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Emerson Junior Senior High

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Emerson Junior Senior High ranks 172 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Emerson Junior Senior High is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Emerson, New Jersey, with a total enrollment of 446 students. The school is part of the Emerson Public School District, which is ranked 222 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Junior Senior High is a well-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with a peak ranking of 74 out of 411 schools in 2016-2017. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, with 60.8% of 7th graders, 61.3% of 8th graders, and 44.1% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts in 2024-2025. In mathematics, the school outperforms the state, with 64.8% of 7th graders, 45.4% of 8th graders, and 55.2% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I. Emerson Junior Senior High also has a strong performance in NJSLA/Geometry, with 95% of students proficient or better in the end-of-course assessment.

The school's performance among its student subgroups is also noteworthy, with Hispanic and Special Education students ranking 37th and 22nd, respectively, out of New Jersey high schools in 2023-2024, both with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Emerson Junior Senior High maintains high graduation rates, with a 96.0% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, and low dropout rates, with a 0.0% dropout rate in the same year. While the school's performance in NJSLA/Science for 11th grade (22.5% proficient or better) is lower than the state average and some nearby schools, such as Pascack Valley High School, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, and River Dell Regional High School, Emerson Junior Senior High remains a strong performer overall.

440

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,333

Per pupil spending ?

14.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

131 Main Street
Emerson, NJ 07630

(201) 262-4447

District: Emerson Public School District

Feeder schools for Emerson Junior Senior High:

Elementary:	Memorial School
Middle:	Patrick M Villano School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

New Jersey avg42%

Middle school

187^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

172^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

222^nd of 609Emerson 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	187 of 752	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	265 of 743	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	290 of 748	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	269 of 745	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	147 of 745	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	85 of 716	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	233 of 712	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	289 of 713	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	380 of 713	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	75.7	187 of 717	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.8	83 of 704	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	223 of 677	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	278 of 684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	193 of 677	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	63.9	306 of 664	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.2	250 of 640	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.0	164 of 631	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	102 of 615	83.4%	★★★★☆
2005	87.4	31 of 599	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	67.3	252 of 588	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.4	235 of 574	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	206 of 728	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	271 of 717	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	314 of 720	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	257 of 726	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	139 of 703	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	61 of 680	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	226 of 608	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	165 of 589	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	145 of 587	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	232 of 591	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	249 of 524	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	66 of 504	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	178 of 726	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	241 of 719	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	258 of 718	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	297 of 730	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	143 of 697	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	126 of 675	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	256 of 507	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	128 of 510	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	270 of 505	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	367 of 535	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.1	66 of 492	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	191 of 502	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	262 of 510	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	304 of 509	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	296 of 512	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	129 of 504	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	69 of 497	86.1%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	172 of 434	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	75 of 429	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	117 of 422	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	79 of 415	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	91 of 405	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	157 of 416	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	114 of 415	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	74 of 411	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	58.7	113 of 409	72.4%	★★★★☆
2015	57.6	101 of 406	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	204 of 411	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	144 of 396	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.7	137 of 388	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.0	96 of 378	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	104 of 371	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.6	157 of 370	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.3	65 of 359	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	110 of 361	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	150 of 357	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.7	124 of 351	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.5	115 of 348	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.0	175 of 343	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	23.5	164 of 198	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	274 of 426	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.7	89 of 420	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	103 of 416	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	59 of 414	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	115 of 402	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	102 of 408	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	101 of 403	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	145 of 406	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.9	37 of 403	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.4	57 of 385	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	38 of 382	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	57.4	114 of 374	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	91 of 364	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	111 of 368	69.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	130 of 377	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	145 of 426	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	62 of 419	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	92 of 414	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	63 of 410	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	74 of 402	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	152 of 407	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	110 of 405	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	89 of 359	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	22 of 361	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	53 of 339	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	28 of 344	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	59.3	90 of 333	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	40 of 355	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	173 of 347	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	67 of 345	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	137 of 335	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	90 of 336	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	141 of 339	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	113 of 340	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2018)17th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry95%+39 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics55%+24 vs state

Algebra I55%+18 vs state

Science23%-3 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Westwood Regional High School	Public	9-12	701 Ridgewood Road	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0880	830	83	10.0	15.7%	575 (69.3%)	20 (2.4%)	165 (19.9%)	37 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	66.7	109^th of 434 public high schools	74.9%		73	86^th of 429 public high schools	80.0%	23	88.6	72.1		45.2			50.5				36.2	0.0	32.8	76.6		70.6			$9,306	$01	$9,305
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 Technical High School - Paramus	Public	9-12	E.285 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 343-6000	288	46	6.2	35.1%	129 (44.8%)	31 (10.8%)	119 (41.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	379^th of 434 public high schools	12.7%					(n/a)	56.5	30.4		4.8			9.6				10.0	8.3	9.2						$27,339	$2,362	$24,977
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus	Public	9-12	E.285 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	14	20	.7	57.1%	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$15,623		$15,623
Pascack Valley High School	Public	9-12	200 Piermont Avenue	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7060	928	93	10.0	2.2%	631 (68.0%)	15 (1.6%)	150 (16.2%)	86 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.7%)	85.1	29^th of 434 public high schools	93.3%		87.7	27^th of 429 public high schools	93.7%	2		88.4		54.3			79.5				80.0	49.7	51.7	86.5		86.9			$13,929		$13,929

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