Fair Lawn High School

14 00 Berdan Avenue, Fair Lawn NJ, 7410 | Fair Lawn Borough School District | 201-794-5455
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1481
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 70% 35% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 13 in Fair Lawn
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
73%Fair Lawn
52%New Jersey

Fair Lawn High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Fair Lawn Borough School District" in Fair Lawn, NJ. There are a total of 1,481 students and 114 teachers at Fair Lawn High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Fair Lawn High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 70.0%, which is 35% higher than the New Jersey average.

Fair Lawn High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1481
Teachers114
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment583
Taking some courses577
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses483
Passing no courses90

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Fair Lawn High School, there are a total of 583 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 577 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School63%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School77%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Fair Lawn High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 68.2% 67.1% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 2.9% 2.6% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 12.6% 13.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8% 15.1% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 1.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Fair Lawn demographics profile

StatisticFair LawnNew JerseyNational
Population32,9868,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,4241,21591
Median age41.539.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%56%55%
Speak English59%69%79%
Speak Spanish10%16%13%

Education level achieved in Fair Lawn

IndexFair LawnNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade92.8%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school92.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college73.0%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree59.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors52.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters21.6%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.5%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Fair Lawn High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.