Tenafly High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tenafly, New Jersey
Tenafly High School in Tenafly, New Jersey enrolled 1,141 students in 2024-25 with 101.9 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (New Jersey: 90.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
1,200 students in 2022-23, 1,166 students in 2023-24, 1,141 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 103.3 to 101.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,200 | 103.3 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 1,166 | 107.3 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,141 | 101.9 | 11.2 |
11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 New Jersey high schools
Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
23 AP courses and one counselor per 206 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tenafly High School enrolled 1,233 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses23
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 206 of the 1,233 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent2.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.9% of students were White, 34.6% Asian, 9.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White50.9%
- Asian34.6%
- Hispanic9.1%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Black1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Tenafly High School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 78% | 80% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 67% | 75% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
98% of the 318 students in Tenafly High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 98% | 98% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 318 | 318 | 106,157 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Tenafly High School
- Cresskill High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 489 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Dumont High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 704 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Tenafly High School with Cresskill High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tenafly Public Schools spends per student$26,135 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,135
- The largest public schools in New JerseyTenafly High School is the number 141 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#141 of 447
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.11.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Tenafly High School
How many students attend Tenafly High School?
1,141 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,200 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tenafly, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tenafly High School?
11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Tenafly High School a Title I school?
Tenafly High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Tenafly High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Tenafly High School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Tenafly High School?
98% of the 318 students in Tenafly High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Tenafly High School in?
Tenafly Public Schools, NCES district ID 3416110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341611000864 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.