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School No. 1

Public Grades K-4

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School No. 1 is an exceptional elementary school located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, serving grades KG-4 with a total enrollment of 546 students. This school consistently outperforms the Fort Lee School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 75.4% of 3rd graders and 80.6% of 4th graders at School No. 1 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 65.8% and 72.3% for the district, and 44.9% and 53.6% for the state. Similarly, in Math, 82% of 3rd graders and 81.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 72.7% and 74.3% for the district, and 49.8% and 46.7% for the state. School No. 1 has also consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a ranking of 76th out of 1,347 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to the other nearby elementary schools in the Fort Lee School District, School No. 1 consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, with higher test scores and statewide rankings. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, School No. 1 ranked 76th in the state, while the next highest-ranked school, School No. 2, ranked 203rd. This suggests that School No. 1 has a strong and stable educational program that effectively serves its diverse student population.

540

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,644

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Hoym Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

(201) 585-4620

District: Fort Lee School District

Students who attend School No. 1 usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis F. Cole Middle School
High:	Fort Lee High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.9%

White:

18.3%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (80% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fort Lee School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg49%

76^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Fort Lee School District

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	92.1	76 of 1347	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	119 of 1338	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	89 of 1342	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	65 of 1345	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	49 of 1317	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	81 of 1360	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	59 of 1353	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	66 of 1352	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	89 of 1346	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	128 of 1357	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	83.2	165 of 1363	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	132 of 1367	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.9	132 of 1363	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	77.7	283 of 1360	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	275 of 1354	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	225 of 1346	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.2	81 of 1338	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	72.3	396 of 1329	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.5	429 of 1314	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.6	310 of 1303	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	313 of 1298	75.9%	★★★★☆
2003	76.2	321 of 1204	73.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	107 of 330	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	150 of 340	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	104 of 346	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	76 of 348	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	88 of 339	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	98 of 370	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	122 of 370	67.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	15 of 597	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	14 of 559	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	10 of 499	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	12 of 489	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	14 of 411	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	25 of 463	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	18 of 434	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	62 of 1326	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	131 of 1317	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	75 of 1318	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	70 of 1326	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	64 of 1290	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	114 of 1331	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	74 of 1333	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	156 of 1032	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	170 of 989	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	84 of 982	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	57 of 953	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	123 of 896	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	86 of 899	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	45 of 870	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	63 of 1023	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	21 of 939	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	6 of 910	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	107 of 948	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	96.9	16 of 942	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	91 of 1318	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	126 of 1313	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	98 of 1315	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	54 of 1324	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	44 of 1297	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	70 of 1335	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	70 of 1334	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	60 of 1023	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	27 of 989	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	9 of 958	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	16 of 949	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	99 of 868	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	73 of 1007	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	32 of 1001	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	158 of 970	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	184 of 963	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	48 of 975	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	78 of 976	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	62 of 964	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	162 of 1023	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	126 of 1022	87.7%	★★★★☆

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+3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+34 vs state

English Language Arts78%+29 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School No. 1	Public	K-4	250 Hoym Street	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4620	540	51	10.6	17.6%	99 (18.3%)	12 (2.2%)	69 (12.8%)	334 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	92.1	76^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.4%		89.7	119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.1%	43		75.4	80.6			82.0	81.8			$7,644		$7,644
George Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	801 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	333	33	10.0	12.9%	96 (28.8%)	11 (3.3%)	53 (15.9%)	152 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$9,643	$04	$9,639
School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-4	2047 Jones Road	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4630	362	38	9.4	24.6%	75 (20.7%)	18 (5.0%)	69 (19.1%)	185 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	84.8	203^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	84.9%		85.8	197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.3%	6		68.1	78.2			65.2	74.6			$11,389	$382	$11,007
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
Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	1-6	401 Glen Ave	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 947-3556	762	64	12.0	79.9%	36 (4.7%)	28 (3.7%)	566 (74.3%)	125 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	24.5	1027^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.8%		33.2	900^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.7%	127	14.6	27.1	43.8	27.5	25.2	36.7	45.2	30.1	21.0	$11,637	$1,254	$10,383
School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-4	2405 Second Street	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4640	330	33	10.0	27.9%	49 (14.8%)	21 (6.4%)	70 (21.2%)	174 (52.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	82.8	232^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.8%		80.5	275^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.4%	43		58.0	79.7			69.2	75.0			$6,876	$185	$6,691
Anna C. Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	281 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	517	56	9.2	18.2%	98 (19.0%)	14 (2.7%)	103 (19.9%)	266 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.8%)	75.8	344^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.5%		78.5	303^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	77.4%	41		56.4	65.8			74.0	62.7			$13,425	$244	$13,181
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center	Public	PK-K	270 First Street	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 947-2761	277	41	6.8	61.7%	22 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	195 (70.4%)	56 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)										$13,687	$370	$13,317
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School No. 1

How many students attend School No. 1?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended School No. 1.

What is the racial makeup of School No. 1?

Students at School No. 1 are 62% Asian, 18% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is School No. 1 in?

Fort Lee School District

What schools do graduates of School No. 1 attend?

Students who attend School No. 1 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis F. Cole Middle School
High : Fort Lee High School

Is School No. 1 a good school?

Yes. School No. 1 ranks in the top 5.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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