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Enrollment
1,244
High
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEANECK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341608000840
Teaneck High School
100 ELIZABETH AVE, TEANECK, NJ 07666 · (201) 833-5400 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
524 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 275 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 298 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 349 | 28% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within Teaneck School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 30.5% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Teaneck High School
Teaneck High School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck High School this school | 1,244 | 42.1% | 33.2% |
| West Orange High School WEST ORANGE | 2,106 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| Franklin High School Somerset | 2,134 | 50.2% | 25.8% |
| Bloomfield High School Bloomfield | 2,055 | 50.3% | 36.9% |
| North Brunswick Township High School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 1,876 | 54.1% | 27.5% |
| Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON | 1,147 | 57.0% | 18.5% |
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 Teaneck High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #229 of 397 | #42 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #192 of 400 ▼ 3 | #38 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #257 of 395 ▲ 6 | #45 of 48 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,244 | #118 of 442 | #7 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #180 of 388 | #27 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #62 of 389 | #7 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #180 of 405 | #12 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #162 of 173 | #16 of 16 |
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
1,244
+34 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,251
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 1,244 | 103.7 | 12.0:1 | 42% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 1,261 | 112.3 | 11.2:1 | 38% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 1,271 | 108.3 | 11.7:1 | 31% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 1,210 | 107 | 11.3:1 | 34% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 1,233 | 118.4 | 10.4:1 | 34% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 1,322 | 114 | 11.6:1 | 6% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 1,348 | 101 | 13.3:1 | 23% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 1,352 | 104 | 13.0:1 | 8% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 1,251 | 105 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Teaneck High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,233 to 1,244); teachers down 12% (118.4 to 103.7).
About Teaneck High School
Teaneck High School is a public medium-sized high school in TEANECK, New Jersey. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,244 students. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for high schools in New Jersey, which is about 929.
Teaneck School District operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,630 students.
Teaneck High School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 45%. Other students are 32% Black, 10% White, 9% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County residents are about 23% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 12.0 students per teacher and 103.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, lower than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Teaneck High School would be expected to post about 43.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.2%.
Teaneck High School is located in Bergen County, where 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 Teaneck High School, Bergen County has 290 other public schools.
The closest public school, Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Teaneck High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Teaneck High School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 34 students since 2020-21, to 1,244.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Teaneck High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Teaneck School District
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- William Cullen Bryant SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in TEANECK
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Teaneck Community Charter schoolElementary · 377 students
- John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School0.3 mi · 115
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School0.6 mi · 463
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.8 mi · 510
- James Russell Lowell Elementary School0.8 mi · 320
- Teaneck Community Charter school0.9 mi · 377
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School1.0 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Teaneck High SchoolHow large is Teaneck High School?
Teaneck High School enrolls approximately 1,244 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Teaneck High School serve?
Teaneck High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Teaneck High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Teaneck High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Teaneck High School?
At Teaneck High School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 45% Hispanic, 32% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Teaneck High School?
Teaneck High School is overseen by Teaneck School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.