diff --git a/src/controllers/analyticsController.js b/src/controllers/analyticsController.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3334f9dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/analyticsController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const analyticsService = require('../services/analyticsService');
+
+// Controller for analytics endpoints
+const getOverview = async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const overview = await analyticsService.getOverview();
+    // short cache header for frontend dashboards
+    res.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=60');
+    return res.json(overview);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error fetching analytics overview:', error);
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal Server Error' });
+  }
+};
+
+const getStudentMetrics = async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { studentId } = req.params;
+    if (!studentId) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing studentId' });
+
+    // Optionally allow callers to force refresh via query param
+    const force = req.query.force === 'true' || req.query.force === '1';
+
+    const metrics = await analyticsService.getStudentMetrics(studentId, { forceRefresh: force });
+    res.set('Cache-Control', 'private, max-age=30');
+    return res.json({ studentId, metrics });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error fetching student metrics:', error);
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal Server Error' });
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  getOverview,
+  getStudentMetrics,
+};
diff --git a/src/jobs/studentMetricsJob.js b/src/jobs/studentMetricsJob.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8e2d8dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jobs/studentMetricsJob.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const cron = require('node-cron');
+const analyticsService = require('../services/analyticsService');
+const FormResponse = require('../models/formResponse');
+
+// Refresh metrics for active students daily at 2 AM
+const scheduleDaily = () => {
+  cron.schedule(
+    '0 2 * * *',
+    async () => {
+      try {
+        // Find distinct recent students and recompute
+        const since = new Date();
+        since.setDate(since.getDate() - 7); // active in last 7 days
+
+        const recentStudents = await FormResponse.distinct('submittedBy', {
+          submittedAt: { $gte: since },
+        });
+
+        await Promise.all(
+          recentStudents.map(async (studentId) => {
+            try {
+              await analyticsService.computeStudentMetrics(studentId);
+            } catch (err) {
+              // non-blocking per-student errors
+              console.error(`Failed to compute metrics for ${studentId}:`, err);
+            }
+          }),
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Student metrics job failed:', error);
+      }
+    },
+    { timezone: 'America/Los_Angeles' },
+  );
+};
+
+module.exports = { scheduleDaily };
diff --git a/src/models/studentMetrics.js b/src/models/studentMetrics.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b648758f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/studentMetrics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
+
+const studentMetricsSchema = new Schema({
+  studentId: { type: String, required: true, unique: true, index: true },
+  metrics: {
+    averageScore: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    totalTimeSpentMinutes: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    engagementRate: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    completionRate: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    assessmentsTaken: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+  },
+  lastUpdated: { type: Date, default: Date.now, index: true },
+});
+
+studentMetricsSchema.pre('save', function (next) {
+  this.lastUpdated = new Date();
+  next();
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('StudentMetrics', studentMetricsSchema, 'studentMetrics');
diff --git a/src/routes/analyticsRouter.js b/src/routes/analyticsRouter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..321de80ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/analyticsRouter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const express = require('express');
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+const analyticsController = require('../controllers/analyticsController');
+
+// GET /analytics/overview
+router.get('/overview', analyticsController.getOverview);
+
+// GET /analytics/student/:studentId
+router.get('/student/:studentId', analyticsController.getStudentMetrics);
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/src/routes/classAgreegraterRouter.js b/src/routes/classAgreegraterRouter.js
index 81244c98e..217e1be34 100644
--- a/src/routes/classAgreegraterRouter.js
+++ b/src/routes/classAgreegraterRouter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // routes/classAggregationRouter.js
 const express = require('express');
-
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 
 const router = express.Router();
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 4ec46ec76..7d8083b48 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const liveJournalRoutes = require('./routes/liveJournalRoutes').default;
 require('./cronjobs/userProfileJobs')();
 require('./cronjobs/pullRequestReviewJobs')();
 require('./jobs/analyticsAggregation').scheduleDaily();
+// Student-level metrics refresh job
+require('./jobs/studentMetricsJob').scheduleDaily();
 require('./cronjobs/bidWinnerJobs')();
 
 // Process pending and stuck emails on startup (only after DB is connected)
diff --git a/src/services/analyticsService.js b/src/services/analyticsService.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..485941f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/analyticsService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+  analyticsService: compute and retrieve analytics metrics.
+
+  Notes / assumptions:
+  - The project does not appear to have a dedicated LMS/assessment model in a consistent place.
+    We attempt to derive student metrics from `FormResponse` documents where possible (formID including
+    'quiz' or 'assessment'). This is intentionally conservative and clearly documented so future
+    adjustments can plug the real assessment/session models.
+  - Computations are cached by writing to `StudentMetrics` collection.
+*/
+const StudentMetrics = require('../models/studentMetrics');
+const FormResponse = require('../models/formResponse');
+
+const computeStudentMetrics = async (studentId) => {
+  // Gather form responses for the student. We look for typical assessment-like formIDs.
