Which towns are in the Northern Highlands school district?

Northern Highlands Regional High School District serves Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River. Full member of Northern Highlands Regional HSD (school is located in Allendale).

How does Northern Highlands Regional HS rank?

#35 in New Jersey and #575 nationally in U.S. News Best High Schools (2026-2027 edition), with a 93.3% four-year graduation rate for the class of 2025 per the NJ Department of Education.

School district

Northern Highlands Regional High School District

Serving Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River.

Northern Highlands Regional High School District serves Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River. High schoolers attend Northern Highlands Regional HS. Niche grades Northern Highlands Regional HS A+ (#18 of 433 NJ public high schools).

Northern Highlands Regional HS

#35

In New Jersey

U.S. News 2026-2027 edition, #575 nationally

93.3%

Graduation rate

Four-year, 2024-25 (class of 2025)

The towns

Allendale

Through 8th grade: Allendale School District (PreK-8: Hillside and Brookside schools).

Full member of Northern Highlands Regional HSD (school is located in Allendale).

Niche: Allendale School District (K-8, graded not ranked, 2027): A+.

$900K
Median sale, 12 months: $17,912
Average tax bill, 2025

Living in Allendale Allendale market report

Upper Saddle River

Through 8th grade: Upper Saddle River School District (PreK-8).

Full member of Northern Highlands Regional High School District (with Allendale); Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River send by agreement.

Niche: Upper Saddle River School District (K-8, graded but not ranked by Niche, 2027): A+.

$1.4M
Median sale, 12 months: $20,432
Average tax bill, 2025

Living in Upper Saddle River Upper Saddle River market report

Ho-Ho-Kus

Through 8th grade: Ho-Ho-Kus School District (PreK-8).

Send-receive agreement with Northern Highlands Regional HSD; a 2016 fixed-price extension runs 'through 2026' (about $4.3M in 2025-26).

Niche: Ho-Ho-Kus Public School (school-level, 2027): A, #12 of 291 Best Public K-8 Schools in NJ.

$1.27M
Median sale, 12 months: $19,834
Average tax bill, 2025

Living in Ho-Ho-Kus Ho-Ho-Kus market report

Saddle River

Through 8th grade: Saddle River School District (Wandell School, PreK-5); grades 6-8 at Eric S. Smith MS, Ramsey (send-receive).

Send-receive: PreK-5 locally; 6-8 to Ramsey; for 9-12 students choose Ramsey HS or Northern Highlands Regional HS (about three quarters choose Northern Highlands).

Ramsey HS ranks #45 in New Jersey (U.S. News 2026-2027 edition).

Niche: Wandell School (school-level, 2027): A, #41 of 1,411 Best Public Elementary Schools in NJ.

$2.45M
Median sale, 12 months: $20,339
Average tax bill, 2025

Living in Saddle River Saddle River market report

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Northern Highlands questions

Which towns are in the Northern Highlands school district?: Northern Highlands Regional High School District serves Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River. Full member of Northern Highlands Regional HSD (school is located in Allendale).
How does Northern Highlands Regional HS rank?: #35 in New Jersey and #575 nationally in U.S. News Best High Schools (2026-2027 edition), with a 93.3% four-year graduation rate for the class of 2025 per the NJ Department of Education.

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