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North Arlington High School

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North Arlington High School ranks 167 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 62% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

North Arlington High School is a public high school serving 645 students in grades 9-12 in North Arlington, New Jersey, which is part of the North Arlington School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey high schools, with strong academic performance, high graduation rates, and effective support for student subgroups.

North Arlington High School's academic performance is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 55.5% of 9th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/ELA, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also outperforms the state in Algebra I and Geometry. North Arlington High School's performance is especially strong for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the top 30-40% of New Jersey high schools in these categories.

Compared to nearby schools, North Arlington High School generally outperforms schools like Harrison High School and Belleville High School in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the region, such as Technology High School and Rutherford High School, which consistently rank in the top 20-50 high schools in the state.

634

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,528

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Ridge Road
North Arlington, NJ 07031

(201) 991-6800

District: North Arlington School District

Feeder schools for North Arlington High School:

Elementary:	Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Middle:	Veterans Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

White:

42.3%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

New Jersey avg49%

167^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

290^th of 609North Arlington 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	56.1	167 of 434	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	208 of 429	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	136 of 422	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	153 of 415	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	215 of 405	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	288 of 416	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	241 of 415	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	218 of 411	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	240 of 409	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.3	159 of 406	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.6	130 of 411	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.6	154 of 396	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	234 of 388	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	221 of 378	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	215 of 371	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	235 of 370	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.6	203 of 359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	271 of 361	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.7	230 of 357	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.0	290 of 351	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.5	211 of 348	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.3	243 of 343	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	39 of 215	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	38.0	106 of 191	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	43 of 137	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	19 of 101	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	16.9	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	52 of 146	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	178 of 426	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	152 of 420	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	190 of 416	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	191 of 414	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	207 of 402	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	294 of 408	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	243 of 403	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	118 of 406	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	212 of 403	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	128 of 385	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	118 of 382	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	144 of 374	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	236 of 364	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	184 of 368	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	89 of 377	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.9	253 of 358	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	201 of 344	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	57 of 324	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	105 of 326	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	90 of 345	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	177 of 426	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	267 of 419	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	120 of 414	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	37.8	199 of 410	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	222 of 402	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	281 of 407	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	240 of 405	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	64 of 359	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	105 of 361	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	172 of 339	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	191 of 333	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	207 of 349	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	325 of 355	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	167 of 347	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	189 of 345	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	172 of 335	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	188 of 335	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	275 of 336	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	297 of 339	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	233 of 340	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry58%~ state avg

Mathematics56%~ state avg

English Language Arts56%+6 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Algebra I29%~ 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 Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Arlington High School	Public	9-12	222 Ridge Road	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	634	46	13.7	36.3%	268 (42.3%)	12 (1.9%)	328 (51.7%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	167^th of 434 public high schools	61.5%		49.1	208^th of 429 public high schools	51.5%	41	88.7	56.3	30.3	55.5	30.6	24.0	29.1	61.1		55.0	$9,528	$64	$9,464
Lyndhurst High School	Public	9-12	400 Weart Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2100	841	61	13.6	33.2%	388 (46.1%)	34 (4.0%)	380 (45.2%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	43.7	240^th of 434 public high schools	44.7%		49.8	204^th of 429 public high schools	52.4%	36		54.0	19.7	63.7	19.9		20.4	71.0	33.3	58.7	$9,965		$9,965
Belleville High School	Public	9-12	100 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4343	1,590	123	12.9	69.9%	146 (9.2%)	133 (8.4%)	1,164 (73.2%)	120 (7.5%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.8%)	19.4	363^rd of 434 public high schools	16.4%		22.3	346^th of 429 public high schools	19.3%	17	66.3	40.2	12.5	31.9	3.5		3.5	30.3	2.9	20.8
Newark School of Fashion & Design	Public	9-12	239 Woodside Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 268-5111	275	19	14.4	88.0%	2 (0.7%)	89 (32.4%)	176 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	15.7	383^rd of 434 public high schools	11.8%					(n/a)	74.0	26.0	2.0	18.8	5.9		5.9
Kearny High School	Public	9-12	336 Devon St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5050	1,825	143	12.8	70.4%	453 (24.8%)	44 (2.4%)	1,269 (69.5%)	44 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	35.3	289^th of 434 public high schools	33.4%		40.3	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%	32	82.6	49.1	25.8	27.9	12.9		12.8	46.8		46.8	$9,102	$42	$9,060
Nutley High School	Public	9-12	300 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8824	1,222	88	13.8	15.4%	623 (51.0%)	42 (3.4%)	410 (33.6%)	118 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	62.3	137^th of 434 public high schools	68.4%		60	145^th of 429 public high schools	66.2%	8	88.8	65.8	36.6	55.3	31.6		31.6	73.4		73.4	$12,615	$225	$12,390
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	401 Kingsland Avenue	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-5050	795	50	15.9	90.1%	51 (6.4%)	21 (2.6%)	693 (87.2%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	319^th of 434 public high schools	26.5%		34.1	284^th of 429 public high schools	33.8%	35	77.5	42.0	12.3	34.7	10.7	12.5	10.8	82.3		82.3	$13,368	$1,051	$12,317
Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	662	44	15.2	80.4%	60 (9.1%)	88 (13.3%)	498 (75.2%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.1	44^th of 434 public high schools	89.9%		72.7	90^th of 429 public high schools	79.0%	46		87.7	45.5	89.7	53.0		53.0	79.2		79.2	$11,824	$446	$11,378
Rutherford High School	Public	9-12	56 Elliott Pl	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	727	69	10.5	4.0%	369 (50.8%)	19 (2.6%)	192 (26.4%)	105 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.8%)	50.2	201^st of 434 public high schools	53.7%		62.5	135^th of 429 public high schools	68.5%	66		74.7	30.7	63.9	8.8		10.0	38.0		38.2	$11,187		$11,187
High Technical High School	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 662-6801	790	91	8.6	36.2%	208 (26.3%)	44 (5.6%)	343 (43.4%)	148 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.2%)	80.1	52^nd of 434 public high schools	88.0%		82.5	49^th of 429 public high schools	88.6%	3			60.5	94.5	78.1		78.1	63.9		62.3	$11,480	$1,673	$9,807

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