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Paramus High School
B+

Paramus High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

99 East Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 · (201) 261-7800 · Part of Paramus Borough School District

Paramus’ School Grade B+ better than 71% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Photo: Sergey Chernyshev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,153
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Paramus High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Paramus High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts53%
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 ↗

99 East Century Road, Paramus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Grade 9286
Grade 10260
Grade 11264
Grade 12300
Enrollment over time
1,191’20
1,205’21
1,148’22
1,125’23
1,153’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Asian 27%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 3%Black 3%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 Paramus High School from Paramus families.

Other schools in Paramus Borough School District

The district →
Parkway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Paramus
B
297 students11:1
Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Paramus
A−
289 students13:1
Ridge Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Paramus
A−
338 students13:1
Stony Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Paramus
B+
223 students11:1
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Paramus
A−
200 students10:1
East Brook Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Paramus
B+
555 students10:1

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