Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School
Veterans Plaza Palisades Park NJ, 07650, Bergen County Phone: 201-941-1100 Ranking: (217 out of 346, bottom 37%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12 School District: Palisades Park Borough School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 54 | NA | NA | 55 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 44 | ||||||
Total Students: | 577 | 557 | 496 | 462 | 552 | 515 | 522 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 125 | 21.7% | 112 | 20.1% | 122 | 24.6% | 37 | 8.0% | 121 | 21.9% | 108 | 21.0% | 115 | 22.0% |
Grade 9: | 106 | 18.4% | 117 | 21.0% | 44 | 8.9% | 108 | 23.4% | 99 | 17.9% | 103 | 20.0% | 94 | 18.0% |
Grade 10: | 118 | 20.5% | 105 | 18.9% | 117 | 23.6% | 101 | 21.9% | 119 | 21.6% | 102 | 19.8% | 104 | 19.9% |
Grade 11: | 105 | 18.2% | 127 | 22.8% | 99 | 20.0% | 111 | 24.0% | 104 | 18.8% | 97 | 18.8% | 108 | 20.7% |
Grade 12: | 123 | 21.3% | 96 | 17.2% | 114 | 23.0% | 105 | 22.7% | 107 | 19.4% | 104 | 20.2% | 99 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 302 | 52.3% | 289 | 51.9% | 260 | 52.4% | 245 | 53.0% | 303 | 54.9% | 279 | 54.2% | 257 | 49.2% |
Female: | 275 | 47.7% | 268 | 48.1% | 236 | 47.6% | 217 | 47.0% | 249 | 45.1% | 236 | 45.8% | 261 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 258 | 44.7% | 219 | 39.3% | 196 | 39.5% | 172 | 37.2% | 214 | 38.8% | 204 | 39.6% | 215 | 41.2% |
Hispanic: | 198 | 34.3% | 213 | 38.2% | 186 | 37.5% | 179 | 38.7% | 212 | 38.4% | 185 | 35.9% | 184 | 35.2% |
Black: | 22 | 3.8% | 27 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.2% | 24 | 5.2% | 19 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.7% |
White: | 95 | 16.5% | 93 | 16.7% | 90 | 18.1% | 85 | 18.4% | 107 | 19.4% | 113 | 21.9% | 109 | 20.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 27.0% | 171 | 30.7% | 120 | 24.2% | 110 | 23.8% | 135 | 24.5% | 113 | 21.9% | 80 | 15.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.1% | 53 | 10.7% | 45 | 9.7% | 75 | 13.6% | 42 | 8.2% | 56 | 10.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.69 | NA | NA | 8.94 | 8.35 | 10.22 | 9.00 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 77.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 78.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 83.6% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 62.3% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 62.6% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 76.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 60.7% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 51.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 66.4% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 55.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 65.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.6% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 60.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.9% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 78.9% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 75.1% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 72.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 69.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.7% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 84.3% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 87.6% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 89.0% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 61.5% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.0% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 76.8% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.2% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 76.4% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 72.7% |
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* Palisades Park Jr-Sr 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.