Community High School, located in Teaneck, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, is a private high school designed for children aged 14–18.THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, accessed May 10, 2007. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2006.Community High School , Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed September 1, 2011.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 232 students and 52.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.4:1. The school's student body was 38.8% (90) White, 30.2% (70) Black, 28.0% (65) Hispanic, 2.2% (5) Asian and 0.9% (2) two or more races.School data for The Community School Inc., National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2025.

The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed December 3, 2016.

History Community High School was founded in 1968 in Demarest, New Jersey, and was a pioneer in teaching learning-disabled students. It became one of the largest programs in the region to provide for students in need of special education.

Westwood campus and fire In 1990, the school relocated to Westwood, New Jersey, and moved into a former parochial school building that was affiliated with St. Andrew's Roman Catholic church that sat next door. Most students attended on tuition paid by the state, and the school bused in students from Northern New Jersey and New York City.

Shortly before 8:30 AM on March 13, 1998, a 17-year-old student from Manhattan set a fire in a second floor bathroom, which quickly spread through the building's open attic of the building, fanned by strong winds that day. The school was not required by law to have a sprinkler system as it was less than 70 feet. All students, teachers and administrators were safely evacuated and no one was harmed, but the school's 67-year-old main building burnt to the ground and supplies and equipment inside were destroyed, though books and materials in an adjoining wing that had been added on to the original structure survived the fire.Hanley, Robert. "Fire Destroys School; Student Is Charged", The New York Times, March 13, 1998. Accessed September 1, 2011. "In midafternoon, as the charred shell of the Community School was still smoldering, Bergen County arson investigators said a 17-year-old student from Manhattan had started the fire in a second-floor bathroom and arrested him on charges of aggravated arson and criminal mischief."Hanley, Robert. "Officials Seek Building for Students Displaced by Fire at a School", The New York Times, March 14, 1998. Accessed September 1, 2011. The school moved to its current location in Teaneck following the fire.

Athletics As of the 2007 school year the coach of Community High School's boys' basketball team, had worked to build a cohesive team from a group of teens who struggle with attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and social delays. On the right track, The Record, January 4, 2007

See also Community School - Lower school for grades 1-8

References

External links Community High School Data for Community High School, National Center for Education Statistics