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New Milford High School

Q: Is New Milford High School a good school?

New Milford High School ranks 116 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend New Milford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended New Milford High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of New Milford High School?

Students at New Milford High School are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into New Milford High School?

New Milford High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Berkley Street School Elementary : Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School Middle : David E. Owens Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 73% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

New Milford High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in New Milford, New Jersey, with a student population of 580. The school is part of the New Milford Public School District, which is ranked 163 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Milford High School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey high schools, with students outperforming the state average in most subject areas. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% in the 2023-2024 school year was higher than the state average. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Bergen County Academies and Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, New Milford High School's performance is strong, though its results for Asian students are relatively lower.

The school also stands out for its diverse student population and equitable academic outcomes. New Milford High School serves a significant population of African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, who perform well academically compared to their peers statewide. However, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, and its per-student spending of $12,896 in 2018-2019 was lower than some nearby high-performing schools, suggesting opportunities for further investment and improvement.

584

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,896

Per pupil spending ?

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 River Road
New Milford, NJ 07646

(201) 262-0172

District: New Milford Public School District

Feeder schools for New Milford High School:

Elementary:	Berkley Street School
	Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School
Middle:	David E. Owens Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg49%

116^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 609New Milford 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	65.2	116 of 434	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	96 of 429	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	108 of 422	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	105 of 415	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	218 of 405	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	129 of 416	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	122 of 415	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	78 of 411	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.2	64 of 409	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.9	33 of 406	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	65.0	176 of 411	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	230 of 396	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	250 of 388	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.5	130 of 378	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	185 of 371	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	209 of 370	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.9	156 of 359	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	173 of 361	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	145 of 357	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.6	78 of 351	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	71.0	110 of 348	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.5	133 of 343	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	13 of 283	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	19 of 282	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	18 of 256	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	26 of 247	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	27 of 254	89.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	133 of 190	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	133 of 191	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	123 of 172	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	121 of 175	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	127 of 165	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	127 of 191	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	118 of 198	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	127 of 426	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	109 of 420	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	118 of 416	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	158 of 414	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	242 of 402	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	132 of 408	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	104 of 403	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	83 of 406	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	78 of 403	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	133 of 385	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	133 of 382	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	234 of 374	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	79 of 364	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	140 of 368	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	46 of 377	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	126 of 358	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	31 of 344	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	60.3	66 of 324	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.1	171 of 326	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	46 of 347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	64 of 345	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	151 of 426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	71 of 419	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	133 of 414	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	111 of 410	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	203 of 402	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	125 of 407	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	149 of 405	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	206 of 359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	122 of 361	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	87 of 339	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	109 of 344	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	147 of 333	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	42 of 349	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	91 of 355	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	107 of 347	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	89 of 345	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	105 of 335	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	124 of 335	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	270 of 336	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	122 of 339	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	130 of 340	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)95th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-43 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)<1st percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+6 vs state

Geometry83%+27 vs state

Mathematics73%+15 vs state

Algebra I33%~ state avg

Science32%~ 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
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
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
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
Paramus High School	Public	9-12	99 East Century Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	1,153	102	11.2	19.2%	527 (45.7%)	34 (2.9%)	234 (20.3%)	317 (27.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (3.0%)	66.3	111^th of 434 public high schools	74.4%		62.3	137^th of 429 public high schools	68.1%	26		75.7		36.7			71.7				34.5		33.5	72.5	30.0	67.1				$15,572		$15,572
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
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
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

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