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Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest

Public Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest is a highly-ranked public high school serving 1,022 students in grades 9-12 in Demarest, New Jersey. This school consistently performs among the top high schools in the state, ranking 18th out of 434 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest excels academically, with students demonstrating exceptional proficiency in subjects like English Language Arts (79.9% proficient), Algebra I (64.9% proficient), Geometry (96.9% proficient), and Algebra II (100% proficient). The school also supports the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for its performance with female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and White students. Additionally, the school maintains impressive graduation rates of 91.3% and very low dropout rates ranging from 0% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as River Dell Regional High School and Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures. The school's strong performance is likely attributed to its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.4 to 10.7, and its relatively affluent student population, with a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

1,038

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,340

Per pupil spending ?

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Knickerbocker Road
Demarest, NJ 07627-1026

(201) 768-3200

District: Northern Valley Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest:

Elementary:	County Road School
	Haworth Public School
	Hillside Elementary School
	Luther Lee Emerson School
Middle:	Demarest Middle School
	Tenakill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Asian:

30.2%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg74%

New Jersey avg40%

18^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Northern Valley Regional High School District

36^th of 609Northern Valley Regional High 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	89.0	18 of 434	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	20 of 429	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	18 of 422	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	35 of 415	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	23 of 405	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	21 of 416	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	76.9	42 of 411	89.8%	★★★★★
2016	69.0	55 of 409	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	60.6	87 of 406	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	38 of 411	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	79.0	48 of 396	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	27 of 388	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	25 of 378	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	83.7	19 of 371	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	22 of 370	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	25 of 359	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	18 of 361	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	82.5	23 of 357	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	82.0	36 of 351	89.7%	★★★★★
2004	83.2	36 of 348	89.7%	★★★★☆
2003	85.3	28 of 343	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	12 of 190	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	25 of 191	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	21 of 172	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	49 of 175	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	25 of 165	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	27 of 191	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	28 of 198	85.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	4 of 215	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	26 of 426	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	54.2	184 of 420	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.6	23 of 416	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	28 of 414	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	24 of 402	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	26 of 408	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	34 of 403	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	35 of 406	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	36 of 403	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	25 of 385	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	46 of 382	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	33 of 374	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	35 of 368	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	30 of 426	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	16 of 419	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	11 of 414	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	42 of 410	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	30 of 402	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	20 of 407	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	40 of 405	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	5 of 359	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	19 of 361	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 339	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	37 of 344	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	12 of 333	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	1 of 349	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	2 of 355	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	22 of 347	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	19 of 345	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	30 of 335	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	41 of 335	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	33 of 336	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	23 of 339	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	48 of 340	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Geometry97%+41 vs state

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Science77%+45 vs state

Algebra I65%+34 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 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
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
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology	Public	9-12	162 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 343-6000	290	3	96.6	8.3%	113 (39.0%)	20 (6.9%)	59 (20.3%)	95 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90.4	13^th of 434 public high schools	97.0%					(n/a)				84.5			93.1				70.0	70.0	88.2	73.3	84.8
Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	489	50	9.8	4.5%	279 (57.1%)	13 (2.7%)	40 (8.2%)	147 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	61.9	141^st of 434 public high schools	67.5%		67.6	110^th of 429 public high schools	74.4%	31		80.3		48.6			53.5				22.1	21.7	89.4	27.7	50.5		67.7	69.7	$11,210	$53	$11,157
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
Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,141	102	11.1	3.1%	580 (50.8%)	11 (1.0%)	104 (9.1%)	395 (34.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	83.7	41^st of 434 public high schools	90.6%		86.8	29^th of 429 public high schools	93.2%	12				65.6			79.9				50.4	49.6	83.2		82.6	97.7		94.0	$11,703	$01	$11,702
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
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
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
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Public	9-12	140 Central Avenue	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 784-1600	1,086	107	10.1	1.3%	513 (47.2%)	10 (0.9%)	161 (14.8%)	363 (33.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.2%)	83.9	38^th of 434 public high schools	91.2%		80.5	54^th of 429 public high schools	87.4%	16	88.3	77.9		58.4			75.9				56.5	56.1	91.2		90.5				$14,765	$117	$14,648
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

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What schools feed into Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest?

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : County Road School
Elementary : Haworth Public School
Elementary : Hillside Elementary School
Elementary : Luther Lee Emerson School
Middle : Demarest Middle School
Middle : Tenakill Middle School

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