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Fair Lawn High School

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Fair Lawn High School ranks 64 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Fair Lawn High School is a public high school serving 1,644 students in grades 9-12 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. The school is part of the Fair Lawn Public School District, which is ranked 59 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fair Lawn High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, currently at 64 out of 434 high schools and earning a 4-star rating.

Fair Lawn High School excels academically, with students significantly outperforming the state average in standardized test scores across subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.1% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also maintains a high 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a very low 0% dropout rate. Additionally, Fair Lawn High School performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 283 New Jersey high schools for African American students and 16th out of 215 high schools for English Language Learner students in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Paterson P-Technical High School, Fair Lawn High School stands out as a top-performing institution with significantly higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall performance metrics. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Fair Lawn High School has demonstrated exceptional performance across various socioeconomic subgroups, including low-income students, who rank 20th out of 377 New Jersey high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. This suggests the school is able to achieve its high academic outcomes with relatively efficient resource allocation, as its spending per student ($8,865 in 2018-2019) is lower than some nearby high-performing schools.

1,687

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,865

Per pupil spending ?

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 00 Berdan Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

(201) 794-5450

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

Feeder schools for Fair Lawn High School:

Elementary:	Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
	John A. Forrest Elementary School
	Lyncrest Elementary School
	Radburn Elementary School
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	Warren Point Elementary School
	Westmoreland Elementary School
Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Asian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg43%

64^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 609Fair Lawn Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	64 of 434	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	68 of 429	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	71 of 422	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	57 of 415	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	55 of 405	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	49 of 416	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	48 of 415	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	47 of 411	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	53 of 409	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	59.8	89 of 406	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	108 of 411	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	98 of 396	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	79 of 388	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	74 of 378	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.9	62 of 371	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	96 of 370	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	122 of 359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	122 of 361	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.8	122 of 357	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.4	72 of 351	79.5%	★★★★☆
2004	76.9	69 of 348	80.2%	★★★★☆
2003	75.1	88 of 343	74.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	12 of 283	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	14 of 282	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	66.4	35 of 250	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	25 of 256	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	16 of 247	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	9 of 266	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	85 of 190	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	56 of 191	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	69 of 172	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	53 of 175	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	58 of 165	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	69 of 191	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	45 of 198	77.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	16 of 215	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	39 of 191	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	12 of 161	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	8 of 137	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	4 of 101	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	8 of 138	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	3 of 146	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	49 of 426	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	87 of 420	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	71 of 416	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	57 of 414	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	66 of 402	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	54 of 408	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	63 of 403	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	64 of 406	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	54 of 403	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	64 of 385	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	68 of 382	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	31 of 374	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	35 of 364	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	45 of 368	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	20 of 377	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	22 of 344	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	67.1	41 of 324	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	13 of 326	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	22 of 347	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	21 of 345	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	65 of 426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	63 of 419	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	94 of 414	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	62 of 410	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	70 of 402	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	66 of 407	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	54 of 405	86.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	45 of 359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	37 of 361	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	68.4	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	56 of 344	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	48 of 333	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	40 of 349	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	15 of 355	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	64 of 347	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	103 of 345	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	85 of 335	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	56 of 335	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	56 of 336	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	56 of 339	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	51 of 340	85.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry97%+41 vs state

Algebra II91%+9 vs state

Mathematics79%+21 vs state

English Language Arts69%+19 vs state

Algebra I53%+22 vs state

Science45%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,687	125	13.5	21.2%	955 (56.6%)	58 (3.4%)	367 (21.8%)	246 (14.6%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	76.7	64^th of 434 public high schools	85.3%		76.6	68^th of 429 public high schools	84.1%	4		79.3	45.3	69.1	55.8	0.0	53.3	97.1		97.1	90.9	90.9	$8,865	$92	$8,773
Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success	Public	9-12	764 11th Ave	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	112	8	14.0	55.4%	2 (1.8%)	26 (23.2%)	78 (69.6%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$23,741		$23,741
Paterson STEAM High School	Public	9-12	764 11th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0560	379	32	11.8	64.6%	25 (6.6%)	82 (21.6%)	267 (70.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	335^th of 434 public high schools	22.8%		16.2	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%	43	80.6	44.9	5.1	18.7	11.9		12.7	7.1		7.1			$13,393		$13,393
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	258	26	9.9	59.7%	2 (0.8%)	96 (37.2%)	159 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	407^th of 434 public high schools	6.2%		12.8	394^th of 429 public high schools	8.2%	13	63.1	26.2	10.6	7.5	4.4		4.3						$17,357		$17,357
Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	823	49	16.9	49.9%	267 (32.4%)	111 (13.5%)	362 (44.0%)	70 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	39.4	267^th of 434 public high schools	38.5%		36.1	275^th of 429 public high schools	35.9%	8	84.1	44.3	25.8	51.1	10.5		10.5	39.4		39.4			$8,340	$22	$8,318
Glen Rock High School	Public	9-12	400 Hamilton Avenue	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	722	72	10.0	0.6%	505 (69.9%)	7 (1.0%)	50 (6.9%)	133 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	80.8	49^th of 434 public high schools	88.7%		84.7	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%	12		87.6	57.8	70.6	32.2		32.2	84.5		84.5	84.6	84.6	$15,807	$28	$15,779
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	150 Park Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2354	2,073	130	15.9	58.3%	24 (1.2%)	327 (15.8%)	1,717 (82.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6.1	429^th of 434 public high schools	1.2%		4.6	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%	1	33.3	10.1	3.8	3.1	3.6		3.6			9.1
Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	348	20	17.4	22.1%	156 (44.8%)	21 (6.0%)	97 (27.9%)	69 (19.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90.9	11^th of 434 public high schools	97.5%		90	17^th of 429 public high schools	96.0%	6			65.4	93.3	62.2		62.2		91.1	91.1			$17,049		$17,049
Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	569	53	10.7	42.5%	256 (45.0%)	24 (4.2%)	263 (46.2%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	41	257^th of 434 public high schools	40.8%		29.9	310^th of 429 public high schools	27.7%	53	88.6	54.2	17.2	38.0	14.0		14.0						$12,194	$45	$12,149
Alternative High School	Public	9-12	350 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0110	81	21	3.8	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	47 (58.0%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.9												$15,582		$15,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Fair Lawn High School

How many students attend Fair Lawn High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,687 students attended Fair Lawn High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fair Lawn High School?

Students at Fair Lawn High School are 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Fair Lawn High School a good school?

Fair Lawn High School ranks 64^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Fair Lawn High School?

Fair Lawn High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
Elementary : John A. Forrest Elementary School
Elementary : Lyncrest Elementary School
Elementary : Radburn Elementary School
Elementary : Warren Point Elementary School
Elementary : Westmoreland Elementary School
Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School

What district is Fair Lawn High School in?

Fair Lawn Public School District

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