Type Public high school Faculty 158.8 FTEs Enrollment 2,587 (as of 2014-15) Color Gold | Principal Paschal Tennaro Grades 9-12 Phone +1 201-295-2800 | |
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Vice principals Denise ArenasPatricia BrandoThomas LiggioNicholas SaccoEdward Somick Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic League | ||
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North Bergen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Bergen, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the North Bergen School District. It is the city's only high school, and its student body includes residents of both North Bergen and Guttenberg.
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History
In terms of state aid, North Bergen High School is the most underfunded school in New Jersey, according to the Education Law Center, receiving $24 million less than the school would be entitles if it were fully funded under the formula specified by the School Funding Reform Act.
Curriculum
The school provides Advanced Placement course work and exams. The AP participation rate is 9%.
Student body
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,587 students and 158.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.3:1. There were 1,677 students (64.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 198 (7.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Students from Guttenberg attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Guttenberg Public School District.
Awards, recognition and rankings
North Bergen High School was recognized as a "Benchmark Public High School for Academic Achievement" by the Business Coalition for Education Excellence, for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007.
The school was the 286th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 322nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 296th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 294th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 285th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Schooldigger.com ranked the school 198th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 39 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
In 2014 U.S. News and World Report magazine awarded a bronze medal to North Bergen High School, recognizing it as one of New Jersey's best public high schools, based on criteria such as test scores, student demographics, college readiness and faculty-student ratio. Superintendent Dr. George Solter stated that the school was awarded the medal specifically for it emphasis on reading skills, the dedication of its faculty, and the talent of its students.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Athletics
The North Bergen Bruins compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,942 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North I, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,090 to 2,568 students in that grade range. The North Bergen High School track, tennis, football and soccer teams use Bruins Stadium, which is located in James J. Braddock Park. The school's gymnasium serves as the home field for other sports.
Interscholastic sports programs offered include football, boys'/girls' basketball, baseball, softball, boys'/girls' tennis, boys'/girls' cross country, boys'/girls' indoor track and field, boys'/girls' outdoor track and field, boys'/girls' soccer, boys'/girls' volleyball, boys'/girls' bowling and wrestling.
The boys' varsity bowling team won the 1974 overall state championship.
The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1997 and 2011.
The boys' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1977, defeating Camden High School in the tournament final. On March 5, 2007, the boys' basketball team played in the North I, Group IV sectional championship, falling to Passaic County Technical Institute by 86–85 in overtime, in a game played at Wayne Valley High School; Students and fans from both schools rioted after the game, with a North Bergen student arrested in the melee for assaulting a police officer.
The wrestling team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship in 1983, 1991 and 1993.
In 2001, the baseball team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 7-6 win in extra innings against Memorial of West New York.
Other extra-curricular activities
North Bergen High School features various interest groups and clubs that include the Art Club, Academic Decathlon Team, Bible Club, Chess Club, Color Guard, Debate Team, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Environmental Club, FBLA-PBL and the Gay-Straight Alliance Club.
The high school also offers various culture groups and honor societies, including the French Club, Indian Cultural Club, Muslim Cultural Awareness Club (MCAC), German Club, Italian Club, Spanish Club, Russian Club, German Club, National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, German National Honor Society, Italian National Honor Society, Russian National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.
North Bergen High School students can participate in community service and student government groups, including Rebel, Key Club and Student Council.
North Bergen High School is home to various performance groups, such as the Stage Crew, Modeling club, Drama club, Dance club, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, The Advanced Sciences Club, Music Creation (M.C) and Advanced Music Creation (A.M.C).