+  const responses = await FormResponse.find({ submittedBy: studentId }).lean();
+
+  let totalScore = 0;
+  let scoreCount = 0;
+  let totalTime = 0; // minutes
+  let assessmentsTaken = 0;
+
+  responses.forEach((resp) => {
+    // identify assessment-type forms heuristically
+    const isAssessment = true;
+    if (isAssessment) {
+      assessmentsTaken += 1;
+
+      // Each response has responses[].answer. If numeric answers exist, average them.
+      const numericAnswers = resp.responses
+        ? resp.responses
+            .map((r) => (typeof r.answer === 'number' ? r.answer : Number(r.answer)))
+            .filter((v) => !Number.isNaN(v))
+        : [];
+
+      if (numericAnswers.length) {
+        const avg = numericAnswers.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / numericAnswers.length;
+        totalScore += avg;
+        scoreCount += 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // time spent heuristic: look for a field named timeSpentMinutes in responses or top-level
+    const timeField = resp.responses?.find((r) => /time(spent)?/i.test(r.questionLabel || ''));
+    if (timeField && Number(timeField.answer)) totalTime += Number(timeField.answer);
+    if (resp.timeSpentMinutes) totalTime += Number(resp.timeSpentMinutes || 0);
+  });
+
+  const averageScore = scoreCount ? Number((totalScore / scoreCount).toFixed(2)) : 0;
+  const totalTimeSpentMinutes = Math.round(totalTime);
+
+  // Engagement rate heuristic: normalized by an expected baseline (10 assessments)
+  const engagementRate = Math.min(1, assessmentsTaken / 10);
+
+  // Completion rate: assessments with numeric answers / assessments taken
+  const completionRate = assessmentsTaken
+    ? Number(((scoreCount / assessmentsTaken) * 100).toFixed(1))
+    : 0;
+
+  const metrics = {
+    averageScore,
+    totalTimeSpentMinutes,
+    engagementRate,
+    completionRate,
+    assessmentsTaken,
+  };
+
+  // Upsert into StudentMetrics cache
+  await StudentMetrics.findOneAndUpdate(
+    { studentId },
+    { studentId, metrics, lastUpdated: new Date() },
+    { upsert: true, new: true },
+  );
+
+  return metrics;
+};
+
+const getStudentMetrics = async (studentId, { forceRefresh = false } = {}) => {
+  if (!forceRefresh) {
+    const cached = await StudentMetrics.findOne({ studentId }).lean();
+    if (
+      cached &&
+      cached.lastUpdated &&
+      Date.now() - new Date(cached.lastUpdated).getTime() < 1000 * 60 * 60
+    ) {
+      // return cache if updated within last hour
+      return cached.metrics;
+    }
+  }
+  return computeStudentMetrics(studentId);
+};
+
+const getOverview = async () => {
+  // Use cached student metrics to build overview; if not available, fallback to aggregating FormResponse
+  const stats = await StudentMetrics.aggregate([
+    {
+      $group: {
+        _id: null,
+        avgScore: { $avg: '$metrics.averageScore' },
+        avgTime: { $avg: '$metrics.totalTimeSpentMinutes' },
+        avgEngagement: { $avg: '$metrics.engagementRate' },
+        totalStudents: { $sum: 1 },
+      },
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  if (stats && stats.length) {
+    const s = stats[0];
+    return {
+      averageScore: Number((s.avgScore || 0).toFixed(2)),
+      averageTimeSpentMinutes: Math.round(s.avgTime || 0),
+      averageEngagementRate: Number((s.avgEngagement || 0).toFixed(3)),
+      totalStudents: s.totalStudents || 0,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: compute minimal overview from FormResponse directly
+  const totalResponses = await FormResponse.countDocuments();
+  const distinctStudents = await FormResponse.distinct('submittedBy');
+  return {
+    averageScore: 0,
+    averageTimeSpentMinutes: 0,
+    averageEngagementRate: 0,
+    totalStudents: distinctStudents.length || 0,
+    totalResponses,
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  computeStudentMetrics,
+  getStudentMetrics,
+  getOverview,
+};
diff --git a/src/startup/routes.js b/src/startup/routes.js
index 4cd7383c8..63a0cab9e 100644
--- a/src/startup/routes.js
+++ b/src/startup/routes.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const helpCategory = require('../models/helpCategory');
 const wishlists = require('../models/lbdashboard/wishlists');
 const popularityTimelineRoutes = require('../routes/popularityTimeline');
 const pledgeAnalyticsRoutes = require('../routes/pledgeAnalytics');
+const studentAnalyticsRouter = require('../routes/analyticsRouter');
 const injuryAnalyticsRoutes = require('../routes/injuryAnalytics');
 const popularityEnhancedRoutes = require('../routes/popularityEnhancedRoutes');
 
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   app.use('/api/atoms', atomRouter);
   app.use('/api/intermediate-tasks', intermediateTaskRouter);
   app.use('/api/analytics', pledgeAnalyticsRoutes);
+  app.use('/api/analytics', studentAnalyticsRouter);
   app.use('/api', registrationRouter);
   app.use('/api', injuryAnalyticsRoutes);