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What's one thing Rutherford High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
727
High
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341446000810
Rutherford High School
56 ELLIOTT PL, RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070 · (201) 438-7675 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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
10.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
29 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 | 174 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 167 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 201 | 28% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Rutherford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -23.7pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 87.6% | 41.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rutherford High School
Rutherford High School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford High School this school | 727 | 4.0% | 46.4% |
| New Providence High School NEW PROVIDENCE | 644 | 3.1% | 66.3% |
| Pascack Hills High School Montvale | 768 | 2.0% | 68.9% |
| Governor Livingston High School BERKELEY HEIGHTS | 849 | 3.1% | 61.7% |
| Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale | 928 | 2.2% | 69.0% |
| Madison High School MADISON | 761 | 10.4% | 56.0% |
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 Rutherford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #132 of 397 | #30 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #201 of 400 ▼ 67 | #39 of 48 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #117 of 395 ▼ 76 | #28 of 48 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #258 of 442 | #31 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #77 of 388 | #17 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #96 of 389 | #11 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.0% | #368 of 405 | #37 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #170 of 200 | #25 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
727
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 727 | 68.8 | 10.6:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 69.8 | 10.6:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 68.6 | 11.0:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 69 | 10.6:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 64.6 | 11.5:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 67 | 11.2:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 64 | 11.7:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 69 | 9.7:1 | 0% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 52 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rutherford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (744 to 727); teachers up 6% (64.6 to 68.8).
About Rutherford High School
Rutherford High School is a low-enrollment high school with an address in RUTHERFORD, New Jersey. It reported 727 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
The 5 schools of Rutherford School District, including Rutherford High School, enroll 2,544 students.
Of every 100 students at Rutherford High School, about 51 are White. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
Rutherford High School reports a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher, from 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 12.7:1. Lunch program data show 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 24 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Rutherford High School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of New Jersey public high schools.
Rutherford High School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 17.6 points (46.4% versus 64.0%), a bottom-10% result in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations.
For Bergen County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Bergen County number 291, with about 133,883 students.
Measured in a straight line, Washington School is about 0.3 miles from Rutherford High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Rutherford High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Rutherford High School enrolled 729; in 2024-25, 727.
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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 Rutherford School District
- Pierrepont SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Union SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in RUTHERFORD
- Pierrepont SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Union SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other Rutherford High schools
One other US public school is named Rutherford High. Rutherford High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 1,394 students
Nearby schools
- Washington School0.3 mi · 349
- Lincoln School0.5 mi · 500
- Pierrepont School0.5 mi · 569
- Lincoln School0.6 mi · 178
- Union School0.6 mi · 399
- Alfred S. Faust Middle School0.7 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Rutherford High SchoolHow large is Rutherford High School?
Rutherford High School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 09-12.
Is Rutherford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rutherford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Rutherford High School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Rutherford High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rutherford High School?
At Rutherford High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Rutherford High School public or private?
Rutherford High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rutherford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.