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Bergenfield High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

80 S Prospect Ave, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 · (201) 385-8600 · Part of Bergenfield Borough School District

Bergenfield’s School Grade B better than 61% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,239
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Bergenfield High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Bergenfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Roy W. Brown Middle School761 students
9–12Bergenfield High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

80 S Prospect Ave, Bergenfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9309
Grade 10315
Grade 11288
Grade 12327
Enrollment over time
1,203’20
1,220’21
1,224’22
1,250’23
1,239’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%Asian 23%White 8%Black 7%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bergenfield High School from Bergenfield families.

Other schools in Bergenfield Borough School District

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
443 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
352 students15:1
Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
C+
261 students11:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
253 students13:1
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bergenfield
B+
291 students17:1
Roy W. Brown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bergenfield
B−
761 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bergenfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.