Top 100 Best STEM Schools – US News & World Report – 11/100

Bergen County Academies
200 HACKENSACK AVE
HACKENSACK, NJ 07601

Phone: (201) 343-6000

District: Bergen County Vocational

Overview

Bergen County Academies is ranked 3rd within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Bergen County Academies is 97 percent. The student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 51 percent. Bergen County Academies is 1 of 3 high schools in the Bergen County Vocational.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank: #34
State Rank: #3
STEM Rank: #11
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,068
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 51%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 4%
Full-Time Teachers 93
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Language 100%
Proficient in Math 100%
College Readiness Index 93.1
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 3
Total Students 1,921
Proficient in Language (district average) 85%
Proficient in Math (district average) 80%
College Readiness (district average) 87.5

Class

These details on the school’s student body are based on data reported to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,068
9th Grade 272 Students
10th Grade 260 Students
11th Grade 271 Students
12th Grade 265 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 51%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 42%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 5%
White Enrollment (% of total) 49%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0.2%
Gender

Male (% of total) 47%
Female (% of total) 53%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 1%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 4%

Language Proficiency Distribution

Language proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 263
Partially Proficient 0%
Proficient 19%
Advanced 81%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 264
Partially Proficient 0%
Proficient 8%
Advanced 92%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 143.3
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 34.9
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 100.0
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 100.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students 0.0
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 32.5
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 93.1
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 97%
Participant Passing Rate 94%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.4
Exam Pass Rate 88%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 92%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.1
International Baccalaureate (IB) Student Performance

Students can receive college credit for successful completion of IB certificate exams. This information displays how the school’s students participated and performed on IB exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 71%
Participant Passing Rate 94%
Exams Per Test Taker 2.7
Exam Pass Rate 78%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 67%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 2.2
IB Diploma Per Test Taker 15.9%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment 11.3%

Source: US News & World Report