📍 50 Ridge Road, Mahwah, Bergen County, 07430
Mahwah High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mahwah, Bergen County. The school has 856 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mahwah Township Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 95.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mahwah High School enrolls 856 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 95.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 13% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 568 | 66% |
| Asian | 111 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 856 students (9.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mahwah High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 39, state house district 39.
Mahwah High School is one of 6 schools in Mahwah Township Public School District, based in Mahwah, New Jersey. The district serves 2,761 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 856 students, Mahwah High School is larger than the district average of about 460 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large