Top 10 Best Bergen County Public High Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 63 public high schools serving 48,391 students in Bergen County, NJ.
The top ranked public high schools in Bergen County, NJ are Bergen County Academies, Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro and Ridgewood High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Bergen County, NJ public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New Jersey public high school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 51% statewide average). High schools in Bergen County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of New Jersey public high schools.
Bergen County, NJ public high school have a Graduation Rate of 93%, which is more than the New Jersey average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Bergen County Academies, with ≥99% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Jersey or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public high school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

Best Bergen County Public High Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bergen County Academies
Vocational School
Math: ≥90% | Reading: 95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
200 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 343-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,109 students
Rank: #22.
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro
Vocational School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
504 Route 46 West
Teterboro, NJ 07608
(201) 343-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 678 students
Rank: #33.
Ridgewood High School
Math: 62% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
627 East Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,789 students
Rank: #44.
Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest
Math: 64% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
150 Knickerbocker Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-3200
Grades: 9-12
| 974 students
Rank: #55.
Applied Technology High School
Vocational School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 343-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 273 students
Rank: #66.
Tenafly High School
Math: 54% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
19 Columbus Drive
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 816-6614
Grades: 9-12
| 1,228 students
Rank: #77.
Glen Rock High School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
400 Hamilton Avenue
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Grades: 9-12
| 693 students
Rank: #88.
Cresskill High School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
220 Jefferson Ave
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 227-7791
Grades: 9-12
| 500 students
Rank: #99.
Pascack Hills High School
Math: 53% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
225 West Grand Avenue
Montvale, NJ 07645
(201) 358-7020
Grades: 9-12
| 827 students
Rank: #1010.
Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan
Math: 53% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
140 Central Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 784-1600
Grades: 9-12
| 1,044 students
Rank: #1111.
River Dell Regional High School
Math: 49% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
55 Pyle Street
Oradell, NJ 07649
(201) 599-7240
Grades: 9-12
| 999 students
Rank: #1212.
Park Ridge High School
Math: 43% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2 Park Ave
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
(201) 573-6000
Grades: 7-12
| 548 students
Rank: #1313.
Northern Highlands Regional High School
Math: 56% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
298 Hillside Ave
Allendale, NJ 07401
(201) 327-8700
Grades: 9-12
| 1,315 students
Rank: #1414.
Fair Lawn High School
Math: 44% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
14 00 Berdan Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5450
Grades: 9-12
| 1,576 students
Rank: #1515.
Mahwah High School
Math: 43% | Reading: 65%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
50 Ridge Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
(201) 762-2300
Grades: 9-12
| 874 students
Rank: #1616.
Indian Hills High School
Math: 49% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
97 Yawpo Ave
Oakland, NJ 07436
(201) 337-0100
Grades: 9-12
| 839 students
Rank: #1717.
Pascack Valley High School
Math: 39% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
200 Piermont Avenue
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
(201) 358-7060
Grades: 9-12
| 1,031 students
Rank: #1818.
Dumont High School
Math: 38% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
101 New Milford Ave
Dumont, NJ 07628
(201) 387-3000
Grades: 9-12
| 764 students
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Midland Park Jr./sr. High School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
250 Prospect St
Midland Park, NJ 07432
(201) 444-7400
Grades: 7-12
| 337 students
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Westwood Regional High School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
701 Ridgewood Road
Township Of Washington, NJ 07676
(201) 664-0880
Grades: 9-12
| 845 students
Rank: #2121.
Fort Lee High School
Math: 35% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3000 Lemoine Ave
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(201) 585-4675
Grades: 9-12
| 1,153 students
Rank: #2222.
Leonia High School
Math: 33% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
100 Christie Heights Street
Leonia, NJ 07605
(201) 302-5200
Grades: 9-12
| 867 students
Rank: #2323.
Ramsey High School
Math: 30% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
256 E Main Street
Ramsey, NJ 07446
(201) 785-2300
Grades: 9-12
| 828 students
Rank: #2424.
