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Fair Lawn Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,576 students in Fair Lawn Public School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in New Jersey.
Public High School in Fair Lawn Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the New Jersey public high school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Public High School in Fair Lawn Public School District have a Graduation Rate of 96%, which is more than the New Jersey average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Fair Lawn High School, with 96% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Jersey or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public high school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
9 Schools
545 Schools
# Students
5,329 Students
460,113 Students
# Teachers
434 Teachers
36,963 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Fair Lawn Public School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#84 out of 648 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
47%
Graduation Rate
96%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.71
# American Indian Students
22 Students
646 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
876 Students
44,671 Students
% Asian Students
17%
10%
# Hispanic Students
1,068 Students
141,518 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
31%
# Black Students
146 Students
77,778 Students
% Black Students
3%
17%
# White Students
3,045 Students
182,652 Students
% White Students
57%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
23 Students
1,024 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
148 Students
9,368 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
22
367
# Students in K Grade:
350
3,139
# Students in 1st Grade:
345
3,380
# Students in 2nd Grade:
372
3,453
# Students in 3rd Grade:
411
3,491
# Students in 4th Grade:
410
3,527
# Students in 5th Grade:
403
3,464
# Students in 6th Grade:
423
4,158
# Students in 7th Grade:
398
6,623
# Students in 8th Grade:
400
7,820
# Students in 9th Grade:
382
107,364
# Students in 10th Grade:
372
100,102
# Students in 11th Grade:
374
98,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
366
98,515
# Ungraded Students:
301
16,262
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,072 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,169 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$134 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$129 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,072
$27,348
Spending / Student
$24,169
$26,228
Best Fair Lawn Public School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fair Lawn High School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
14 00 Berdan Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5450
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5450
Grades: 9-12
| 1,576 students
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