Summary:
The 07666 zip code is home to a single high school, Teaneck High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance is mixed, with some areas of strength and others that need improvement, and its demographics suggest a population facing economic challenges.
Teaneck High School has a statewide ranking between 217-232 out of 429-434 New Jersey high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% is slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.0% is relatively low. However, the chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Algebra I for 9th grade are lower than the state averages, while its proficiency rates in NJSLA/Geometry for 9th grade and NJGPA/English Language Arts for 11th grade are higher than the state averages. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA-S/Science for 11th grade and NJGPA/Mathematics for 11th grade are lower than the state averages.
With a student population of 1,261 and a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, which is slightly lower than the state average, Teaneck School District faces the challenge of a relatively high percentage of students (37.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage. The school's per-student spending of $10,712 for the 2018-2019 school year is slightly higher than the state average, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes and close the achievement gap with the state.
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