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Hackensack High School

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Hackensack High School ranks 314 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Hackensack High School is a public high school serving 1,726 students in grades 9-12 in Hackensack, New Jersey. The school is part of the Hackensack School District, which is ranked 466 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hackensack High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.1% of 9th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. In math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 3.1% of 10th graders proficient in Algebra I and 4% of 10th graders proficient in Geometry, compared to state averages of 17.9% and 12.7% respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 90% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 19% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Hasbrouck Heights High School, Saddle Brook Middle/High School, and Bergen County Academies, Hackensack High School's academic performance is generally lower. These schools tend to have higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the challenges at Hackensack High School will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, increased resources, and a focus on improving school climate and student engagement.

1,813

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,756

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

First & Beech Streets
Hackensack, NJ 07601

(201) 646-7900

District: Hackensack School District

Feeder schools for Hackensack High School:

Elementary:	Fairmount
	Fanny Meyer Hillers
	Jackson Avenue
	Nellie K. Parker
Middle:	Hackensack Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

African American:

19.1%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra II scores 43 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg49%

314^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

466^th of 609Hackensack 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	29.6	314 of 434	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	302 of 429	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	306 of 422	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	284 of 415	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	269 of 405	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	238 of 416	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	190 of 415	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	172 of 411	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.2	224 of 409	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	259 of 406	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	291 of 411	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	289 of 396	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.8	287 of 388	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.5	269 of 378	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	266 of 371	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.7	248 of 370	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	259 of 359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.0	282 of 361	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	287 of 357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	269 of 351	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	275 of 348	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.3	273 of 343	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	173 of 283	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	124 of 282	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	85 of 250	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	153 of 256	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	84 of 247	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	66 of 254	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	64 of 266	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	146 of 191	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	131 of 175	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	101 of 165	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	177 of 191	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	140 of 198	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	130 of 215	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	122 of 161	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	66 of 101	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	83 of 138	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	47 of 146	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	278 of 426	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	269 of 420	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	305 of 416	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	303 of 414	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	278 of 402	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	266 of 408	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	201 of 403	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	259 of 406	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	255 of 403	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	223 of 385	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	225 of 382	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	202 of 374	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	163 of 364	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	122 of 368	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	168 of 377	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	142 of 324	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	136 of 326	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	107 of 347	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	69 of 345	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	285 of 426	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	299 of 419	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	296 of 414	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	276 of 410	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	280 of 402	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	225 of 407	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	168 of 405	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	169 of 359	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	190 of 361	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	175 of 339	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	214 of 344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	200 of 333	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	166 of 355	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	191 of 345	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	118 of 335	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	121 of 335	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	207 of 336	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	201 of 339	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	103 of 340	69.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2024)24th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%~ state avg

Algebra II39%-43 vs state

Mathematics34%-24 vs state

Geometry30%-24 vs state

Science18%-13 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Some people have a negative perception of Hachensack High School(HHS), but my opinion is that they are certainly doing something well. If you look at the quality of academic performance,scores prove proficiency. Hackensack teachers are usually experienced with a Master degree in Teaching. In addition, HHS sets the bar for the institution of education promoting freedom and equality to all walks of life. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Hackensack High School	Public	9-12	First & Beech Streets	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7900	1,813	137	13.2	63.7%	131 (7.2%)	347 (19.1%)	1,260 (69.5%)	49 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (0.9%)	29.6	314^th of 434 public high schools	27.6%		31	302^nd of 429 public high schools	29.6%	12	80.5	33.8		18.2			38.1				13.0	3.1	11.6	56.5	4.0	29.2	45.5		33.4	$14,756	$486	$14,270
Bergen County Jdc	Public	9-12	296 E Ridgewood Ave	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 599-6185	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Bogota Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	2 Henry C Luthin Place	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4808	475	38	12.5	59.6%	50 (10.5%)	45 (9.5%)	342 (72.0%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	53.8	177^th of 434 public high schools	59.2%		49.7	205^th of 429 public high schools	52.2%	28	87.9	52.5	14.0	21.2		66.7	69.3		38.1	100.0	30.2	0.0	42.2	47.1		47.1				$9,163		$9,163
Lodi Middle School High School	Public	6-12	123 Union St	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 249-0995	78	21	3.7	19.2%	25 (32.1%)	14 (17.9%)	35 (44.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																				$61,786		$61,786
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Public	9-12	504 Route 46 West	Teterboro	07608	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	665	69	9.6	14.4%	211 (31.7%)	62 (9.3%)	131 (19.7%)	254 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	94.2	4^th of 434 public high schools	99.1%		94	3^rd of 429 public high schools	99.3%	1				89.4			96.5				91.1		91.1	98.0		97.1	100.0		100.0	$17,807		$17,807
Hasbrouck Heights High School	Public	9-12	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	499	45	11.1	22.0%	264 (52.9%)	10 (2.0%)	156 (31.3%)	64 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	71.9	85^th of 434 public high schools	80.4%		67	113^th of 429 public high schools	73.7%	28		68.6		33.4			77.4				69.3	16.7	57.6	76.7		74.2				$12,638	$04	$12,634
Lodi High School	Public	9-12	99 Putnam Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-6100	906	67	13.4	62.5%	176 (19.4%)	90 (9.9%)	572 (63.1%)	50 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	42	253^rd of 434 public high schools	41.7%		43.7	237^th of 429 public high schools	44.8%	16	78.0	44.7		20.1			57.2				20.6		20.7	89.5		89.5				$9,400	$187	$9,213
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
Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	806	63	12.8	30.9%	449 (55.7%)	28 (3.5%)	268 (33.3%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	64.7	118^th of 434 public high schools	72.8%		58.2	154^th of 429 public high schools	64.1%	36	85.4	67.1	16.5	29.1	57.9	61.2	66.3	46.3	21.4	100.0	39.4		47.5	75.0		60.0				$12,160	$151	$12,009

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