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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northern Highlands Regional High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,257
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341173000646
Northern Highlands Regional High School
298 HILLSIDE AVE, ALLENDALE, NJ 07401 · (201) 327-8700 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,257 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.5:1
110 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
12 students
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 | 310 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 301 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 328 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 318 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
76.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -13.6pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 75.1% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Northern Highlands Regional High School
Northern Highlands Regional High School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Highlands Regional High School this school | 1,257 | 1.0% | 73.8% |
| Chatham High School CHATHAM | 1,205 | 2.4% | 64.3% |
| Holmdel High School HOLMDEL | 934 | 2.8% | 61.4% |
| Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON | 1,068 | 6.1% | 59.0% |
| Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale | 928 | 2.2% | 69.0% |
| Ridgewood High School RIDGEWOOD | 1,740 | 3.2% | 66.1% |
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 Northern Highlands Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #25 of 397 | #6 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #28 of 400 ▲ 1 | #6 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #51 of 395 ▼ 17 | #13 of 48 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,257 | #116 of 442 | #6 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #144 of 388 | #24 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #239 of 389 | #37 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.0% | #400 of 405 | #47 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #114 of 200 | #17 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
1,257
-107 (-8%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 1,257 | 109.7 | 11.5:1 | 1% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 1,261 | 113 | 11.2:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 1,287 | 111.9 | 11.5:1 | 1% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 1,364 | 106 | 12.9:1 | 0% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 1,352 | 113 | 12.0:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 1,334 | 115 | 11.6:1 | 0% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 1,312 | 99 | 13.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 80 | 11.8:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 55 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Highlands Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,352 to 1,257); teachers down 3% (113 to 109.7).
About Northern Highlands Regional High School
Northern Highlands Regional High School is a public high school in ALLENDALE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 1,257 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New Jersey is about 929, so this school runs 35% larger than that.
The school's district is Northern Highlands Regional High School District.
At 68%, White students outnumber all other groups at Northern Highlands Regional High School combined. Smaller groups are 16% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Bergen County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Northern Highlands Regional High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Northern Highlands Regional High School's 109.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.5:1. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 1%. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, higher than here.
Northern Highlands Regional High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Northern Highlands Regional High School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 73.8% actual against 65.6% predicted.
Northern Highlands Regional High School is located in Bergen County, where median household income is about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 291 public schools in Bergen County, with a combined enrollment of about 133,883.
Hillside Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Northern Highlands Regional High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Northern Highlands Regional High School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Northern Highlands Regional High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 1,364 to 1,257. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 11.5:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ALLENDALE
- Brookside SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Hillside Elementary School0.3 mi · 348
- Brookside School0.5 mi · 502
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School1.2 mi · 331
- Crescent Elementary School1.2 mi · 313
- Ramsey High School1.5 mi · 739
- John Y Dater Elementary School1.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Highlands Regional High SchoolHow large is Northern Highlands Regional High School?
Northern Highlands Regional High School enrolls approximately 1,257 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northern Highlands Regional High School serve?
Northern Highlands Regional High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northern Highlands Regional High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Highlands Regional High School is approximately 11.5:1 (110 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northern Highlands Regional High School?
Northern Highlands Regional High School reports a student body of 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Northern Highlands Regional High School in?
Northern Highlands Regional High School is part of Northern Highlands Regional High School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.