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Enrollment
593
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERONA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341674002448
Verona High School
151 FAIRVIEW AVE, VERONA, NJ 07044 · (973) 571-6750 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-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
11.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 26% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Verona Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 37.3% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Verona High School
Verona High School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona High School this school | 593 | 0.5% | 54.5% |
| Indian Hills High School OAKLAND | 668 | 3.4% | 57.1% |
| Pequannock Township High School Pompton Plains | 655 | 6.4% | 59.2% |
| Ramsey High School RAMSEY | 739 | 5.1% | 65.5% |
| Voorhees High School Glen Gardner | 733 | 5.5% | 58.9% |
| Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School RUMSON | 816 | 0.9% | 72.7% |
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 Verona High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #91 of 397 | #9 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #107 of 400 ▲ 40 | #10 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #131 of 395 ▼ 23 | #14 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #296 of 442 | #25 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #103 of 388 | #8 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #332 of 389 | #28 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.5% | #404 of 405 | #39 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #56 of 200 | #6 of 14 |
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
593
-93 (-14%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 593 | 53.8 | 11.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 54 | 11.6:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 51.6 | 12.3:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 55 | 12.5:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 51.3 | 13.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verona High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (687 to 593); teachers up 5% (51.3 to 53.8).
About Verona High School
Verona High School is a small high school with its address in VERONA, New Jersey. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 593 students. On average, high schools in New Jersey enroll around 929, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Verona Public School District is the district for Verona High School. It has 6 schools and 2,167 students.
Federal enrollment data show Verona High School is 79% White. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Essex County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Verona High School is 11.0:1, based on 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 54% for public schools in Essex County.
On the allk12 Grade, Verona High School lands at B, ahead of 61% of New Jersey public high schools.
A school with Verona High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 65.9%. Verona High School scores 54.5%, 11.4 points below that line.
The school's county is Essex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 249 public schools in the county, enrolling about 145,473, Verona High School among them.
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School is the nearest public school to Verona High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 61.1%, higher than Verona High School's 54.5%.
Verona High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 686 to 593, a 14% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.5:1 to 11.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Verona High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Verona Public School District
- Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Laning Avenue SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Brookdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 134 students
Other schools in VERONA
- Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Laning Avenue SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Brookdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 134 students
Other Verona High schools
One other US public school is named Verona High. Verona High School is the largest of the 2.
- VERONA HIGHVERONA, MO · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary School0.2 mi · 247
- Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School0.6 mi · 702
- South End Elementary School0.8 mi · 349
- Forest Avenue School1.0 mi · 230
- Laning Avenue School1.0 mi · 261
- Brookdale Avenue School1.1 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Verona High SchoolHow large is Verona High School?
Verona High School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 09-12.
Is Verona High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Verona High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Verona High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Verona High School is approximately 11.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Verona High School?
At Verona High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Verona High School public or private?
Verona High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Verona Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.