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Number Three School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Number Three School is an elementary school located in Fairview, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 663 students. The school is part of the Fairview Public School District, which is ranked 576 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Number Three School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1083 and 1313 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on NJSLA assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 17-28% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.9-25.5% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.8% to 21.9% over the past few years, which is well above the state average. Additionally, a large majority (75.57%) of students at Number Three School are from low-income families and qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as School No. 4 in the Fort Lee School District and Eleanor Van Gelder in the Edgewater School District, both within a 1.5-mile radius, Number Three School stands out as an underperforming outlier. These nearby schools significantly outperform Number Three School on academic measures and have much lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The overall poor performance of Number Three School is reflective of the broader challenges facing the Fairview Public School District, which is ranked in the bottom 5% of districts in New Jersey.

668

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,298

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 Cliff Street
Fairview, NJ 07022

(201) 943-0563

District: Fairview Public School District

Students who attend Number Three School usually attend:

Middle:

Lincoln School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

White:

7.6%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg49%

1,222^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

576^th of 609Fairview 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	11.4	1222 of 1347	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1244 of 1338	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1313 of 1342	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1288 of 1345	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1221 of 1317	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1220 of 1360	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1083 of 1353	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	1156 of 1352	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1117 of 1346	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	1089 of 1357	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	1179 of 1363	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	1227 of 1367	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	1164 of 1363	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	86.0	53 of 1360	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	32.0	1045 of 1354	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	1107 of 1346	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1103 of 1338	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.8	1020 of 1329	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.3	884 of 1314	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.7	984 of 1303	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.3	1078 of 1298	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.5	899 of 1204	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	535 of 597	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	529 of 559	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	469 of 499	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	451 of 489	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	372 of 411	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	348 of 463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	254 of 434	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1241 of 1326	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1218 of 1317	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1275 of 1318	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1269 of 1326	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1229 of 1290	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1160 of 1331	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	973 of 1333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	782 of 1032	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	807 of 989	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	870 of 982	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	854 of 953	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	771 of 896	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	664 of 899	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	534 of 870	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	854 of 1023	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	733 of 939	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	777 of 910	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	724 of 863	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	620 of 839	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	707 of 948	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	358 of 942	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1101 of 1318	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1126 of 1313	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1236 of 1315	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1206 of 1324	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1139 of 1297	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1200 of 1335	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1099 of 1334	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	723 of 1023	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	768 of 989	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	890 of 958	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	811 of 949	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	765 of 868	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	698 of 1007	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	765 of 1001	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	941 of 970	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	928 of 963	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	860 of 976	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	948 of 964	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	975 of 1023	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	60.4	418 of 1022	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-23 vs state

English Language Arts17%-32 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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0563	668	43	15.5	79.8%	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	613 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.3%		9.5	1244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	22			17.0	28.0					25.5	22.5							$8,298	$643	$7,655
School #3	Public	K-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	359	31	11.5	75.2%	58 (16.2%)	3 (0.8%)	291 (81.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	72.2	388^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.2%		66.7	460^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.6%	72			49.3	68.8					68.4	65.3							$17,165	$1,236	$15,929
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0564	232	19	12.2	81.9%	25 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,903	$886	$8,017
School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	305	30	10.3		77 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	211 (69.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	429^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%		70.1	419^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.7%	10			52.5	72.7					55.0	63.6							$16,248	$1,060	$15,188
Bergen Boulevard School	Public	1-3	635 Bergen Blvd	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-1861	187	25	7.5	49.7%	41 (21.9%)	9 (4.8%)	92 (49.2%)	42 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)																	$12,904	$705	$12,199
School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	478	41	11.8	57.1%	226 (47.3%)	14 (2.9%)	204 (42.7%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66.8	458^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.9	470^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.9%	12	26.8		55.5	73.4	69.2				61.8	58.5	48.7						$13,133	$771	$12,362
Shaler Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	455 Shaler Boulevard	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2476	179	21	8.6	45.8%	48 (26.8%)	10 (5.6%)	93 (52.0%)	23 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$20,353	$144	$20,209
Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	384	38	10.2	20.3%	109 (28.4%)	12 (3.1%)	75 (19.5%)	165 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	73	376^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.1%		74.2	363^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	13	46.6		55.5	63.6	67.7	66.7			63.6	59.6	61.4	48.6					$10,452	$685	$9,767
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14	9.7	4.4	20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4	29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0	60.0	$4,973		$4,973
School No. 4	Public	K-4	1193 Anderson Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4650	377	32	11.8	19.9%	111 (29.4%)	5 (1.3%)	84 (22.3%)	156 (41.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	68.1	441^st of 1347 public elementary schools	67.3%		74.7	359^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.2%	82			55.9	54.4					65.2	64.6							$7,973		$7,973

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