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Lewis F. Cole Middle School

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Lewis F. Cole Middle School ranks 118 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lewis F. Cole Middle School is a public middle school located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 1,186 students. The school is part of the Fort Lee School District, which is ranked 116 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lewis F. Cole Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. The school also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 343 New Jersey middle schools for English Language Learner students and 30th out of 613 middle schools for students of low socioeconomic status, both earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's students demonstrate very high proficiency in advanced math courses, with 100% of 7th and 8th grade students being proficient in Algebra I and 100% of 8th grade students being proficient in Geometry, significantly outpacing the state averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck, Janis E. Dismus Middle School in Englewood, and Hackensack Middle School, Lewis F. Cole Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The consistent high performance of Lewis F. Cole Middle School, coupled with its strong equity-focused outcomes and advanced math proficiency, make it a standout among the nearby middle schools in the region.

1,227

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,428

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

467 Stillwell Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024-2140

(201) 585-4660

District: Fort Lee School District

Students who attend Lewis F. Cole Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fort Lee High School

Feeder schools for Lewis F. Cole Middle School:

Elementary:	School No. 1
	School No. 2
	School No. 3
	School No. 4

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.5%

White:

25.0%

Hispanic:

20.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg43%

118^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 609Fort Lee 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	81.2	118 of 752	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	117 of 743	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	125 of 748	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	137 of 745	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	72 of 652	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	305 of 745	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	270 of 716	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	181 of 712	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	59.6	269 of 713	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	85.8	52 of 713	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	78.2	158 of 717	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	209 of 704	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	184 of 677	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	172 of 684	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	147 of 677	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	136 of 664	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	188 of 640	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	158 of 631	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	68.1	268 of 615	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.7	222 of 599	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.6	184 of 588	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.6	232 of 574	59.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	57 of 359	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	67 of 352	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	50 of 361	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	21 of 356	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	30 of 291	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	45 of 326	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	99 of 326	69.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	67 of 204	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	63 of 200	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	71 of 201	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	86 of 200	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	59 of 147	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	125 of 199	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	107 of 200	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	12 of 343	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	13 of 320	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	21 of 288	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	19 of 270	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	16 of 197	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	19 of 227	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	32 of 202	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	106 of 728	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	136 of 717	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	133 of 720	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	111 of 726	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	68 of 625	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	237 of 703	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	168 of 680	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	131 of 608	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	127 of 589	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	109 of 587	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	159 of 591	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	124 of 480	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	219 of 524	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	250 of 504	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	30 of 613	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	37 of 584	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	20 of 568	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	39 of 549	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	14 of 467	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	58 of 541	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	49 of 522	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	105 of 726	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	102 of 719	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	96 of 718	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	89 of 730	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	76 of 635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	197 of 697	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	167 of 675	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	112 of 507	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	101 of 510	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	70 of 505	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	104 of 535	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	56 of 401	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	259 of 492	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	227 of 471	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	115 of 502	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	137 of 510	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	147 of 509	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	86 of 512	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	70 of 435	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	300 of 504	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	215 of 497	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

African American (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I81%+34 vs state

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

Science47%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewis F. Cole Middle School	Public	5-8	467 Stillwell Avenue	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4660	1,227	97	12.5	25.1%	307 (25.0%)	51 (4.2%)	250 (20.4%)	570 (46.5%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	40 (3.3%)	81.2	118^th of 752 public middle schools	84.3%		81	117^th of 743 public middle schools	84.3%	1	55.9	36.9			76.7	79.0	74.9	74.2			74.8	73.2	63.2	16.6	100.0	76.4	80.9	100.0	100.0	$9,428	$192	$9,236
Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	661	55	12.1	21.2%	143 (21.6%)	24 (3.6%)	168 (25.4%)	290 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.7%)	81.7	113^th of 752 public middle schools	85.0%		85.4	78^th of 743 public middle schools	89.5%	35	57.4	37.3			69.4	62.0	75.6	78.9			73.9	61.1	59.1	37.5	100.0	98.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	$13,354		$13,354
Slocum Skewes School	Public	3-8	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	654	70	9.4	49.2%	158 (24.2%)	30 (4.6%)	324 (49.5%)	131 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	63.5	583^rd of 1347 public middle schools	56.7%		59.6	280^th of 743 public middle schools	62.3%	303	38.4	22.1	50.0	49.2	57.1	61.3	66.7	66.6	55.3	49.2	51.3	42.1	39.1	30.6		100.0	100.0			$11,589	$183	$11,406
School #6/Middle School	Public	5-8	440 Oakdene Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2360	679	58	11.7	68.3%	169 (24.9%)	12 (1.8%)	464 (68.3%)	30 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53.7	320^th of 752 public middle schools	57.4%		53.1	323^rd of 743 public middle schools	56.5%	3	21.4	17.9			55.0	65.6	53.0	52.0			35.0	41.3	32.8	30.0		100.0	100.0			$11,829	$614	$11,215
Upper School	Public	3-8	143 Charlotte Pl	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 567-7292	264	39	6.8		67 (25.4%)	10 (3.8%)	20 (7.6%)	157 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	91.8	29^th of 752 public middle schools	96.1%		92.8	24^th of 743 public middle schools	96.8%	5	66.2	70.0	82.2	97.4	93.5	93.9	83.3	87.8	88.9	87.5	85.5	84.9	69.4			91.6	91.6			$12,826	$216	$12,610
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%		48.5	360^th of 743 public middle schools	51.5%	12	25.8	16.5			44.3	53.2	54.9	64.1			44.9	43.3	31.9	16.9		100.0	100.0			$10,765	$200	$10,565
Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	635	55	11.5	76.1%	44 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	586 (92.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	625^th of 752 public middle schools	16.9%		16.7	634^th of 743 public middle schools	14.7%	9	11.8	1.3			18.3	19.2	16.8	41.1			20.2	13.2	21.2	16.1		81.3	81.3			$10,180	$1,153	$9,027
Bogota Middle School	Public	6-7	131 East Fort Lee Road	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4800	166	14	12.2	66.3%	14 (8.4%)	10 (6.0%)	133 (80.1%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	61.7	262^nd of 752 public middle schools	65.2%		65.5	228^th of 743 public middle schools	69.3%	34						55.5	71.5					40.3	44.2
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	353	33	10.6	45.3%	91 (25.8%)	10 (2.8%)	183 (51.8%)	64 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	46.9	377^th of 752 public middle schools	49.9%		46.3	373^rd of 743 public middle schools	49.8%	4	32.7	13.0			56.3	60.5	53.8	56.0			47.5	30.4	38.3	16.1		80.0	80.0			$10,561		$10,561
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	463	52	8.8	52.3%	40 (8.6%)	162 (35.0%)	195 (42.1%)	46 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	46.7	380^th of 752 public middle schools	49.5%		43.1	396^th of 743 public middle schools	46.7%	16	21.8	11.0			50.0	68.8	56.0	50.4			38.7	25.0	29.1	28.3		100.0	100.0			$10,012	$272	$9,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis F. Cole Middle School

How many students attend Lewis F. Cole Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,227 students attended Lewis F. Cole Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lewis F. Cole Middle School?

Students at Lewis F. Cole Middle School are 46% Asian, 25% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Lewis F. Cole Middle School in?

Fort Lee School District

What high school do graduates of Lewis F. Cole Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lewis F. Cole Middle School usually go on to attend Fort Lee High School

Is Lewis F. Cole Middle School a good school?

Lewis F. Cole Middle School ranks 118^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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