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Schools in Harrington Park · Harrington Park Borough School District, Northern Valley Regional School District

Harrington Park’s public schools outscore 89% of New Jersey districts

Math proficiency in Harrington Park’s districts is 61%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Harrington Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#38of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
73%
▲ 25 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
▲ 26 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 8 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$44.2K
▲ 55% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Northern Valley Regional
Students per teacher
9.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,751 students on the public path
In brief

Harrington Park’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 73% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Harrington Park Borough spends $24,849 per student and Northern Valley Regional $44,187, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Harrington Park’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 89% of New Jersey school districts, #38 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (239)Better than 88%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 964 test results and a graduating class of 479 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Harrington Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (970 in math, 958 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harrington Park, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Harrington Park SchoolHarrington Park Borough School DistrictA+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Harrington Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (Harrington Park Borough School District). From grade PK, students attend the Northern Valley Regional School District, shared with Closter, Demarest, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan. Its high school is in Old Tappan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Harrington Park

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Harrington Park Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 627 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$24,849NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A
Northern Valley Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 2,302 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$44,187NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Harrington Park Borough School District75%
State average 48.6% · 429 students tested
Math · PK–8, Harrington Park Borough School District67%
State average 35.5% · 426 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Northern Valley Regional School District72%
State average 48.6% · 529 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northern Valley Regional School District57%
State average 35.5% · 544 students tested

Harrington Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Harrington Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harrington ParkAHarrington Park Borough PK–8 · Northern Valley Regional PK–12
ClosterACloster Borough PK–8 · Northern Valley Regional PK–12
River ValeA−River Vale Township PK–8 · Pascack Valley Regional 9–12
NorwoodANorthern Valley Regional PK–12 · Norwood Borough PK–8
EmersonB+Emerson Borough
Old TappanANorthern Valley Regional PK–12 · Old Tappan Borough PK–8

3 of the 5 neighbors share Northern Valley Regional with Harrington Park for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Harrington Park

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Harrington Parkby address
Harrington Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A+
627 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Harrington Parkin other towns
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
High · Grades 9–12 · Old Tappan
A
1,086 students10:1Rate it →
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
High · Grades 9–12 · Demarest
A+
1,038 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Harrington Park’s schools

Are Harrington Park’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Harrington Park children attend outscore 89% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #38 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harrington Park in?

Two districts: Harrington Park Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Northern Valley Regional School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Closter, Demarest, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan.

Where do Harrington Park kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan and Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.

What is Harrington Park’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Northern Valley Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Harrington Park spend per student?

$24,849 in Harrington Park Borough School District and $44,187 in Northern Valley Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.