Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is a high school of mid-sized scale in Old Tappan, New Jersey, part of Northern Valley Regional High School District, educateing 1,086 students in grades 9 through 12.

Northern Valley Regional High School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 2,302 students; Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is among them.

Demographically, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 33% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan has 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan tighter than the state norm the norm. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 67.4%.

In the surrounding community, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 70.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 1,250 students in 2018 compared to 1,086 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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