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Enrollment
1,222
High
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NUTLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341188002378
Nutley High School
300 FRANKLIN AVE, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 · (973) 661-8824 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,222 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
188 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 288 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 306 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 296 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 332 | 27% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nutley Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 33.1% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Nutley High School
Nutley High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutley High School this school | 1,222 | 15.4% | 45.8% |
| Summit High School SUMMIT | 1,198 | 19.6% | 68.6% |
| Morris Knolls High School ROCKAWAY | 1,450 | 15.0% | 52.6% |
| Randolph High School RANDOLPH | 1,275 | 13.4% | 47.0% |
| Roxbury High School SUCCASUNNA | 1,179 | 23.2% | 37.7% |
| Wayne Valley High School WAYNE | 1,201 | 11.6% | 49.4% |
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 Nutley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #136 of 397 | #12 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #134 of 400 ▲ 42 | #12 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #169 of 395 ▲ 9 | #21 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,222 | #122 of 442 | #14 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #313 of 388 | #25 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #126 of 389 | #6 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #311 of 405 | #31 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #170 of 173 | #19 of 19 |
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
1,222
+79 (+7%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,001
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 1,222 | 88.1 | 13.9:1 | 15% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 1,190 | 89.3 | 13.3:1 | 13% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 1,132 | 94.1 | 12.0:1 | 11% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 1,143 | 92 | 12.4:1 | 13% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 1,218 | 95.9 | 12.7:1 | 15% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 1,253 | 89 | 14.1:1 | 14% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 1,271 | 87 | 14.6:1 | 8% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 1,156 | 79 | 14.6:1 | 1% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 1,001 | 71 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nutley High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,218 to 1,222); teachers down 8% (95.9 to 88.1).
About Nutley High School
The public high school Nutley High School is located in NUTLEY, New Jersey. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,222 students enrolled. That is 32% bigger than the average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Nutley High School is one of 7 schools in Nutley Public School District, which enrolls 4,299 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Nutley High School, about 51 are White. The school is also 34% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 30%. The diversity index for Nutley High School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 88.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Nutley High School has a ratio of 13.9:1. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 15%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Essex County, the school's rate is lower.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Nutley High School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Nutley High School is 11.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.8% actual, 57.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The school's county is Essex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Essex County number 249, with about 145,473 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, John H. Walker Middle School, is the closest to Nutley High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Nutley High School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Nutley High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased by 7% across 4 years, from 1,143 in 2020-21 to 1,222 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Nutley High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nutley Public School District
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Spring Garden SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Radcliffe SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in NUTLEY
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Spring Garden SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Radcliffe SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- John H. Walker Middle School0.1 mi · 637
- Radcliffe School0.5 mi · 342
- Lincoln School0.6 mi · 446
- Yantacaw School0.7 mi · 512
- Spring Garden School0.8 mi · 606
- Washington School0.8 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Nutley High SchoolHow large is Nutley High School?
Nutley High School enrolls approximately 1,222 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Nutley High School serve?
Nutley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Nutley High School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Nutley High School.
How diverse is Nutley High School?
Nutley High School reports a student body of 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Nutley High School in?
Nutley High School is part of Nutley Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.