Best High Schools in Zip Code 07436

ZIP code 07436 has one high school, Indian Hills High School, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 668 students. With no other high schools in the list, families have no local school-to-school comparison here. The most notable finding is that Indian Hills’ proficiency was above the state in all seven reported 2025–2026 test results, by 12 to 37 percentage points.

Indian Hills is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school in this one-school list, which does not establish how it compares with other nearby schools. Its largest state advantage was in grade 9 Algebra I: 59% proficient versus 22% statewide, a 37-point gap. It was also 30 points ahead of the state in grade 9 ELA and 31 points ahead in grade 9 Geometry. Some results look less strong against the district: grade 11 NJGPA Mathematics was 82%, 3 points below the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, though 21 points above the state. Graduation was 90%, compared with 94% in the district and 89% statewide.

Results show gains and setbacks rather than uniform improvement. Across seven matched tests, the average state advantage grew from 21 points in 2024–2025 to 24 points in 2025–2026, an increase of 3 points; Algebra I rose by 19 points in both end-of-course and grade 9 results, while Geometry fell by 20 points end of course and 13 points in grade 9. SchoolDigger ranked Indian Hills 55th of 434 and gave it four stars in 2025–2026, up 27 places from the prior year’s rank. Context figures include an 8.8 student-teacher ratio and 3% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these describe the school but do not explain its results.