Tenafly High School

19 Columbus Drive, Tenafly NJ, 7670 | Tenafly Borough School District | 201-816-6614
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1193
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 78% 50% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Tenafly
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
80%Tenafly
52%New Jersey

Tenafly High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Tenafly Borough School District" in Tenafly, NJ. There are a total of 1,193 students and 105 teachers at Tenafly High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Tenafly High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 78.0%, which is 50% higher than the New Jersey average.

Tenafly High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1193
Teachers105
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment309
Taking some courses309
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses283
Passing no courses18

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Tenafly High School, there are a total of 309 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 309 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All70%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School70%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All86%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School86%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Tenafly High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 60.6% 59.1% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 1.9% 1.5% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 31.2% 31.0% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2% 3.7% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 4.5% 1.5% 3.1%

Tenafly demographics profile

StatisticTenaflyNew JerseyNational
Population14,5508,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,1721,21591
Median age42.139.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)74%56%55%
Speak English52%69%79%
Speak Spanish9%16%13%

Education level achieved in Tenafly

IndexTenaflyNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade97.8%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school97.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college87.6%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree80.0%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors77.3%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters42.3%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree20.4%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate5.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Tenafly High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.