Bergenfield High School
80 South Prospect Ave
Bergenfield NJ, 07621, Bergen County
Phone: 201-385-8600
Ranking: (181 out of 346, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bergenfield Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 94 | 92 | NA | NA | 84 | 87 | 84 | 72 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,198 | 1,236 | NA | NA | 1,190 | 1,251 | 1,371 | 1,171 | ||||||
Grade 9: | 294 | 24.5% | 294 | 23.8% | NA | NA | 294 | 24.7% | 334 | 26.7% | 354 | 25.8% | 267 | 22.8% |
Grade 10: | 287 | 24.0% | 303 | 24.5% | NA | NA | 299 | 25.1% | 321 | 25.7% | 325 | 23.7% | 302 | 25.8% |
Grade 11: | 295 | 24.6% | 311 | 25.2% | NA | NA | 307 | 25.8% | 279 | 22.3% | 327 | 23.9% | 295 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 300 | 25.0% | 310 | 25.1% | NA | NA | 269 | 22.6% | 304 | 24.3% | 357 | 26.0% | 307 | 26.2% |
Ungraded: | 22 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.5% | NA | NA | 21 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 613 | 51.2% | 641 | 51.9% | NA | NA | 622 | 52.3% | 663 | 53.0% | 707 | 51.6% | 582 | 49.7% |
Female: | 585 | 48.8% | 595 | 48.1% | NA | NA | 568 | 47.7% | 588 | 47.0% | 664 | 48.4% | 585 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 338 | 28.2% | 340 | 27.5% | NA | NA | 339 | 28.5% | 348 | 27.8% | 361 | 26.3% | 287 | 24.5% |
Hispanic: | 498 | 41.6% | 517 | 41.8% | NA | NA | 476 | 40.0% | 487 | 38.9% | 520 | 37.9% | 416 | 35.5% |
Black: | 122 | 10.2% | 120 | 9.7% | NA | NA | 95 | 8.0% | 113 | 9.0% | 118 | 8.6% | 100 | 8.5% |
White: | 221 | 18.4% | 242 | 19.6% | NA | NA | 267 | 22.4% | 299 | 23.9% | 369 | 26.9% | 368 | 31.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.7% | NA | NA | 9 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 298 | 24.9% | 321 | 26.0% | NA | NA | 233 | 19.6% | 201 | 16.1% | 177 | 12.9% | 127 | 10.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 10.1% | 112 | 9.1% | NA | NA | 103 | 8.7% | 79 | 6.3% | 86 | 6.3% | 75 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.70 | 13.51 | NA | NA | 14.13 | 14.38 | 15.10 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 72.9% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76.1% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 81.5% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 77.1% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.7% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bergenfield High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.