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HISTORY
The first European settlers in Tenafly were Dutch immigrants, who began to populate the area during the late 17th century. The name "Tenafly" is derived from the early-modern Dutch phrase "Tiene Vly" or "Ten Swamps" which was given by Dutch settlers in 1688. Other derivations cite a Dutch-language connection to its location on a meadow. The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Tenafly residents had a median household income of $153,381, ranked 13th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.
Tenafly was incorporated as a borough on January 24, 1894, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of the now-defunct Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was the first formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Portions of Palisades Township were acquired based on legislation approved on April 8, 1897.
Education
The Tenafly Public Schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[95] As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,732 students and 303.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Malcolm S. Mackay Elementary School (391 students; in grades K-5), Ralph S. Maugham Elementary School (411; K-5), J. Spencer Smith Elementary School (360; K-5), Walter Stillman Elementary School (393; K-5), Tenafly Middle School (917; 6-8) and Tenafly High School (1,193; 9-12). Students from Alpine attend Tenafly High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
The United States Department of Education awarded Tenafly High School the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence at a special assembly to the Tenafly High School community on September 20, 2005. Tenafly was the only high school in New Jersey and one of 38 public high schools in the U.S. to receive the 2005 Blue Ribbon School Award.
The school was the third-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after also being ranked third in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as tied for 26th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (unchanged from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). Tenafly High School has consistently performed very well in college acceptance and SAT scores. Most recent college acceptance and SAT scores.
Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.
Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark,was recognized in 2012 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the United States Department of Education, one of 15 private and public schools in the state to be honored that year.
Transportation
Local and express bus service to and from New York City is available via NJ Transit bus route 166 to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Rockland Coaches provides service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Route 14ET from Montvale, the 9/9A/9T/9TA from Stony Point, New York and the 20/20T routes from West Nyack, New York. Saddle River Tours / Ameribus provides rush hour service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 20/84 route.
GENERAL INFO
Population: 14,751
Distance to NYC: 12 miles
Population Density / Mile: 3,262
Median Age: 44
Number of Households: 2,353
Households with Children:
2,006
Median Household Income: $145,433
City Hall: Tenafly Borough Hall
Address: 100 Riveredge Road
Phone Number:
201-568-6100
Town Website: http://www.tenaflynj.org
Library Website:
http://www.bccls.org
Water Service: Suez
Gas & Electric:
P.S.E.&.G
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