 25% (100.4 to 75.4).
About Indian Hills High School
Indian Hills High School is a small high school in New Jersey, located in OAKLAND. Enrollment stands at 668 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 28% below the average for high schools in New Jersey.
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves 1,834 students across 2 schools.
About 78% of the student body at Indian Hills High School is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Its ratio of 8.9:1 is based on 75.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 3%. For comparison, public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Indian Hills High School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of New Jersey public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Indian Hills High School would score about 64.3%. It scores 57.1%, 7.2 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Bergen County, median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, TOPS Early Learning Childhood Learning, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Indian Hills High School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Indian Hills High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Indian Hills High School enrolled 919 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 668. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Indian Hills High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
- Ramapo High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
Other schools in OAKLAND
- Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Manito Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Dogwood Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- TOPS Early Learning Childhood LearningElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- TOPS Early Learning Childhood Learning0.6 mi · 22
- Colonial Road School0.7 mi · 231
- Dogwood Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 234
- Valley Middle School0.8 mi · 446
- Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 343
- Manito Elementary School1.3 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Hills High SchoolHow many students attend Indian Hills High School?
Indian Hills High School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Indian Hills High School serve?
Indian Hills High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Indian Hills High School have?
Indian Hills High School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Hills High School?
Student demographics at Indian Hills High School are roughly 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Indian Hills High School public or private?
Indian Hills High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.