North Arlington High School

North Arlington High School is one of the small four-year high schools in North Arlington, New Jersey, one of the schools within North Arlington School District, with 634 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

North Arlington School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,988 students. North Arlington High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, North Arlington High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 42% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, North Arlington High School logs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Arlington High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bergen County put the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), North Arlington High School is one campus in the mix.

George Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Arlington High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Arlington High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.0%.

North Arlington High School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Arlington High School has ticked up 28%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 634 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 60% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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