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Tenafly High School

Public Grades 9-12

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 91% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Tenafly High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Tenafly Public School District, which is ranked 37 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 1,166 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.8, Tenafly High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating and exceptional academic performance.

Tenafly High School students significantly outperform the state averages in standardized tests, with 79.9% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%, and 94% proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to the state's 80.4%. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students, all perform exceptionally well, with many ranking in the top 50 or even top 10 in the state. Tenafly High School also boasts very high graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 98.7%, and remarkably low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.9% to 16.6%, compared to the state average of around 15-17%.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Teaneck High School, Dwight Morrow High School, and Bergenfield High School, Tenafly High School significantly outperforms them in academic metrics, test scores, and student subgroup performance. Despite its outstanding academic outcomes, Tenafly High School's spending per student ($11,703 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the nearby high-performing schools, such as Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest ($15,340) and River Dell Regional High School ($15,861).

1,141

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,703

Per pupil spending ?

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19 Columbus Drive
Tenafly, NJ 07670

(201) 816-6614

District: Tenafly Public School District

Feeder schools for Tenafly High School:

Elementary:	J Spencer Smith School
	Malcolm S Mackay School
	Ralph S Maugham School
	Walter Stillman School
Middle:	Tenafly Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Asian:

34.6%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg40%

41^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 609Tenafly 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	83.7	41 of 434	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	29 of 429	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	38 of 422	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	42 of 415	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	24 of 405	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	43 of 416	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	37 of 415	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	78.5	41 of 411	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	67.0	66 of 409	83.9%	★★★★☆
2015	61.7	80 of 406	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	41 of 411	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	40 of 396	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	80.4	38 of 388	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	77.5	68 of 378	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	28 of 371	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	26 of 370	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.9	37 of 359	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	26 of 361	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	81.1	39 of 357	89.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	21 of 351	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	85.6	18 of 348	94.8%	★★★★★
2003	86.8	19 of 343	94.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	44 of 190	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	26 of 191	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	36 of 172	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	50 of 175	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	34 of 165	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	82 of 191	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	56 of 198	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	7 of 215	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	4 of 191	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	3 of 161	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	4 of 137	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	3 of 101	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	4 of 146	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	79 of 426	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	14 of 420	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	45 of 416	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	44 of 414	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	21 of 402	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	35 of 408	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	54 of 403	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	50 of 406	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	22 of 403	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	36 of 385	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	18 of 382	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	45 of 374	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	47 of 364	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	42 of 368	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	18 of 426	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	36 of 419	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	27 of 414	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	30 of 410	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	27 of 402	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	37 of 407	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	47 of 405	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	10 of 359	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	3 of 361	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	12 of 344	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	4 of 333	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	4 of 349	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	21 of 355	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	43 of 347	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	37 of 345	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	40 of 335	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	25 of 335	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	38 of 336	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	31 of 339	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	50 of 340	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II96%+14 vs state

Geometry83%+27 vs state

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

Algebra I50%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Tenafly 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 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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th 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
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
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
Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	Public	9-12	274 Knickerbocker Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6039	1,083	82	13.2	66.9%	92 (8.5%)	240 (22.2%)	568 (52.4%)	168 (15.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	43	245^th of 434 public high schools	43.5%		32.4	294^th of 429 public high schools	31.5%	49	79.5	56.5	30.7	50.8	11.2	6.0	9.9	53.6	0.0	43.1				$10,824	$230	$10,594
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
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
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
Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,244	104	12.0	42.1%	126 (10.1%)	392 (31.5%)	562 (45.2%)	115 (9.2%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.3%)	45.4	232^nd of 434 public high schools	46.5%		46.7	217^th of 429 public high schools	49.4%	15	82.9	51.2	26.7	40.4	25.9		25.4	70.4		67.8				$10,712		$10,712
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tenafly High School

Is Tenafly High School a good school?

Yes. Tenafly High School ranks in the top 9.4% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Tenafly High School in?

Tenafly Public School District

How many students attend Tenafly High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,141 students attended Tenafly High School.

What is the racial makeup of Tenafly High School?

Students at Tenafly High School are 51% White, 35% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Tenafly High School?

Tenafly High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J Spencer Smith School
Elementary : Malcolm S Mackay School
Elementary : Ralph S Maugham School
Elementary : Walter Stillman School
Middle : Tenafly Middle School

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