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Enrollment
1,086
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341176000652
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
140 Central Avenue, Old Tappan, NJ 07675 · (201) 784-1600 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,086 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-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
10.2:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
14 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 273 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 308 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 261 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 244 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
75.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
71.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.2pp 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 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.9% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 61.1% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan this school | 1,086 | 1.3% | 67.4% |
| Tenafly High School TENAFLY | 1,141 | 3.1% | 74.3% |
| Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest Demarest | 1,038 | 1.3% | 78.7% |
| River Dell Regional High School ORADELL | 1,025 | 2.1% | 70.7% |
| Morris County School of Technology DENVILLE | 885 | 8.4% | 74.4% |
| Ridge High School Basking Ridge | 1,577 | 2.3% | 68.2% |
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 Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #43 of 397 | #11 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #30 of 400 ▲ 28 | #8 of 48 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #55 of 395 ▲ 13 | #14 of 48 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,086 | #155 of 442 | #15 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #61 of 388 | #15 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #103 of 389 | #13 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.3% | #395 of 405 | #45 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #57 of 200 | #5 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
1,086
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 916
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 1,086 | 106.6 | 10.2:1 | 1% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 1,068 | 102.3 | 10.4:1 | 2% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 106.7 | 9.4:1 | 1% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 1,103 | 94 | 11.7:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 1,250 | 104.8 | 11.9:1 | 1% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 1,258 | 103 | 12.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 1,402 | 90 | 15.6:1 | 0% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 1,124 | 75 | 15.0:1 | 0% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 916 | 71 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,250 to 1,086); teachers up 2% (104.8 to 106.6).
About Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, a medium-sized high school, is located in Old Tappan, New Jersey. The school serves 1,086 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The 3 schools of Northern Valley Regional High School District, including Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, enroll 2,302 students.
At Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, the largest share of students is White, at 47%. The school is also 33% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 106.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The school's lunch program data list 1% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 28% average among public schools in Bergen County.
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.4% and a predicted 65.5%.
Among Bergen County residents, the median household income is $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, Bergen County has 290 other public schools.
Nearby, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan at 4th of 5.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is 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 1,103 to 1,086. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.2:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Northern Valley Regional High School District
- Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestHigh · 1,038 students
- Northern Valley CentralCombined · 178 students
Other schools in Old Tappan
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
Nearby schools
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School0.4 mi · 374
- Charles DeWolf Middle School0.6 mi · 370
- Norwood Public School1.3 mi · 583
- Northern Valley Central1.3 mi · 178
- Northvale Public School1.4 mi · 540
- Harrington Park School1.6 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanWhat is the total enrollment at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan?
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan enrolls approximately 1,086 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan serve?
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan have?
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan?
Student demographics at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan are roughly 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 33% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan in?
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is part of Northern Valley Regional High School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.