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Enrollment
1,141
High
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TENAFLY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341611000864
Tenafly High School
19 COLUMBUS DRIVE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670 · (201) 816-6614 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.2:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
35 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 287 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 268 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 290 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 296 | 26% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Tenafly Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 are down about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 87.5% | 71.3% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Tenafly High School
Tenafly High School's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenafly High School this school | 1,141 | 3.1% | 74.3% |
| Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Old Tappan | 1,086 | 1.3% | 67.4% |
| 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% |
| Ridge High School Basking Ridge | 1,577 | 2.3% | 68.2% |
| Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE | 1,046 | 7.2% | 66.2% |
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 Tenafly High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #24 of 397 | #5 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #56 of 400 ▼ 20 | #15 of 48 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #43 of 395 ▼ 1 | #8 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #142 of 442 | #13 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #122 of 388 | #21 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #131 of 389 | #17 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #374 of 405 | #40 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #144 of 200 | #23 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
1,141
-90 (-7%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 1,141 | 101.9 | 11.2:1 | 3% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 1,166 | 107.3 | 10.9:1 | 4% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 1,200 | 103.3 | 11.6:1 | 3% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 1,231 | 104 | 11.8:1 | 2% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 1,193 | 104.7 | 11.4:1 | 3% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 101 | 11.4:1 | 3% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 1,239 | 86 | 14.4:1 | 2% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 915 | 86 | 10.6:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 60 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tenafly High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,193 to 1,141); teachers down 3% (104.7 to 101.9).
About Tenafly High School
This page covers Tenafly High School, a mid-sized high school in TENAFLY, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,141 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Tenafly Public School District serves 3,404 students across 6 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Tenafly High School is 51% White. Enrollment also includes 35% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Tenafly High School are from different groups.
Tenafly High School reported 101.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.2:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1. There are 35 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 3% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Tenafly High School outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Tenafly High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.3%, compared with a predicted 64.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Bergen County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 291 public schools in the county, enrolling about 133,883, Tenafly High School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tenafly Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Tenafly High School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Tenafly High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,141, down from 1,231 in 2020-21.
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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 Tenafly Public School District
- Tenafly Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Ralph S Maugham SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Malcolm S Mackay SchoolElementary · 349 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in TENAFLY
- Tenafly Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Ralph S Maugham SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Malcolm S Mackay SchoolElementary · 349 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Tenafly Middle School0.2 mi · 916
- Ralph S Maugham School0.4 mi · 358
- Malcolm S Mackay School0.7 mi · 349
- Merritt Memorial0.8 mi · 282
- Edward H. Bryan0.8 mi · 555
- Cresskill Middle School1.0 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Tenafly High SchoolHow large is Tenafly High School?
Tenafly High School enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 09-12.
Is Tenafly High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tenafly High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tenafly High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tenafly High School is approximately 11.2:1 (102 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tenafly High School?
At Tenafly High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 35% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Tenafly High School public or private?
Tenafly High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tenafly Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.