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Enrollment
1,825
High
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNY·NCES 340789002866
Kearny High School
336 DEVON ST, KEARNY, NJ 07032 · (201) 955-5050 · Hudson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,825 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest 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
12.8:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,285 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 486 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 436 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 444 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kearny. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -17.5pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 32.9% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Kearny High School
Kearny High School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearny High School this school | 1,825 | 70.4% | 27.4% |
| Cliffside Park High School CLIFFSIDE PARK | 1,314 | 70.2% | 27.9% |
| East Side High School NEWARK | 2,046 | 77.2% | 12.9% |
| Long Branch High School LONG BRANCH | 1,500 | 75.3% | 15.5% |
| Belleville High School BELLEVILLE | 1,590 | 69.9% | 18.6% |
| Clifton High School CLIFTON | 3,150 | 66.9% | 25.0% |
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 Kearny High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #271 of 397 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #277 of 400 ▼ 96 | #12 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #317 of 395 ▼ 40 | #17 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,825 | #46 of 442 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #230 of 388 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #272 of 389 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #65 of 405 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #116 of 173 | #8 of 12 |
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
1,825
+75 (+4%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,397
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,825 | 142.5 | 12.8:1 | 70% (1,285) |
| 2023-24 | 1,813 | 138.5 | 13.1:1 | 61% (1,105) |
| 2022-23 | 1,827 | 135.2 | 13.5:1 | 54% (982) |
| 2020-21 | 1,750 | 132 | 13.3:1 | 55% (955) |
| 2017-18 | 1,731 | 125.7 | 13.8:1 | 48% (839) |
| 2015-16 | 1,748 | 135 | 12.9:1 | 49% (860) |
| 2010-11 | 1,692 | 139 | 12.2:1 | 28% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 1,723 | 123 | 14.0:1 | 20% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 1,397 | 127 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearny High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,731 to 1,825); teachers up 13% (125.7 to 142.5).
About Kearny High School
Kearny High School is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of KEARNY, New Jersey. Its 1,825 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 96% larger than the 929 average for high schools in New Jersey.
The district for Kearny High School is Kearny, with 7 schools and 5,388 students.
A majority of students at Kearny High School, 70%, are Hispanic. Next come 25% White, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. Kearny High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 142.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. High schools in New Jersey average about 12.7:1, a similar figure. Roughly 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
The allk12 Grade for Kearny High School is B-. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kearny High School's results are within a point of predicted: 27.4% against 27.6%.
Hudson County has about 718,323 residents, and median household income is about $91,795, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 130 public schools in Hudson County, with a combined enrollment of about 86,216.
Garfield Elementary School is the public school closest to Kearny High School, about 0.4 miles away. Kearny High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.8% on proficiency, and Kearny High School is above that at 27.4%.
Federal data place Kearny 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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 1,750 to 1,825.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kearny High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kearny
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in KEARNY
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School0.4 mi · 428
- Franklin Elementary School0.4 mi · 950
- Lincoln Middle School0.6 mi · 763
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter School0.6 mi · 848
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 557
- Harrison High School0.8 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Kearny High SchoolHow large is Kearny High School?
Kearny High School enrolls approximately 1,825 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kearny High School serve?
Kearny High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kearny High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kearny High School is approximately 12.8:1 (143 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kearny High School?
At Kearny High School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 70% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Kearny High School public or private?
Kearny High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kearny.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.