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Mahwah High School

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Mahwah High School ranks 83 rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 81% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Mahwah High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Mahwah Township Public School District, with an enrollment of 880 students. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade, ranking 83 out of 434 New Jersey high schools.

Mahwah High School is a standout institution, consistently outperforming the state average in academic metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.2% of 9th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking 31 out of 359 New Jersey high schools for its special education students and 35 out of 377 for its low socioeconomic status students, both earning 5-star ratings. Mahwah High School's graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 97.1% over the past few years, are significantly above the state average, and its dropout rates are low, ranging from 0.3% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Ridgewood High School, Ramapo High School, and Northern Highlands Regional High School, Mahwah High School's performance is generally on par or exceeds that of its peers. Additionally, the school's relatively low spending per student ($12,658 in 2018-2019) compared to some nearby high-performing schools, such as Midland Park Junior/Senior High School ($19,201) and Lakeland Regional High School ($18,801), suggests it is using its resources efficiently.

829

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,658

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Ridge Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430

(201) 762-2300

District: Mahwah Township Public School District

Feeder schools for Mahwah High School:

Elementary:	Betsy Ross Elementary
	George Washington School
	Joyce Kilmer School
	Lenape Meadows
Middle:	Ramapo Ridge

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Jersey high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg44%

83^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 609Mahwah Township 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	72.1	83 of 434	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	85 of 429	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	85 of 422	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	48 of 415	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	68 of 405	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	56 of 416	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	56 of 415	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	35 of 411	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	25 of 409	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	24 of 406	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	79.3	40 of 411	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	80.2	37 of 396	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	78.2	55 of 388	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	93 of 378	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	65 of 371	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	43 of 370	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	72 of 359	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	94 of 361	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	31 of 357	91.3%	★★★★★
2005	80.7	51 of 351	85.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.1	39 of 348	88.8%	★★★★☆
2003	75.7	82 of 343	76.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	44 of 283	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	73 of 250	70.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	59 of 190	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	51 of 191	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	37 of 172	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	62 of 175	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	61 of 165	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	22 of 191	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	76 of 198	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	101 of 426	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	73 of 420	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	57 of 416	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	63 of 414	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	71 of 402	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	52 of 408	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	100 of 403	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	63 of 406	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	89 of 403	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	58 of 385	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	70 of 382	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	95 of 374	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	32 of 364	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	34 of 368	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	35 of 377	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	68.2	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	18 of 344	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	64.7	51 of 324	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	154 of 326	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	75 of 347	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	56 of 345	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	73 of 426	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	78 of 419	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	93 of 414	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	50 of 410	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	65 of 402	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	53 of 407	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	50 of 405	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	31 of 359	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	31 of 361	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	67.4	55 of 339	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	50 of 344	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	67 of 333	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	81 of 349	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	60 of 355	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	100 of 347	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	88 of 345	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	84 of 335	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	45 of 335	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	63 of 336	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	63 of 340	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Geometry82%+26 vs state

Mathematics80%+22 vs state

English Language Arts65%+15 vs state

Science46%+15 vs state

Algebra I32%~ 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 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
Mahwah High School	Public	9-12	50 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2300	829	91	9.1	16.5%	501 (60.4%)	34 (4.1%)	124 (15.0%)	112 (13.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.2%)	72.1	83^rd of 434 public high schools	80.9%		73	85^th of 429 public high schools	80.2%	2		79.7		46.1			65.2				31.4		32.4	83.6	79.7	100.0	100.0	$12,658		$12,658
Ramsey High School	Public	9-12	256 E Main Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2300	739	78	9.4	5.1%	573 (77.5%)	10 (1.4%)	84 (11.4%)	51 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	78.2	56^th of 434 public high schools	87.1%		86	34^th of 429 public high schools	92.1%	22		80.7		55.0			63.9				38.5		38.5	92.1	92.1	100.0	100.0	$13,739		$13,739
Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,257	110	11.4	1.0%	857 (68.2%)	15 (1.2%)	124 (9.9%)	195 (15.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.6%)	85.2	27^th of 434 public high schools	93.8%		90.5	14^th of 429 public high schools	96.7%	13				67.1			76.4				54.1		54.0	87.9	87.4			$15,404	$224	$15,180
Waldwick High School	Public	9-12	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-9000	434	47	9.3	1.8%	300 (69.1%)	8 (1.8%)	97 (22.4%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	76.8	63^rd of 434 public high schools	85.5%		79	59^th of 429 public high schools	86.2%	4		74.3		38.4			78.3				100.0	38.5	49.4	100.0	100.0			$11,982		$11,982
Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	668	75	8.8	3.4%	523 (78.3%)	4 (0.6%)	91 (13.6%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	72.4	82^nd of 434 public high schools	81.1%		74.1	81^st of 429 public high schools	81.1%	1		78.9		43.5			70.4				39.4		37.9	93.4	93.4			$16,207	$69	$16,138
Pascack Hills High School	Public	9-12	225 West Grand Avenue	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7020	768	78	9.8	2.0%	512 (66.7%)	17 (2.2%)	102 (13.3%)	104 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.0%)	84.3	36^th of 434 public high schools	91.7%		84.4	39^th of 429 public high schools	90.9%	3		81.7		42.8			84.1				90.0	55.3	58.4	98.6	98.6			$16,816		$16,816
Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	367	46	8.0	7.6%	263 (71.7%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	69.6	99^th of 434 public high schools	77.2%		72	91^st of 429 public high schools	78.8%	8		76.6	22.4	33.3	80.9	88.3	85.5	55.8	57.2	96.1	30.8		56.9	69.5	69.5			$19,201	$536	$18,665
Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,166	114	10.2	0.9%	958 (82.2%)	12 (1.0%)	104 (8.9%)	59 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	58.5	150^th of 434 public high schools	65.4%		60.1	143^rd of 429 public high schools	66.7%	7		82.1		29.1			64.1				12.3		11.6	75.8	75.8	84.6	84.6	$15,831	$15	$15,816
Lakeland Regional High School	Public	9-12	205 Conklintown Road	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Lakeland Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-1900	823	75	11.0	15.3%	563 (68.4%)	28 (3.4%)	181 (22.0%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	55	171^st of 434 public high schools	60.6%		48.2	210^th of 429 public high schools	51.0%	39	88.9	63.7		21.7			51.3				25.4		25.4	73.3	73.3			$18,801	$115	$18,686
Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	491	59	8.3	11.6%	349 (71.1%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	81.9	45^th of 434 public high schools	89.6%		70.4	98^th of 429 public high schools	77.2%	53		76.1	20.7	60.9	73.3	77.6	86.4	69.5	16.3	94.7	25.0		74.0	82.9	76.4			$17,389	$20	$17,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Mahwah High School

What district is Mahwah High School in?

Mahwah Township Public School District

Is Mahwah High School a good school?

Mahwah High School ranks 83^rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mahwah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Mahwah High School.

What schools feed into Mahwah High School?

Mahwah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Betsy Ross Elementary
Elementary : George Washington School
Elementary : Joyce Kilmer School
Elementary : Lenape Meadows
Middle : Ramapo Ridge

What is the racial makeup of Mahwah High School?

Students at Mahwah High School are 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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