Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
Address
Map
150 Knickerbocker Road

, ,
07627

United States
Coordinates40°57′46″N 73°58′25″W / 40.962803°N 73.9737°W / 40.962803; -73.9737
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1955
School districtNorthern Valley Regional High School District
NCES School ID341176000650[1]
PrincipalBruce Sabatini
Faculty93.3 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment978 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.5:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal blue
  White[2]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameNorsemen[2]
PublicationRunes (literary magazine)[3]
NewspaperNorthern Star[3]
YearbookNorthern Lights[3]
Websitenvd.nvnet.org

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest (NV/Demarest) is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving students from several municipalities in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The high school serves students from the suburban communities of Closter, Demarest, and Haworth.[4] The school is one of two high schools that are part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, the other being Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, which serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan, along with students from Rockleigh, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 978 students and 93.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. There were 5 students (0.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 (0.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The high school is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1959.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Directory of Co‐Curricular Activities 2020‐2021, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest. Accessed March 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In / Demarest, N.J.; Small Town, Large Sense of History", The New York Times, April 4, 1999. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Following eighth grade, students go on to Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, which the borough shares with Haworth and neighboring Closter."
  5. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 12, 2017. "Located in the upper North Eastern corner of the state, Northern Valley Regional is comprised of two high schools, Northern Valley at Demarest and Northern Valley at Old Tappan.... Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."
  6. ^ Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 31, 2016. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
  7. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed July 11, 2011.