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North Bergen High School

Public Grades 9-12

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

North Bergen High School is a large public high school serving grades 8-12 in North Bergen, New Jersey, with 2,384 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools and performs significantly below state averages on academic assessments.

North Bergen High School has a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 81.6% to 91.3%, which is lower than the state average. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.9% to 17.2%, compared to the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50.35% to 67.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Hoboken High School, Secaucus High School, and Weehawken High School, North Bergen High School generally performs worse academically.

However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively better rankings for English Language Learners and African American students. Additionally, North Bergen High School spends significantly less per student ($6,811) compared to nearby schools like Ridgefield Memorial High School ($14,548), which may contribute to its lower academic performance. Addressing the challenges faced by North Bergen High School will likely require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the broader community.

2,328

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,593

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7417 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047-5916

(201) 295-2800

District: North Bergen School District

Feeder schools for North Bergen High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Horace Mann Elementary School
	John F Kennedy Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	McKinley Elementary School
	Robert Fulton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

5.9%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (81% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg49%

350^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

510^th of 609North Bergen 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	21.8	350 of 434	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	344 of 429	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	351 of 422	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	323 of 415	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	345 of 405	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	346 of 416	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	327 of 415	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	317 of 411	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	296 of 409	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	370 of 406	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	55.5	245 of 411	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	254 of 396	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.2	209 of 388	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	249 of 378	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.4	199 of 371	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.3	159 of 370	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	138 of 359	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.6	250 of 361	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	203 of 357	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.8	214 of 351	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.5	230 of 348	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.6	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	182 of 283	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	248 of 282	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	188 of 266	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	173 of 191	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	173 of 175	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	185 of 191	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	158 of 198	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	147 of 215	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	130 of 191	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	114 of 161	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	77 of 137	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	80 of 138	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	78 of 146	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	351 of 426	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	340 of 420	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	375 of 416	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	359 of 414	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	347 of 402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	340 of 408	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	321 of 403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	290 of 406	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	306 of 403	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	306 of 385	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	255 of 382	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	313 of 374	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	290 of 364	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	266 of 368	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	258 of 377	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	256 of 358	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	263 of 344	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	187 of 324	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	240 of 326	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	259 of 347	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	217 of 345	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	324 of 426	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	347 of 419	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	327 of 414	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	305 of 410	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	333 of 402	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	343 of 407	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	334 of 405	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	306 of 359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	304 of 361	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	287 of 333	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	274 of 349	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	242 of 355	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	266 of 347	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	306 of 345	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	327 of 335	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	325 of 335	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	330 of 336	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	306 of 340	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-19 vs state

English Language Arts29%-21 vs state

Geometry20%-36 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

Algebra I7%-24 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 (2025)
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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	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
North Bergen High School	Public	9-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4		17.2			28.9					8.5	0.0	7.4		19.7	19.7			$10,593	$106	$10,487
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,345	149	15.7	84.4%	41 (1.7%)	27 (1.2%)	2,259 (96.3%)	15 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.9	341^st of 434 public high schools	21.4%		29	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%	25	67.7	35.6		13.9			39.5					13.3	0.0	12.7		41.0	37.2			$17,725	$1,650	$16,075
Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	604	50	12.0	52.8%	206 (34.1%)	29 (4.8%)	323 (53.5%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	42.7	248^th of 434 public high schools	42.9%		38.2	266^th of 429 public high schools	38.0%	18	88.9	63.3	16.6	19.3	66.3	49.4	42.5	39.4	7.7	100.0	35.7	10.5		27.9	62.6	18.5	34.9	93.4	93.4	$24,629	$3,290	$21,339
Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	612	57	10.7	41.5%	163 (26.6%)	24 (3.9%)	263 (43.0%)	155 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	46	228^th of 434 public high schools	47.5%		54.7	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%	57		54.7		25.5			55.4					28.1		27.5		80.8	80.8			$14,399	$813	$13,586
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	$14,328	$531	$13,797
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						$19,606	$1,197	$18,409
Union City High School	Public	9-12	2500 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 330-8678	3,147	181	17.3	73.2%	52 (1.7%)	50 (1.6%)	3,024 (96.1%)	21 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	315^th of 434 public high schools	27.4%		27.8	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%	9	65.6	30.1		10.6			55.0					21.1		20.9						$16,046	$2,227	$13,819
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						$17,662	$251	$17,411
Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	625	55	11.3	74.4%	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	576 (92.2%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	14^th of 434 public high schools	96.8%		87.7	26^th of 429 public high schools	93.9%	12		86.8		54.4			97.7					73.4		73.4						$21,499	$2,417	$19,082
Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	58.5	151^st of 434 public high schools	65.2%		56.5	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%	12	89.0	64.7		30.8			69.4					11.6		11.6		59.1	58.4			$23,396	$48	$23,348

Frequently Asked Questions about North Bergen High School

What district is North Bergen High School in?

North Bergen School District

What schools feed into North Bergen High School?

North Bergen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary School
Elementary : John F Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : McKinley Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Fulton Elementary School

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