SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NJ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 65%Projected 46%

Pascack Valley High School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NJ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NJ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 64%NJ 44%

English proficiency

School 78%NJ 53%

Science proficiency

School 54%NJ 28%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

87%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

25%

Students in at least one AP course. 24 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

34%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes34%
AP courses offered24
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

8%
7%

AP computer science

1%
2%

AP math

10%
5%

Gold marks the NJ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A

13.09 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A+

1.12 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

9.78 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$185,910

NJ average $115,341

Median home value

$694,250

NJ average $465,927

Median rent

$2,138 /mo

NJ average $1,834

Unemployment rate

3.6%

NJ average 6.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 97.2%NJ 90.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

11:1

NJ average 11:1

Teachers

95

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$121,676

All teachers in Pascack Valley Regional High School District.

Student to counselor ratio NJ average 328:1123:1
Support staff19
Psychologists2
Nurses2
Social workers3
Law enforcement officers4
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NJ 98%

Experienced teachers

School 93%NJ 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days11
Out-of-school suspension days26
Total days missed to suspension51
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based1
Sexual orientation1
Race-based4
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$21650 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$11.47

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

76%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

7%

Black

2%

Latino

13%

Multiracial

2%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged0%
Students with disabilities24%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Pascack Valley High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Park Ridge High School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 41%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan

  • Actual: 69%
  • Projected: 54%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Westwood Regional High School

  • Actual: 47%
  • Projected: 41%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Pascack Hills High School

  • Actual: 67%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
Pearl River High School

  • Actual: 81%
  • Projected: 78%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
River Dell Regional High School

  • Actual: 70%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
Ridgewood High School

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
New Milford High School

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Tappan Zee High School

  • Actual: 89%
  • Projected: 93%
  • Distance: 4.8 mi