Lodi High School
Math: 29% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
99 Putnam Street
Lodi, NJ 07644
(973) 478-6100
Grades: 9-12
| 916 students
Rank: #2525.
Paramus High School
Math: 42% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
99 East Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 261-7800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,205 students
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Emerson Jr Sr High School
Math: 34% | Reading: 57%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
131 Main Street
Emerson, NJ 07630
(201) 262-4447
Grades: 7-12
| 461 students
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Ramapo High School
Math: 41% | Reading: 54%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
331 George Street
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
(201) 891-1500
Grades: 9-12
| 1,239 students
Rank: #2828.
Autistic
Special Education School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
540 Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 343-6000
Grades: PK-12
| 199 students
Rank: #2929.
Rutherford High School
Math: 33% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
56 Elliott Pl
Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 438-7675
Grades: 9-12
| 738 students
Rank: #3030.
Ridgefield Memorial High School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
555 Walnut St
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
(201) 945-4455
Grades: 9-12
| 489 students
Rank: #3131.
Waldwick High School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
155 Wyckoff Avenue
Waldwick, NJ 07463
(201) 652-9000
Grades: 9-12
| 446 students
Rank: #3232.
Dwight Morrow High School/academies@englewood
Math: 25% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
274 Knickerbocker Rd
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201) 862-6039
Grades: 9-12
| 1,003 students
Rank: #3333.
Lyndhurst High School
Math: 24% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
400 Weart Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 896-2100
Grades: 9-12
| 789 students
Rank: #3434.
Hasbrouck Heights High School
Math: 30% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
365 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
(201) 288-6150
Grades: 9-12
| 547 students
Rank: #3535.
Wood-ridge Jr/sr High School
Math: 28% | Reading: 52%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
258 Hackensack St
Wood Ridge, NJ 07075
(201) 933-6777
Grades: 7-12
| 570 students
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Bergen County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
321 State St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 646-8170
Grades: 5-6
| 618 students
296 E Ridgewood Ave
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 599-6185
Grades: 9-11
| 13 students
E.285 Pascack Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 343-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 15 students
44 Armory Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201) 568-0817
Grades: PK
| 106 students
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 862-1983
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
525 Palisade Ave
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
(201) 313-2307
Grades: PK-K
| 320 students
540 Windsor Rd
Wood Ridge, NJ 07075
(201) 933-6777
Grades: 7-8
| 200 students
51 W Englewood Ave
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201) 862-6164
Grades: 2-5
| 383 students
503 Sixth St
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
(201) 935-6808
Grades: PK-2
| 190 students
56 Elliott Pl
Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 438-7675
Grades: 9-12
| 784 students
281 Ridge Rd
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 438-5683
Grades: 4-8
| n/a students
550 Washington St
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
(201) 935-6805
Grades: 2-3
| 106 students
624 Page Ave
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 531-1420
Grades: K-7
| 43 students
360 Union St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 646-7842
Grades: 7-8
| 628 students
Moonachie Annex (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
Lodi (moonachie) Campus
Lodi, NJ 07644
(973) 249-0995
Grades: Inquire with school
| 34 students
161 Lanza Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
(973) 253-6614
Grades: PK
| 215 students
609 Westwood Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 358-7060
Grades: 4-8
| 12 students
30 Madonna Place
Garfield, NJ 07026
(973) 252-2714
Grades: PK-2
| 175 students
109 Sylvan St
Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 438-7675
Grades: K-5
| 141 students
110 Mt Vernon Street
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(201) 336-9855
Grades: K-1
| 255 students
Tappan Rd
Northvale, NJ 07647
(201) 768-0635
Grades: K-3
| n/a students
200 Hackensack Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 343-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,104 students
325 Third St
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
(201) 939-6506
Grades: 3-8
| 334 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public high schools in Bergen County, NJ?
The top ranked public high schools in Bergen County, NJ include Bergen County Academies, Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro and Ridgewood High School.
How many public high schools are located in Bergen County, NJ?
63 public high schools are located in Bergen County, NJ.
What is the racial composition of students in Bergen County, NJ?
Bergen County, NJ public high schools minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public high schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

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