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Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

Public Grades 9-12

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 91% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is a highly-ranked public high school serving 1,068 students in grades 9-12 in Old Tappan, New Jersey. The school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which is ranked 36 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 23-63 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is exceptional, with students scoring significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school also stands out for its high graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 98.9% over the past few years, and low dropout rate, between 0.0% to 1.2%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the district and state averages, it is still relatively low compared to many other high schools in New Jersey.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is a top performer. For example, its statewide ranking is significantly higher than the nearby Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, which is also a highly-ranked school. The school's performance across different student subgroups is particularly noteworthy, with the school ranking 17th out of 215 New Jersey high schools for English Language Learners.

1,086

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,765

Per pupil spending ?

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Central Avenue
Old Tappan, NJ 07675

(201) 784-1600

District: Northern Valley Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan:

Elementary:	Harrington Park School
	Northvale Public School
	Norwood Public School
	T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School
Middle:	Charles DeWolf Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Asian:

33.4%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New Jersey high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg76%

New Jersey avg49%

38^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	83.9	38 of 434	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	54 of 429	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	50 of 422	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	63 of 415	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	42 of 405	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	28 of 416	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	23 of 415	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	30 of 411	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	76.6	34 of 409	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	59.0	97 of 406	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	54 of 411	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	46 of 396	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	45 of 388	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	57 of 378	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	55 of 371	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	51 of 370	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	84.9	19 of 359	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	77.8	77 of 361	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	65 of 357	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.3	33 of 351	90.6%	★★★★★
2004	82.7	42 of 348	87.9%	★★★★☆
2003	82.2	46 of 343	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	40 of 190	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	43 of 191	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	42 of 172	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	70 of 175	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	63 of 165	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	26 of 191	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	26 of 198	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	17 of 215	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	50 of 426	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	215 of 420	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	55 of 416	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	68 of 414	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	47 of 402	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	28 of 408	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	38 of 403	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	53 of 406	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	67 of 403	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	28 of 385	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	53.1	125 of 382	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.5	22 of 368	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	51 of 426	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	47 of 419	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	26 of 414	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	72 of 410	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	45 of 402	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	31 of 407	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	32 of 405	92.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	81 of 359	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	82 of 361	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	109 of 339	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	64 of 344	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	46 of 333	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	14 of 349	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	12 of 355	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	54 of 347	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	90 of 345	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	93 of 335	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	113 of 335	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	78 of 336	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	44 of 340	87.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry91%+35 vs state

Mathematics78%+20 vs state

English Language Arts76%+26 vs state

Science58%+27 vs state

Algebra I56%+25 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 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
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
Pascack Valley High School	Public	9-12	200 Piermont Avenue	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7060	928	93	10.0	2.2%	631 (68.0%)	15 (1.6%)	150 (16.2%)	86 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.7%)	85.1	29^th of 434 public high schools	93.3%		87.7	27^th of 429 public high schools	93.7%	2		88.4		54.3			79.5				80.0	49.7	51.7	86.5		86.9				$13,929		$13,929
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Westwood Regional High School	Public	9-12	701 Ridgewood Road	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0880	830	83	10.0	15.7%	575 (69.3%)	20 (2.4%)	165 (19.9%)	37 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	66.7	109^th of 434 public high schools	74.9%		73	86^th of 429 public high schools	80.0%	23	88.6	72.1		45.2			50.5				36.2	0.0	32.8	76.6		70.6				$9,306	$01	$9,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

What is the racial makeup of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan?

Students at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan are 47% White, 33% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan?

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

Elementary : Harrington Park School
Elementary : Northvale Public School
Elementary : Norwood Public School
Elementary : T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School
Middle : Charles DeWolf Middle School

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