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Nutley High School

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Nutley High School ranks 137 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Nutley High School is a public high school located in Nutley, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,190 students. The school is part of the Nutley Public School District, which is ranked 177 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Nutley High School consistently ranks in the top 35% of New Jersey high schools, with a statewide ranking between 130-186 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, with higher proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts, Geometry, and Algebra II. Nutley High School's 11th-grade students have shown strong performance on the NJGPA (New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment), with proficiency rates exceeding 80% in English Language Arts and around 60-70% in Mathematics. The school has also shown particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, who rank in the top 30-40% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Nutley High School has maintained a consistently high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 94.0% over the past few years, which is above the state average. The school's dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.2% over the same period, indicating a high level of student retention. However, Nutley High School has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 19.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, such as Glen Ridge High School and Rutherford High School, Nutley High School performs well, ranking in the top 30-40% of New Jersey high schools.

1,222

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,615

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Franklin Ave
Nutley, NJ 07110-2734

(973) 661-8824

District: Nutley Public School District

Feeder schools for Nutley High School:

Elementary:	Lincoln School
	Radcliffe School
	Spring Garden School
	Washington School
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	Yantacaw School
Middle:	John H. Walker Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

New Jersey avg49%

137^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

177^th of 609Nutley 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	62.3	137 of 434	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	145 of 429	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	150 of 422	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	130 of 415	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	186 of 405	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	143 of 416	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	149 of 415	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	170 of 411	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	161 of 409	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.3	178 of 406	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	214 of 411	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	242 of 396	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.0	124 of 388	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	209 of 378	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.1	135 of 371	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	212 of 370	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.5	167 of 359	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	117 of 361	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	135 of 357	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.8	126 of 351	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	125 of 348	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.2	112 of 343	67.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	33 of 283	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	33 of 254	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	60 of 266	77.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	115 of 190	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.1	44 of 191	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	84 of 172	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	115 of 175	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	120 of 165	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	98 of 191	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	100 of 198	49.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	30 of 215	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	41 of 191	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	35 of 161	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	35 of 137	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	17 of 146	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	150 of 426	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	115 of 420	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	170 of 416	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	124 of 414	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	201 of 402	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	121 of 408	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	154 of 403	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	127 of 406	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	115 of 403	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	141 of 385	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	84 of 382	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	143 of 374	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	74 of 364	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	127 of 368	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	124 of 377	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	53 of 358	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	35 of 344	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	30 of 324	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	59.4	65 of 326	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	24 of 347	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	66.0	61 of 345	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	132 of 426	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	125 of 419	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	198 of 414	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	166 of 410	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	169 of 402	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	130 of 407	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	136 of 405	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	90 of 359	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	103 of 361	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	94 of 339	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	93 of 344	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	116 of 333	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	113 of 349	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	94 of 355	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	127 of 347	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	176 of 345	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	173 of 335	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	155 of 335	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	204 of 336	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	153 of 339	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	169 of 340	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+8 vs state

Geometry73%+17 vs state

Mathematics66%+8 vs state

Science37%+5 vs state

Algebra I32%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

bullying is a huge thing that goes on behind closed doors. The students wear very inappropriate clothes, yet the kids who don't start anything get yelled at. "Random Drug Tests" aren't really random. they usually pick students that they see who are athletes that start hanging out with the "wrong crowd". Everything is based on the football team and cheering yet all the other sports have more awards and dedicated athletes Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th 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 10th 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
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
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
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
Bloomfield High School	Public	9-12	160 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8500	2,055	159	12.9	50.3%	448 (21.8%)	470 (22.9%)	988 (48.1%)	109 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.4%)	10 (0.5%)	48.8	205^th of 434 public high schools	52.8%		45.1	225^th of 429 public high schools	47.6%	20	80.3	50.1		24.8				56.6						26.8		26.7		78.0		75.7			$9,303	$222	$9,081
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
Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	799	74	10.8	0.4%	580 (72.6%)	28 (3.5%)	63 (7.9%)	87 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	35 (4.4%)	86.2	24^th of 434 public high schools	94.5%		83.5	43^rd of 429 public high schools	90.0%	19		88.5	28.8	65.9		88.4	84.0	68.5		84.6	69.1		93.5	55.0		73.7		88.9		89.2			$10,966	$21	$10,945
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
Montclair High School	Public	9-12	100 Chestnut St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4100	1,925	150	12.8	17.9%	935 (48.6%)	434 (22.5%)	305 (15.8%)	97 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	145 (7.5%)	62.5	135^th of 434 public high schools	68.9%		62.3	136^th of 429 public high schools	68.3%	1	88.1	69.1		47.9				62.9						14.3		14.3		43.3		43.3	96.0	96.0	$9,854	$108	$9,746
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) 327-4466	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
Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	710	53	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	684 (96.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35.1	292^nd of 434 public high schools	32.7%		34.4	283^rd of 429 public high schools	34.0%	9		59.8	6.0	25.4	54.1	59.4	50.0	74.6	10.8	16.7		31.3	6.0			10.8	15.8	17.1		16.6			$9,290		$9,290

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