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Bergenfield High School

Q: Is Bergenfield High School a good school?

Bergenfield High School ranks 156 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Bergenfield High School is a public high school in Bergenfield, New Jersey, serving around 1,250 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bergenfield Borough School District, which is ranked 230 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bergenfield High School consistently ranks in the top half of New Jersey high schools, with a current ranking of 156 out of 434 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in Algebra II, Geometry, and English Language Arts. Bergenfield High School also stands out for its strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, who rank highly compared to their peers statewide. However, the school's performance for Asian students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

Bergenfield High School has a 4-year graduation rate of around 97%, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a very low dropout rate ranging from 0% to 1.2% in recent years. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 5.5% to 16.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Bergenfield High School also has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with around 30-35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which can present unique challenges and opportunities for the school.

1,239

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,671

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 S Prospect Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621-1958

(201) 385-8600

District: Bergenfield Borough School District

Feeder schools for Bergenfield High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Hoover Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	More...
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Roy W. Brown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

Asian:

22.8%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg50%

156^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

230^th of 609Bergenfield Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	156 of 434	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	165 of 429	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	175 of 422	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	251 of 415	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	202 of 405	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	160 of 416	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	140 of 415	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	137 of 411	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.9	67 of 409	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	59.5	92 of 406	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.7	92 of 411	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	58.8	219 of 396	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.7	178 of 388	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	164 of 378	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	216 of 371	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.7	217 of 370	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.1	198 of 359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.8	172 of 361	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	225 of 357	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.3	173 of 351	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.2	159 of 348	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.7	151 of 343	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	59 of 283	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	144 of 282	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	48 of 250	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	85 of 256	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	68 of 247	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	89 of 254	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	49 of 266	81.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	134 of 190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	127 of 191	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	114 of 172	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.3	161 of 175	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	120 of 191	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	119 of 198	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	115 of 215	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	52 of 191	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.3	91 of 161	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	25 of 137	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	43 of 101	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	37 of 138	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	53 of 146	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	196 of 426	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	122 of 420	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	159 of 416	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	250 of 414	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	174 of 402	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	141 of 408	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	131 of 403	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	101 of 406	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	121 of 403	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	124 of 385	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	182 of 382	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	203 of 374	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	100 of 364	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	85 of 368	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	68 of 377	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	54 of 358	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	39 of 344	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	80 of 324	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	126 of 326	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	60 of 347	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	57 of 345	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	134 of 426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	152 of 419	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	142 of 414	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	241 of 410	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	224 of 402	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	143 of 407	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	112 of 405	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	46 of 359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	96 of 361	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	72 of 339	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	140 of 344	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	206 of 333	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	117 of 349	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	163 of 355	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	81 of 347	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	110 of 345	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	65 of 335	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	102 of 335	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	162 of 336	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	179 of 339	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	87 of 340	74.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II84%~ state avg

Mathematics75%+17 vs state

English Language Arts61%+11 vs state

Geometry48%-8 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Algebra I19%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,239	105	11.7	39.4%	104 (8.4%)	81 (6.5%)	734 (59.2%)	282 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.4%)	57.7	156^th of 434 public high schools	64.1%		56.2	165^th of 429 public high schools	61.5%	9	88.4	74.6	32.6	60.7	19.2		18.9	50.0		46.5	83.9		83.9	$12,671	$558	$12,113
Dumont High School	Public	9-12	101 New Milford Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3000	704	65	10.8	16.6%	280 (39.8%)	31 (4.4%)	278 (39.5%)	94 (13.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.7%)	65.5	115^th of 434 public high schools	73.5%		64.9	127^th of 429 public high schools	70.4%	12		71.9	33.0	65.6	40.5		40.5	72.4		72.4				$10,719	$550	$10,169
New Milford High School	Public	9-12	330 River Road	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-0172	584	47	12.5	21.2%	251 (43.0%)	47 (8.0%)	180 (30.8%)	71 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65.2	116^th of 434 public high schools	73.3%		70.6	96^th of 429 public high schools	77.6%	20	86.9	73.0	31.5	65.9	32.7		32.7	88.3		79.0				$12,896	$405	$12,491
Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	Public	9-12	274 Knickerbocker Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6039	1,083	82	13.2	66.9%	92 (8.5%)	240 (22.2%)	568 (52.4%)	168 (15.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	43	245^th of 434 public high schools	43.5%		32.4	294^th of 429 public high schools	31.5%	49	79.5	56.5	30.7	50.8	11.2	6.0	9.9	53.6	0.0	43.1				$10,824	$230	$10,594
River Dell Regional High School	Public	9-12	55 Pyle Street	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7240	1,025	87	11.8	2.1%	559 (54.5%)	15 (1.5%)	114 (11.1%)	306 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	87.2	21^st of 434 public high schools	95.2%		88.2	25^th of 429 public high schools	94.2%	4		87.0	57.3	81.7	58.3		58.3	98.6		98.6				$15,861	$256	$15,605
Bergen County Academies	Public	9-12	200 Hackensack Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	1,130	93	12.1	9.7%	335 (29.6%)	43 (3.8%)	107 (9.5%)	641 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89	17^th of 434 public high schools	96.1%		89.7	18^th of 429 public high schools	95.8%	1			98.9	99.3	100.0		100.0				99.6	100.0	99.7	$18,595	$163	$18,432
Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,141	102	11.1	3.1%	580 (50.8%)	11 (1.0%)	104 (9.1%)	395 (34.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	83.7	41^st of 434 public high schools	90.6%		86.8	29^th of 429 public high schools	93.2%	12			65.6	79.9	50.4		49.6	83.2		82.6	97.7		94.0	$11,703	$01	$11,702
Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,244	104	12.0	42.1%	126 (10.1%)	392 (31.5%)	562 (45.2%)	115 (9.2%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.3%)	45.4	232^nd of 434 public high schools	46.5%		46.7	217^th of 429 public high schools	49.4%	15	82.9	51.2	26.7	40.4	25.9		25.4	70.4		67.8				$10,712		$10,712
Paramus High School	Public	9-12	99 East Century Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	1,153	102	11.2	19.2%	527 (45.7%)	34 (2.9%)	234 (20.3%)	317 (27.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (3.0%)	66.3	111^th of 434 public high schools	74.4%		62.3	137^th of 429 public high schools	68.1%	26		75.7	36.7	71.7	34.5		33.5	72.5	30.0	67.1				$15,572		$15,572
Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	489	50	9.8	4.5%	279 (57.1%)	13 (2.7%)	40 (8.2%)	147 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	61.9	141^st of 434 public high schools	67.5%		67.6	110^th of 429 public high schools	74.4%	31		80.3	48.6	53.5	22.1		21.7	89.4	27.7	50.5		67.7	69.7	$11,210	$53	$11,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Bergenfield High School

What district is Bergenfield High School in?

Bergenfield Borough School District

What schools feed into Bergenfield High School?

Bergenfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Hoover Elementary School
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Roy W. Brown Middle School

How many students attend Bergenfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,239 students attended Bergenfield High School.

Is Bergenfield High School a good school?

Bergenfield High School ranks 156^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bergenfield High School?

Students at Bergenfield High School are 59% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 8% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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