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Enrollment
2,328
High
DISTRICT 879 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BERGEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341146002882
North Bergen High School
7417 KENNEDY BLVD, N BERGEN, NJ 07047 · (201) 295-2800 · Hudson County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,328 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New Jersey public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.7:1
158 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,539 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 625 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 595 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 499 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 609 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
28.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
9.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 9.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 13.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 North Bergen High School
North Bergen High School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bergen High School this school | 2,328 | 66.1% | 18.9% |
| Perth Amboy High School PERTH AMBOY | 2,769 | 69.8% | 19.4% |
| Union City High School Union City | 3,147 | 73.2% | 29.4% |
| Barringer High School NEWARK | 1,894 | 59.7% | 2.8% |
| Dover High School DOVER | 1,167 | 59.3% | 20.4% |
| East Side High School NEWARK | 2,046 | 77.2% | 12.9% |
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 North Bergen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #325 of 397 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #335 of 400 ▼ 27 | #16 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #310 of 395 ▲ 5 | #15 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,328 | #18 of 442 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #341 of 388 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #381 of 389 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #84 of 405 | #14 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #155 of 200 | #5 of 8 |
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
2,328
-9 (0%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,860
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 2,328 | 158.2 | 14.7:1 | 66% (1,539) |
| 2023-24 | 2,384 | 156.8 | 15.2:1 | 67% (1,605) |
| 2022-23 | 2,355 | 162.4 | 14.5:1 | 51% (1,190) |
| 2020-21 | 2,337 | 167 | 14.0:1 | 46% (1,079) |
| 2017-18 | 2,412 | 160.2 | 15.1:1 | 55% (1,318) |
| 2015-16 | 2,512 | 161 | 15.6:1 | 63% (1,577) |
| 2010-11 | 2,630 | 148 | 17.8:1 | 53% (1,396) |
| 2000-01 | 2,357 | 149 | 15.8:1 | 56% (1,311) |
| 1990-91 | 1,860 | 121 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Bergen High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (2,412 to 2,328); teachers down 1% (160.2 to 158.2).
About North Bergen High School
Families in N BERGEN, New Jersey, are served by North Bergen High School, a large high school. It offers grades 8 through 12 and has 2,328 students enrolled. That is 151% above the average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
A total of 8 schools make up North Bergen School District, with 7,031 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at North Bergen High School is Hispanic, at 91%. It is also 6% White. Hudson County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 50 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
With 158.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at North Bergen High School, 66% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hudson County average a similar 68%.
North Bergen High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of New Jersey public high schools.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, North Bergen High School's results are 11.1 points below predicted: 18.9% against 30.0%.
In Hudson County, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Hudson County, 130 public schools serve about 86,216 students.
Polk Street School sits about 0.3 miles from North Bergen High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, North Bergen High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,337 to 2,328.
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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 North Bergen School District
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,193 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 978 students
- Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Other schools in N BERGEN
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Polk Street School0.3 mi · 213
- Horace Mann Elementary School0.4 mi · 978
- Robert Fulton Elementary School0.5 mi · 938
- Lincoln Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,193
- Anna L. Klein0.6 mi · 977
- Public School Number One0.7 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About North Bergen High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Bergen High School?
North Bergen High School enrolls approximately 2,328 students in grades 08-12.
Is North Bergen High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Bergen High School is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does North Bergen High School have?
North Bergen High School employs 158 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is North Bergen High School?
North Bergen High School reports a student body of 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees North Bergen High School?
North Bergen High School is overseen by North Bergen School District in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.