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Dumont High School

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Dumont High School ranks 115 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Dumont High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Dumont, New Jersey, with a student population of 768. The school is part of the Dumont Public School District, which is ranked 168 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dumont High School consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores, with 65.6% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts and 40.5% proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state averages of 49.9% and 20.3%, respectively. The school also performs well in NJSLA/Geometry, with 72.4% of 9th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 55.3%. Additionally, Dumont High School's NJGPA/Mathematics proficiency for 11th grade is 71.9%, significantly higher than the state average of 58%.

Dumont High School's strong academic performance extends to its graduation and dropout rates as well. The school has a 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% to 98.0%, consistently outperforming the state average, and its dropout rate is very low, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2% over the past few years, much lower than the state average. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Tenafly High School, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, and River Dell Regional High School, Dumont High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios.

704

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,719

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 New Milford Ave
Dumont, NJ 07628-2913

(201) 387-3000

District: Dumont Public School District

Feeder schools for Dumont High School:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary School
	Honiss Elementary/Middle School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Selzer Elementary/Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

Hispanic:

39.5%

Asian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg43%

115^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 609Dumont Public 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	65.5	115 of 434	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	127 of 429	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	104 of 422	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	90 of 415	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	109 of 405	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	78 of 416	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	70 of 415	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	45 of 411	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	40 of 409	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	71.7	51 of 406	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	103 of 411	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	114 of 396	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	129 of 388	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	174 of 378	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	187 of 371	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.0	140 of 370	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.3	91 of 359	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	65.8	152 of 361	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.7	91 of 357	74.5%	★★★★☆
2005	68.7	130 of 351	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.3	108 of 348	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.7	83 of 343	75.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	50 of 282	82.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	125 of 190	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	54 of 191	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	89 of 172	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.5	40 of 175	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	83 of 165	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	63 of 191	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	75 of 198	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	97.6	6 of 138	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	6 of 146	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	130 of 426	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	136 of 420	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	98 of 416	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	76 of 414	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	126 of 402	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	78 of 408	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	87 of 403	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	85 of 406	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	105 of 403	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	106 of 385	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	89 of 382	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	50 of 374	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	49 of 364	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	59 of 368	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	38 of 377	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	51.3	145 of 358	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	28 of 344	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	46.8	127 of 324	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	42 of 347	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	44 of 345	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	117 of 426	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	102 of 419	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	128 of 414	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	100 of 410	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	103 of 402	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	106 of 407	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	107 of 405	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	80 of 359	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	60 of 361	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	87 of 344	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	105 of 333	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	133 of 349	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	116 of 355	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	146 of 347	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	140 of 345	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	102 of 335	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	92 of 335	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	160 of 336	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	97 of 339	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	106 of 340	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)96th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2024)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry72%+16 vs state

Mathematics72%+14 vs state

English Language Arts66%+16 vs state

Algebra I40%+9 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th 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
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
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
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
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
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Public	9-12	150 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3200	1,038	95	10.8	1.3%	553 (53.3%)	8 (0.8%)	105 (10.1%)	313 (30.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.2%)	89	18^th of 434 public high schools	95.9%		88.6	20^th of 429 public high schools	95.3%	2				76.6			79.9				65.3		64.9	98.0		96.9	100.0		100.0	$15,340	$80	$15,260
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology	Public	9-12	162 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 343-6000	290	3	96.6	8.3%	113 (39.0%)	20 (6.9%)	59 (20.3%)	95 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90.4	13^th of 434 public high schools	97.0%					(n/a)				84.5			93.1				70.0		70.0	88.2	73.3	84.8
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
Emerson Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	131 Main Street	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4447	440	47	9.3	14.3%	273 (62.0%)	8 (1.8%)	103 (23.4%)	33 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	54.7	172^nd of 434 public high schools	60.4%		75.9	75^th of 429 public high schools	82.5%	97		63.4	22.6	22.5	60.8	61.3	44.1	64.8	45.4	92.3	31.7		55.2	94.7		95.0				$15,333	$60	$15,273
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

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