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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School

Public Grades 9-12

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 95% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School is a public high school in Rumson, New Jersey, serving 849 students in grades 9-12. This high-performing school is part of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District, which is ranked 29 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.1% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, and 68.1% were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I. The school outperforms the state average in all tested subjects, often by a significant margin, such as a 100% proficiency rate in NJSLA/Algebra II for 9th grade, compared to the state average of 83%. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for special education students, ranking 1st out of 359 New Jersey high schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School outperforms many in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. For example, it has significantly higher proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts, NJSLA/Algebra I, and NJSLA/Geometry than Ocean Township High School. The only nearby school that consistently outperforms Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in certain metrics is High Technology High School, a specialized STEM-focused institution.

816

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,186

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

74 Ridge Road
Rumson, NJ 07760-1896

(732) 842-1597

District: Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School:

Elementary:	Deane-Porter Elementary School
	Viola L Sickles School
Middle:	Forrestdale School
	Knollwood School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.6%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New Jersey high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

New Jersey avg40%

23^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 60 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 609Rumson-Fair Haven 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	86.7	23 of 434	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	33 of 429	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	27 of 422	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	38 of 415	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	31 of 405	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	67 of 416	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	118 of 415	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	43.0	200 of 411	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	195 of 409	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.8	267 of 406	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	80.0	34 of 411	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	75.9	82 of 396	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	21 of 388	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	80.2	48 of 378	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	33 of 371	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	36 of 370	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	29 of 359	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	35 of 361	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	81.8	29 of 357	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	83.3	20 of 351	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	83.9	32 of 348	90.8%	★★★★★
2003	87.8	13 of 343	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	32 of 426	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	39 of 420	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	28 of 416	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	37 of 414	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	33 of 402	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	59 of 408	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	97 of 403	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	11 of 406	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	8 of 403	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	16 of 385	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	25 of 374	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	47.6	153 of 364	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	29 of 426	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	33 of 419	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	25 of 414	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	40 of 410	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	39 of 402	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	70.0	77 of 407	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	113 of 405	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	1 of 359	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	5 of 361	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	5 of 339	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	7 of 344	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	25 of 333	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	63.1	90 of 349	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	87 of 355	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	24 of 347	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	36 of 345	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	34 of 335	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	37 of 335	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	40 of 336	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	63 of 339	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	104 of 340	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)100th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Geometry85%+29 vs state

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Algebra I68%+37 vs state

Science61%+30 vs state

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Schools Near Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School

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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 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
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	816	83	9.8	0.9%	723 (88.6%)	5 (0.6%)	50 (6.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	86.7	23^rd of 434 public high schools	94.7%		86.1	33^rd of 429 public high schools	92.3%	10				61.3			80.1				68.1		68.1	86.3	82.9	100.0	100.0	$14,186	$74	$14,112
Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 872-0900	278	38	7.3	29.5%	218 (78.4%)	8 (2.9%)	28 (10.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	69							(n/a)		73.7	36.9	37.8	61.4	61.4	76.2	48.9	29.3	100.0	33.4		53.8
Red Bank Regional High School	Public	9-12	101 Ridge Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Red Bank Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-8000	1,261	125	10.1	40.9%	599 (47.5%)	48 (3.8%)	562 (44.6%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)	57.1	163^rd of 434 public high schools	62.4%		55.9	167^th of 429 public high schools	61.1%	4	82.5	65.0		36.4			52.2				27.0		26.8	63.3	61.4			$16,802	$442	$16,360
Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	556	52	10.6	15.1%	452 (81.3%)	8 (1.4%)	72 (12.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	55.4	169^th of 434 public high schools	61.1%		57.8	157^th of 429 public high schools	63.4%	12		76.9		41.9			52.5				25.7		25.7	48.1	48.1			$16,545	$432	$16,113
Long Branch High School	Public	9-12	404 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-7300	1,500	124	12.0	75.3%	291 (19.4%)	181 (12.1%)	977 (65.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	14.5	393^rd of 434 public high schools	9.4%		15.6	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%	13	63.9	31.4		9.9			21.1				5.3		5.3	17.4	16.7	60.0	60.0	$11,214	$288	$10,926
Middletown High School North	Public	9-12	63 Tindall Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6061	1,289	104	12.3	21.7%	985 (76.4%)	40 (3.1%)	178 (13.8%)	37 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.5%)	59.3	148^th of 434 public high schools	65.9%		59.7	147^th of 429 public high schools	65.7%	1	86.6	61.8		27.2			60.1					35.5	35.4	68.0	66.7			$9,145		$9,145
Academy of Law & Public Safety	Public	9-12	255 West End Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 229-2446	73	8	9.7	12.3%	43 (58.9%)	2 (2.7%)	24 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	31.8	306^th of 434 public high schools	29.5%		16.7	375^th of 429 public high schools	12.6%	69		45.8		12.5														$13,919	$394	$13,525
Middletown High School South	Public	9-12	900 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6111	1,406	114	12.3	7.8%	1,226 (87.2%)	9 (0.6%)	116 (8.3%)	23 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	73.5	74^th of 434 public high schools	82.9%		72.7	89^th of 429 public high schools	79.3%	15		77.6		36.0			67.6					43.9	43.7	85.7	84.4			$9,833		$9,833
Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	276	27	10.2	1.1%	201 (72.8%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.2%)	33 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	84.2	37^th of 434 public high schools	91.5%		91.1	12^th of 429 public high schools	97.2%	25				92.4			95.8							70.9	70.9	100.0	100.0	$16,104	$348	$15,756
Monmouth Regional High School	Public	9-12	One Norman J Field Way	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Monmouth Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-1170	891	90	9.9	35.2%	408 (45.8%)	127 (14.3%)	259 (29.1%)	57 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	45.6	229^th of 434 public high schools	47.2%		42.2	244^th of 429 public high schools	43.1%	15	82.7	50.5		26.0			49.0				22.0		22.0	73.3	73.3			$19,654	$192	$19,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School

Is Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School a good school?

Yes. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ranks in the top 5.3% of New Jersey high schools.

How many students attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School.

What schools feed into Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School?

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Deane-Porter Elementary School
Elementary : Viola L Sickles School
Middle : Forrestdale School
Middle : Knollwood School

What is the racial makeup of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School?

Students at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in?

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District

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