Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
Address
Map
100 Central Avenue

Old Tappan
,
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
07675

United States
Coordinates41°00′36″N 73°58′28″W / 41.01001°N 73.974414°W / 41.01001; -73.974414
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1962
School districtNorthern Valley Regional High School District
NCES School ID341176000652[1]
PrincipalFrank Scarafile (interim)
Faculty106.7 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,002 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.4:1[1]
Color(s)  Navy blue and
  Vegas gold[2]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameGolden Knights[2]
NewspaperThe Lance[3]
Radio stationWNVW
Websitenvot.nvnet.org

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from the suburban communities of Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4] Students from Rockleigh attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[5] The school joins Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest as the two secondary schools that are part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth.[6][7]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,002 students and 106.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1. There were 9 students (0.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 6 (0.6% 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 1965.[8]

The high school runs a preschool program for children ages three to five. Program staff includes high school students who participate in the school's child development educational programs.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan, 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. ^ Newspaper - The Lance, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Accessed March 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Home Page, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Accessed July 29, 2011. "Welcome to Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, home of the Golden Knights. Old Tappan is one of two high schools in the Northern Valley District. Our students reside in the towns of Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
  5. ^ Rockleigh Public Services, Rockleigh, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2009.
  6. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 3, 2017. "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."
  7. ^ 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."
  8. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed July 7, 2011.[dead link]
  9. ^ Teens & Tots, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Accessed May 19, 2022.