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Leonia High School

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Leonia High School ranks 98 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Leonia High School is a public high school in Leonia, New Jersey, serving 814 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Leonia Public School District, which is ranked 135 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Leonia High School consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey high schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 98th out of 434 high schools in the state, with 4 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Students demonstrate strong performance on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra II, and Science. The school also maintains an excellent 4-year graduation rate, consistently above 91%, and a very low dropout rate, typically below 1%.

Leonia High School outperforms many nearby high schools, such as Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood, Cliffside Park High School, and Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School, which have lower rankings and test scores. Despite serving a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Leonia High School is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting effective strategies and support systems in place to address the needs of this population.

802

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,390

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Christie Heights Street
Leonia, NJ 07605-1525

(201) 302-5200

District: Leonia Public School District

Feeder schools for Leonia High School:

Elementary:	Anna C. Scott Elementary School
Middle:	Leonia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.3%

Hispanic:

27.6%

White:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 69th percentile in 2022 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey high schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2025) from a 69th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg50%

98^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 609Leonia 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	69.6	98 of 434	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	122 of 429	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	102 of 422	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	128 of 415	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	108 of 405	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	97 of 416	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	82 of 415	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	60 of 411	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.3	35 of 409	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	70.7	53 of 406	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.0	167 of 411	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	181 of 396	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	160 of 388	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	236 of 378	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.1	175 of 371	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	172 of 370	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.9	247 of 359	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.5	169 of 361	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.9	205 of 357	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.8	169 of 351	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.0	206 of 348	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.7	184 of 343	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	38 of 283	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	51 of 250	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	158 of 256	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	55 of 247	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	40 of 266	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	79 of 190	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	104 of 191	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	80 of 172	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	129 of 175	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	102 of 165	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	94 of 198	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	14 of 215	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	68.8	31 of 191	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	19 of 137	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	11 of 138	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	5 of 146	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	108 of 426	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	123 of 420	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	87 of 416	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	150 of 414	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	105 of 402	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	100 of 408	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	79 of 403	80.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	76 of 406	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	104 of 403	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	72 of 385	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	60 of 382	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	159 of 374	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	117 of 364	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	52 of 368	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	30 of 377	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	46 of 358	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	23 of 344	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	17 of 324	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	40.8	187 of 326	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.2	36 of 347	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	93.6	15 of 345	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	68 of 426	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	119 of 419	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	95 of 414	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	125 of 410	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	125 of 402	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	91 of 407	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	66 of 405	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	180 of 359	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	132 of 361	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	27 of 339	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.6	113 of 344	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	178 of 333	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	51 of 349	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	80 of 355	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	141 of 347	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	160 of 345	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	119 of 335	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	80 of 335	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	142 of 336	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	86 of 339	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	75 of 340	77.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II90%+9 vs state

English Language Arts88%+7 vs state

Geometry76%+20 vs state

Mathematics67%+9 vs state

Science51%+19 vs state

Algebra I22%-9 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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leonia High School	Public	9-12	100 Christie Heights Street	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	802	62	12.8	28.6%	187 (23.3%)	39 (4.9%)	221 (27.6%)	291 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.6%)	69.6	98^th of 434 public high schools	77.4%		65.6	122^nd of 429 public high schools	71.6%	24	87.8	67.3		50.7			70.2				23.0		21.9	76.4		75.0	91.2		89.2	$13,390	$38	$13,352
Fort Lee High School	Public	9-12	3000 Lemoine Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4675	1,170	87	13.4	28.4%	311 (26.6%)	64 (5.5%)	291 (24.9%)	478 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.0%)	68.1	103^rd of 434 public high schools	76.3%		65.2	124^th of 429 public high schools	71.1%	21	89.8	70.3		48.4			70.1				20.6		20.2	54.4		54.4	94.4		94.4	$10,393	$208	$10,185
Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Ozzie Nelson Drive	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-1440	1,159	95	12.2	53.9%	209 (18.0%)	62 (5.3%)	771 (66.5%)	101 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	41	256^th of 434 public high schools	41.0%		37.1	270^th of 429 public high schools	37.1%	14	82.6	52.5	20.2	23.3	60.3	67.8	40.5	40.1	35.0	71.8	10.1		22.1	70.8		70.8				$15,040	$360	$14,680
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
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
Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	Veterans Plaza	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 941-1100	747	54	13.8	73.9%	57 (7.6%)	15 (2.0%)	500 (66.9%)	170 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	22.7	346^th of 434 public high schools	20.3%		27.6	325^th of 429 public high schools	24.2%	21	60.3	38.1	12.0	22.5	37.8	32.3	31.5	27.4	11.9	83.3	10.8	5.9	21.7							$14,384	$256	$14,128
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
Ridgefield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	555 Walnut St	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 945-4455	512	45	11.3	46.7%	125 (24.4%)	19 (3.7%)	269 (52.5%)	88 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	51.9	189^th of 434 public high schools	56.5%		52.7	185^th of 429 public high schools	56.9%	4	84.5	51.9		32.1			59.2				23.9		23.9							$14,548	$46	$14,502
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
Cliffside Park High School	Public	9-12	64 Riverview Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2370	1,314	94	13.9	70.2%	246 (18.7%)	23 (1.8%)	1,018 (77.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	34.7	294^th of 434 public high schools	32.3%		28.5	321^st of 429 public high schools	25.2%	27	70.2	53.1		25.4			41.9				19.8	2.3	15.6				72.4		72.4	$11,311	$239	$11,072

Frequently Asked Questions about Leonia High School

What is the racial makeup of Leonia High School?

Students at Leonia High School are 36% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Leonia High School in?

Leonia Public School District

Is Leonia High School a good school?

Leonia High School ranks 98^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Leonia High School?

Leonia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anna C. Scott Elementary School
Middle : Leonia Middle School

How many students attend Leonia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended Leonia High School.

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