Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone high school of the Hasbrouck Heights School District.
The district serves students from Teterboro, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution in July 2010.Graham, Dr. Aaron R. Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Bergen County Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2011. "Hasbrouck Heights (PK-12) and Teterboro (non-op): The two districts will form the newly merged district of Hasbrouck Heights with Teterboro, a non-operating district scheduled for elimination on July 1, 2010."
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 499 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 90 students (18.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 20 (4.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Hasbrouck Heights High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 138th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 72nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 107th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 82nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 7, 2011. The school was ranked 92nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 49th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 14 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (93.2%) and language arts literacy (96.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 26, 2012.
Athletics The Hasbrouck Heights AviatorsHasbrouck Heights High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. participate in the Meadowlands Conference of the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, Hudson, Morris and Passaic counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).Mattura, Greg. "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship", The Record, January 9, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."Member Schools, North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Accessed August 30, 2020.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. Prior to realignment that took effect in fall 2010, Hasbrouck Heights was a part of the Bergen County Scholastic League.League Memberships – 2009-2010, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 24, 2011. Accessed November 19, 2014. With 418 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 254 to 474 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. The team nickname is the Aviators.
The school participates in joint boys / girls swimming teams with Garfield High School as the host school / lead agency. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
Baseball The baseball team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship in 2007, topping Verona High School by a score of 7–4 in the tournament final.2007 Baseball - North I, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 21, 2011.
In 2021, the team defeated Kinnelon High School for the North I, Group I state sectional championship by a score of 6–2.Bernstein, Jason. "Hasbrouck Heights baseball remains unbothered, defeats Kinnelon for N1G1 title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 12, 2021. Accessed December 13, 2021. "Calm, cool and collected, yet at the same time aggressive, second-seeded Hasbrouck Heights jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as it defeated fourth-seeded Kinnelon, 6-2, to win the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 title at Depken Field in Hasbrouck Heights. Hasbrouck Heights (20-4), which won its first sectional crown since 2007 will now take a 10-game winning streak into Monday's Group 1 final against New Providence at home."
Girls' basketball In 2015, the girls' basketball team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 40–27 victory against Wood-Ridge High School in the tournament final, the first state title for any of the school's basketball teams.Mills, Ed. "H.S. girls' basketball: Hasbrouck Heights enjoys first sectional title", The Record, March 10, 2015. Accessed March 10, 2015. "Sparked by that aggressive 1-3-1 and a combined 33 points from Stacey Porzl (13), Stefanie Pagan (10) and Hannah Bailey (10), Hasbrouck Heights defeated Wood-Ridge, 40-27, Monday night in the North 1, Group 1 girls' basketball championship game. It is the first sectional title in school history for the Aviators' basketball programs — girls or boys."
Football The football team was awarded the North I Group I sectional championship by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1945, 1946, 1947"Five Bergen High School Teams Win State Grid Crowns; Rutherford Draws Fire From Mahon; East Rutherford Coach Maintains His Team Played The Toughies; Leonia Gets a Tie; Hasbrouck Heights And Garfield Champions In Groups 1 And 4", The Record, December 5, 1945. Accessed February 23, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Two Bergen County high school football teams won championships outright and three others shared crowns, the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association announced last night after a meeting at the Hotel Hildenbrecht in Trenton. The Champs:.... And Andy Kmetz's Hasbrouck Heights Aviators, are North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 champs.""Kmetz Resigns Grid Post At Hasbrouck Heights; Aviators Won Nine Championships During Andy's 17-Year Reign; Track Coach Quits", Herald News, March 10, 1956. Accessed February 23, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Andy Kmetz has resigned as head football coach at Hasbrouck Heights High School.... During that span the Aviators captured six Group One state championships and three Bergen County Scholastic League titles. The Aviators won state championship in 1945, '46, '47, '52, '54 and last year. They also won the state crown in 1953, but forfeited it because of use of an ineligible transfer student." 1952, 1954 (as co-champion), 1955, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969 and 1972.Conrad, JJ; and Iseman, Chris. "NJ HS football championships: How past finalists fared", The Record, November 27, 2016. "Although the state established the current playoff format in 1974, titles have been awarded for decades. Here are the most decorated North Jersey teams playing for a title this weekend, listed by their state championship totals:... Hasbrouck Heights (12): 1952, 1954 (co-champs), 1955, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1994, 2007" Since the playoff system was introduced in 1974, the team has won the NJSIAA North I Group I state sectional championship in 1975, 1976, 1994, 2007, 2016 and 2017 and won the North II Group I title in 2018.NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022. Hasbrouck Heights High School has won a total of 18 Group I state sectional championships, 11 which were awarded by the NJSIAA and seven won by playoff. In 1969, the Aviators went undefeated at 9–0, setting a county record after scoring 478 points and earning top-ten rankings nationally and the top spot in the state.Mortenson, Eric. "Fanuzzi Too Much for Wood-Ridge; Hasbrouck Heights Caps 9-0 Season, 36-8", Herald News, November 28, 1969. "With senior quarterback Mike Fanuzzi pulling out all stops, Hasbrouck Heights completed its 1969 football campaign undefeated yesterday by overpowering traditional rival Wood-Ridge, 36-8. The fabulous Aviators, who must go down in the books as one of the best teams Bergen County has ever produced, closed their year with a perfect 9-0 mark while establishing a new Bergen County scoring record of 478 points."Gantaifis, Nick. "H.S. football coaching legend Pete LaBarbiera dies", The Record, December 16, 2016. Accessed February 23, 2021. "LaBarbiera's 1969 Hasbrouck Heights team is considered one of the great teams in state history. That year the Aviators finished with a 9–0 record and the No. 1 ranking in the state and a final top 10 national ranking. Hasbrouck Heights scored 478 points in nine games, an average of over 53 points per contest, while allowing just 62 points the entire season."