Bergenfield High School

Summary:

Bergenfield High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Bergenfield, New Jersey, part of the Bergenfield Borough School District. The school has a diverse student population and is generally a strong-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top half of New Jersey high schools.

Bergenfield High School's academic performance is a key strength, with students outperforming the state average on NJSLA tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Algebra II. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.2% to 98.7% over the past five years, and has a low dropout rate. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs, is also noteworthy, with the school ranking highly for its work with these populations.

While Bergenfield High School's academic performance is generally on par with or exceeds that of nearby high schools like Paramus High School, Cresskill High School, and River Dell Regional High School, the school lags behind some of the top-performing schools in the area, such as Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest and Bergen County Academies. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 6.6% in the 2021-2022 school year was higher than the state average, indicating a potential area for improvement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 80 S Prospect Ave
       Bergenfield, NJ  07621-1958


(201) 385-8600

District: Bergenfield Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
175th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,671 Help


Feeder schools for Bergenfield High School:

Elementary:    Franklin Elementary School
    Hoover Elementary School
    Jefferson Elementary School
    Lincoln Elementary School
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Middle:    Roy W. Brown Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  1,224

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.2%
Asian:
23.4%
White:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bergenfield High School ranks better than 58.5% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.12. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bergenfield High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.2%), Asian (23.4%), White (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bergenfield High School is 11.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bergenfield High School is $12,671.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Bergenfield High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bergenfield High School 175th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Bergenfield High School in the ranking list.)

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Bergenfield Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bergenfield Borough School District 184th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bergenfield High School

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Rank History for all students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.74 151st 343 56.0%
2004 61.22 159th 348 54.3%
2005 61.33 173rd 351 50.7%
2006 53.13 225th 357 37.0%
2007 61.78 172nd 361 52.4%
2008 57.13 198th 359 44.8%
2009 55.66 217th 370 41.4%
2010 56.03 216th 371 41.8%
2011 65.68 164th 378 56.6%
2012 63.70 178th 388 54.1%
2013 58.75 219th 396 44.7%
2014 74.74 92nd 411 77.6%
2015 59.50 92nd 406 77.3%
2016 66.86 67th 409 83.6%
2017 54.70 137th 411 66.7%
2018 54.47 140th 415 66.3%
2019 51.80 160th 416 61.5%
2021 41.22 202nd 405 50.1%
2022 33.73 251st 415 39.5%
2023 46.12 175th 422 58.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.21 53rd 146 63.7%
2019 61.27 37th 138 73.2%
2021 41.90 43rd 101 57.4%
2022 62.01 25th 137 81.8%
2023 35.28 91st 161 43.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.85 163rd 355 54.1%
2019 54.30 117th 349 66.5%
2021 34.94 206th 333 38.1%
2022 45.06 140th 344 59.3%
2023 62.33 72nd 339 78.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.20 57th 345 83.5%
2019 68.16 60th 347 82.7%
2021 49.78 126th 326 61.3%
2022 57.18 80th 324 75.3%
2023 68.73 39th 344 88.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.67 131st 403 67.5%
2019 56.95 141st 408 65.4%
2021 46.78 174th 402 56.7%
2022 33.11 250th 414 39.6%
2023 48.06 159th 416 61.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.19 112th 405 72.3%
2019 52.26 143rd 407 64.9%
2021 36.71 224th 402 44.3%
2022 32.22 241st 410 41.2%
2023 50.84 142nd 414 65.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.17 119th 198 39.9%
2019 41.14 120th 191 37.2%
2021 16.81 151st 165 8.5%
2022 12.34 161st 175 8.0%
2023 33.25 114th 172 33.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.01 49th 266 81.6%
2019 54.89 89th 254 65.0%
2021 57.42 68th 247 72.5%
2022 50.24 85th 256 66.8%
2023 62.17 48th 250 80.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.65 85th 368 76.9%
2019 62.06 100th 364 72.5%
2021 40.66 203rd 374 45.7%
2022 43.01 182nd 382 52.4%
2023 54.36 124th 385 67.8%
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Rank History for White students at Bergenfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.61 87th 340 74.4%
2019 36.80 179th 339 47.2%
2021 41.42 162nd 336 51.8%
2022 53.62 102nd 335 69.6%
2023 63.43 65th 335 80.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bergenfield High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 820 35 102 82 0 n/a n/a 0 1039
1989 755 35 88 81 0 n/a n/a 0 959
1990 678 41 97 118 0 n/a n/a 0 934
1991 679 37 91 106 0 n/a n/a 0 913
1992 601 51 135 116 0 n/a n/a 0 903
1993 546 60 181 130 0 n/a n/a 0 917
1994 604 54 173 121 0 n/a n/a 0 952
1995 514 82 184 169 2 n/a n/a 0 951
1996 514 82 184 169 2 n/a n/a 0 951
1998 495 80 230 157 0 n/a n/a 0 962
1999 508 72 235 175 0 n/a n/a 0 990
2000 472 73 265 191 0 n/a n/a 0 1001
2001 452 70 284 208 0 n/a n/a 0 1014
2002 419 63 367 284 0 n/a n/a 0 1133
2003 419 63 367 284 0 n/a n/a 0 1133
2004 402 73 352 321 0 n/a n/a 0 1148
2005 411 77 356 360 0 n/a n/a 0 1204
2006 440 87 353 407 0 n/a n/a 0 1287
2007 378 92 325 428 0 n/a n/a 0 1223
2008 368 100 287 416 0 n/a n/a 0 1171
2009 369 118 361 520 1 2 0 0 1371
2010 299 113 348 487 1 3 0 0 1251
2011 267 95 339 476 0 4 9 0 1190
2013 242 120 340 517 4 4 9 0 1236
2014 221 122 338 498 4 7 8 0 1198
2015 179 112 373 521 3 9 10 0 1207
2016 164 113 355 551 2 9 11 0 1205
2017 142 108 347 574 0 7 12 0 1190
2018 135 103 328 589 0 7 12 0 1174
2019 136 107 311 589 0 5 14 0 1162
2020 129 100 313 615 1 3 20 0 1181
2021 126 95 305 649 2 4 22 0 1203
2022 115 83 292 692 3 5 27 3 1220
2023 108 89 287 700 3 5 28 4 1224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bergenfield High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1039 83.0 12.5 n/a
1989 959 81.0 11.8 n/a
1990 934 70.0 13.3 1.2
1991 913 64.0 14.2 0.2
1992 903 60.0 15.0 2.5
1993 917 70.3 13.0 4.1
1994 952 65.4 14.6 6.1
1995 951 68.4 13.9 8.4
1996 951 68.4 13.9 8.4
1998 962 69.6 13.8 35.1
1999 990 67.4 14.7 8
2000 1001 70.4 14.2 46.7
2001 1014 71.2 14.2 12.2
2002 1133 76.4 14.8 11.6
2003 1133 76.4 14.8 11.6
2004 1148 79.4 14.5 11.1
2005 1204 78.4 15.4 n/a
2006 1287 71.9 17.9 15.7
2007 1223 76.5 16.0 18.7
2008 1171 72.0 16.3 17.3
2009 1371 83.8 15.1 19.2
2010 1251 87.0 14.3 22.4
2011 1190 84.2 14.1 28.2
2013 1236 91.5 13.5 35
2014 1198 94.3 12.7 35
2015 1207 97.0 12.4 33.8
2016 1205 90.0 13.3 33
2017 1190 96.2 12.3 37.9
2018 1174 99.4 11.8 39.4
2019 1162 104.2 11.1 37.8
2020 1181 102.7 11.4 35.5
2021 1203 104.6 11.5 32.3
2022 1220 104.8 11.6 29.9
2023 1224 106.1 11.5 34.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bergenfield High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1039 83.0 12.5 n/a
1989 959 81.0 11.8 n/a
1990 934 70.0 13.3 1.2
1991 913 64.0 14.2 0.2
1992 903 60.0 15.0 2.5
1993 917 70.3 13.0 4.1
1994 952 65.4 14.6 6.1
1995 951 68.4 13.9 8.4
1996 951 68.4 13.9 8.4
1998 962 69.6 13.8 35.1
1999 990 67.4 14.7 8
2000 1001 70.4 14.2 46.7
2001 1014 71.2 14.2 12.2
2002 1133 76.4 14.8 11.6
2003 1133 76.4 14.8 11.6
2004 1148 79.4 14.5 11.1
2005 1204 78.4 15.4 n/a
2006 1287 71.9 17.9 15.7
2007 1223 76.5 16.0 18.7
2008 1171 72.0 16.3 17.3
2009 1371 83.8 15.1 19.2
2010 1251 87.0 14.3 22.4
2011 1190 84.2 14.1 28.2
2013 1236 91.5 13.5 35
2014 1198 94.3 12.7 35
2015 1207 97.0 12.4 33.8
2016 1205 90.0 13.3 33
2017 1190 96.2 12.3 37.9
2018 1174 99.4 11.8 39.4
2019 1162 104.2 11.1 37.8
2020 1181 102.7 11.4 35.5
2021 1203 104.6 11.5 32.3
2022 1220 104.8 11.6 29.9
2023 1224 106.1 11.5 34.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bergenfield High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $558 (4.4%) $12,113 (95.6%) $12,671

