Summary:
The Fort Lee High School is the only high school in the Fort Lee School District, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 1,170 students. Compared with New Jersey, the school is above the state in several current assessments, but results vary considerably by subject. The most important concern is Algebra I, where proficiency is well below the state.
The school’s strongest comparisons include 9th-grade English Language Arts (ELA), with 66% proficient versus 51% statewide, and 11th-grade science, at 42% versus 29%. On the 11th-grade NJGPA, it is also ahead in ELA, 83% to 76%, and mathematics, 73% to 61%. Algebra II is another bright spot: results exceed the state by 23 points in 9th grade and 17 points on the end-of-course assessment. By contrast, Algebra I is 15% versus 40% on the end-of-course test, a 25-point shortfall, and 14% versus 22% in 9th grade. Geometry is modestly below state results, by 2 points in 9th grade and 6 points end-of-course. Graduation is favorable at 94%, compared with 89% statewide, while chronic absenteeism is higher: 17%, versus 14% statewide and 14% in the district.
Across the same 10 test comparisons, the school’s average fell from 62% in 2024–25 to 53% in 2025–26; the state average also fell, from 55% to 49%, narrowing the school’s average lead from 6 points to 5. Most comparable results declined, including 9th-grade ELA by 4 points and 11th-grade science by 6, but Algebra II’s lead over the state grew because state results fell more. SchoolDigger rankings improved from 124th of 429 schools in 2023–24 to 103rd of 434 in 2024–25, then slipped to 129th of 434 in 2025–26; its percentile moved from 71 to 76 to 70, and the latest listing shows 4 stars. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio is 13.4, and 28% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.
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