Rutherford High School
56 Elliott Place
Rutherford NJ, 07070, Bergen County
Phone: 201-438-7675
Ranking: 
(102 out of 346, top 29%)*
(102 out of 346, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rutherford Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 69 | 68 | 74 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 766 | 778 | 758 | 749 | 778 | 782 | 802 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 180 | 23.5% | 203 | 26.1% | 204 | 26.9% | 202 | 27.0% | 206 | 26.5% | 206 | 26.3% | 190 | 23.7% |
| Grade 10: | 190 | 24.8% | 198 | 25.4% | 185 | 24.4% | 182 | 24.3% | 188 | 24.2% | 171 | 21.9% | 203 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 198 | 25.8% | 189 | 24.3% | 184 | 24.3% | 178 | 23.8% | 168 | 21.6% | 198 | 25.3% | 191 | 23.8% |
| Grade 12: | 190 | 24.8% | 183 | 23.5% | 177 | 23.4% | 178 | 23.8% | 203 | 26.1% | 194 | 24.8% | 201 | 25.1% |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 376 | 49.1% | 387 | 49.7% | 379 | 50.0% | 381 | 50.9% | 379 | 48.7% | 372 | 47.6% | 383 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 390 | 50.9% | 391 | 50.3% | 379 | 50.0% | 368 | 49.1% | 399 | 51.3% | 410 | 52.4% | 415 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 146 | 19.1% | 149 | 19.2% | 132 | 17.4% | 131 | 17.5% | 125 | 16.1% | 124 | 15.9% | 131 | 16.3% |
| Hispanic: | 136 | 17.8% | 136 | 17.5% | 135 | 17.8% | 130 | 17.4% | 125 | 16.1% | 105 | 13.4% | 103 | 12.8% |
| Black: | 23 | 3.0% | 25 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.7% | 21 | 2.7% | 30 | 3.7% |
| White: | 456 | 59.5% | 463 | 59.5% | 471 | 62.1% | 469 | 62.6% | 505 | 64.9% | 529 | 67.6% | 538 | 67.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.10 | 11.44 | 10.29 | 11.68 | 11.79 | 10.90 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 92.8% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 90.8% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 93.5% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.4% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 84.9% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.7% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 79.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.5% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 82.8% | 72.7% |
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* Rutherford High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.