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bergenfield High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 160th of 416 High schoolsRanks 175th of 422 High schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Bergenfield High School)70.865.1
 5.7%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Bergenfield Borough School District)70.865.1
 5.7%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Bergenfield High School)2312
 11%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Bergenfield Borough School District)2312
 11%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Bergenfield High School)56.143.3
 12.8%
   9th Grade Geometry (Bergenfield Borough School District)56.143.3
 12.8%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
9th Grade Algebra II (Bergenfield High School)89.577.5
 12%
   9th Grade Algebra II (Bergenfield Borough School District)89.577.5
 12%
   9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)77.665.8
 11.8%
10th Grade Algebra I (Bergenfield High School)6.30
 6.3%
   10th Grade Algebra I (Bergenfield Borough School District)6.30
 6.3%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.3
 5.5%
10th Grade Geometry (Bergenfield High School)16.96
 10.9%
   10th Grade Geometry (Bergenfield Borough School District)16.96
 10.9%
   10th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)15.37.7
 7.6%
10th Grade Algebra II (Bergenfield High School)56.535.2
 21.3%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Bergenfield Borough School District)56.535.2
 21.3%
   10th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)50.835.2
 15.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Bergenfield High School)21.611.8
 9.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Bergenfield Borough School District)44.733.8
 10.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Bergenfield High School)32.543.3
 10.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Bergenfield Borough School District)39.462.1
 22.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Bergenfield High School)62.577.5
 15%
   End of Course Algebra II (Bergenfield Borough School District)62.577.5
 15%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11621224
 5.3%
African American10789
 16.8%
American Indian03
Asian311287
 7.7%
Hispanic589700
 18.8%
Pacific Islander55
White136108
 20.6%
Two or More Races1428
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.8%34.9%
 2.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,224 students attended Bergenfield High School.

Students at Bergenfield High School are 57% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 9% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Bergenfield High School ranks 175th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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