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Hackensack High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

First & Beech Streets, Hackensack, NJ 07601 · (201) 646-7900 · Part of Hackensack City School District

Hackensack’s School Grade C− better than 22% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,813
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hackensack High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state

On the path

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

5–8Hackensack Middle School1,399 students
9–12Hackensack High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

First & Beech Streets, Hackensack

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9423
Grade 10463
Grade 11458
Grade 12469
Enrollment over time
1,806’20
1,852’21
1,745’22
1,726’23
1,813’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 70%Black 19%White 7%Asian 3%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hackensack High School from Hackensack families.

Other schools in Hackensack City School District

The district →
Fairmount
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
C−
621 students16:1
Nellie K. Parker
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
C
589 students13:1
Fanny Meyer Hillers
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
C−
516 students12:1
Jackson Avenue
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
D
438 students10:1
Hackensack Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hackensack
C−
1,399 students11:1

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; Hackensack’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.