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Enrollment
1,913
High
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340768002104
Irvington High School
1253 CLINTON AVE, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 399-6897 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,913 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest 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
15.1:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,196 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 521 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 495 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 455 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 442 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Based on grade levels within Irvington Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
15.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
5.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.7% | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 5.4% |
% 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
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 Irvington High School
Irvington High School's state test result (11.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvington High School this school | 1,913 | 62.5% | 11.2% |
| Winslow Township High School ATCO | 1,299 | 60.7% | 20.4% |
| Willingboro High School WILLINGBORO | 845 | 69.0% | 9.1% |
| Hillside High School HILLSIDE | 911 | 66.5% | 16.7% |
| Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology NEWARK | 1,230 | 73.4% | 43.0% |
| Orange High School ORANGE | 1,368 | 64.8% | 16.0% |
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 Irvington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #369 of 397 | #30 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #366 of 400 ▼ 6 | #31 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #365 of 395 ▼ 3 | #33 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,913 | #38 of 442 | #7 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #353 of 388 | #29 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #290 of 389 | #23 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #101 of 405 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.4% | #17 of 173 | #5 of 19 |
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
1,913
+366 (+24%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 2,214
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,913 | 126.5 | 15.1:1 | 63% (1,196) |
| 2023-24 | 1,752 | 113 | 15.5:1 | 61% (1,064) |
| 2022-23 | 1,684 | 110 | 15.3:1 | 44% (737) |
| 2020-21 | 1,547 | 106 | 14.6:1 | 67% (1,029) |
| 2017-18 | 1,363 | 107 | 12.7:1 | 77% (1,050) |
| 2015-16 | 1,265 | N/A | N/A | 74% (938) |
| 2010-11 | 1,465 | 113 | 13.0:1 | 50% (731) |
| 2000-01 | 1,715 | 128 | 13.4:1 | 47% (802) |
| 1990-91 | 2,214 | 158 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irvington High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (1,363 to 1,913); teachers up 18% (107 to 126.5).
About Irvington High School
Irvington High School, a large high school, is located in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,913 students. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
Across its 12 schools, Irvington Public School District enrolls 7,659 students. Irvington High School is one of those schools.
Roughly 70% of students at Irvington High School are Black. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic. Essex County's residents are about 36% Black, 33 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Irvington High School counts 126.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.1 students for each one. On average, high schools in New Jersey have 12.7:1, compared with 15.1:1 here. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
Irvington High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Irvington High School ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. It scores 11.2%; the prediction is 31.9%.
In the county around the school, Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Essex County is home to 249 public schools and about 145,473 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Madison Avenue is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Irvington High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Irvington High School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Irvington High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 24% from its 2020-21 level of 1,547.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Irvington Public School District
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in IRVINGTON
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other Irvington High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Irvington High. Irvington High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Irvington HighFremont, CA · 2,157 students
- IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOLIRVINGTON, NY · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Avenue0.4 mi · 524
- Burch Charter School of Excellence0.4 mi · 335
- Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology0.5 mi · 414
- Augusta Preschool Academy0.5 mi · 330
- Florence Avenue Elementary School0.6 mi · 694
- Ivy Hill Elementary School0.6 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Irvington High SchoolHow large is Irvington High School?
Irvington High School enrolls approximately 1,913 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Irvington High School serve?
Irvington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Irvington High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Irvington High School.
How diverse is Irvington High School?
Irvington High School reports a student body of 0% White, 30% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Irvington High School?
Irvington High School is overseen by Irvington Public School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.