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Enrollment
1,170
High
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT LEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340531000442
Fort Lee High School
3000 LEMOINE AVE, FORT LEE, NJ 07024 · (201) 585-4675 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,170 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
332 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 274 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 315 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 295 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fort Lee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 34.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fort Lee High School
Fort Lee High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lee High School this school | 1,170 | 28.4% | 51.9% |
| Parsippany High School Parsippany | 900 | 26.0% | 48.8% |
| Leonia High School Leonia | 802 | 28.6% | 53.4% |
| Parsippany Hills High School Morris Plains | 1,035 | 18.7% | 56.3% |
| Dr Ronald McNair High School JERSEY CITY | 716 | 35.2% | 89.5% |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro | 665 | 14.4% | 92.6% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fort Lee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #106 of 397 | #23 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #117 of 400 ▲ 45 | #28 of 48 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #79 of 395 ▲ 30 | #19 of 48 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,170 | #129 of 442 | #9 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #278 of 388 | #41 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #32 of 389 | #3 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #238 of 405 | #20 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.5% | #26 of 173 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,170
+52 (+5%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,170 | 87 | 13.4:1 | 28% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 1,179 | 84 | 14.0:1 | 15% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 1,160 | 83 | 14.0:1 | 12% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 1,118 | 79 | 14.2:1 | 16% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 77.2 | 11.9:1 | 23% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 70 | 13.4:1 | 22% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 983 | 71 | 13.8:1 | 16% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 890 | 75 | 11.9:1 | 6% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 63 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Lee High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (918 to 1,170); teachers up 13% (77.2 to 87).
About Fort Lee High School
Fort Lee High School is a medium-sized high school in New Jersey, located in FORT LEE. The student body numbers 1,170 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New Jersey is about 929, so this school runs 26% larger than that.
Fort Lee High School is among 6 schools run by Fort Lee School District, which serves 4,006 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Fort Lee High School. The largest is Asian students, at 41%. Next come 27% White, 25% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That compares with about 17% Asian among all Bergen County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fort Lee High School counts 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.4 students for each one. On average, high schools in New Jersey have 12.7:1, compared with 13.4:1 here. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
The allk12 Grade for Fort Lee High School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fort Lee High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.9%, compared with a predicted 50.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Bergen County has about 962,316 residents, and the median household income is $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Bergen County has 291 public schools and roughly 133,883 students.
School No. 3 is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 51.9% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Fort Lee High School grew 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,118 to 1,170 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Fort Lee High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Lee School District
- Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
- School No. 1Elementary · 540 students
- School No. 4Elementary · 377 students
- School No. 2Elementary · 362 students
- School No. 3Elementary · 330 students
Other schools in FORT LEE
- Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
- School No. 1Elementary · 540 students
- School No. 4Elementary · 377 students
- School No. 2Elementary · 362 students
- School No. 3Elementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- School No. 30.5 mi · 330
- School No. 10.7 mi · 540
- School No. 20.7 mi · 362
- Lewis F. Cole Middle School1.0 mi · 1,227
- George Washington School1.1 mi · 333
- Anna C. Scott Elementary School1.2 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Lee High SchoolHow large is Fort Lee High School?
Fort Lee High School enrolls approximately 1,170 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fort Lee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Lee High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fort Lee High School have?
Fort Lee High School employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Fort Lee High School?
Fort Lee High School reports a student body of 27% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 41% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Lee High School?
Fort Lee High School is overseen by Fort Lee School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.