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School No. 2

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School No. 2 ranks 203 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School No. 2 is an exceptional elementary school in the Fort Lee School District in New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 375 students. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools.

One of the key strengths of School No. 2 is its exceptional performance across various student subgroups. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students rank in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools, and its special education students perform in the top 7%. Additionally, the school has been able to effectively support its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, who rank in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools for proficiency.

When compared to other Fort Lee elementary schools, School No. 2 consistently outperforms its peers in test scores. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency was 68.1%, significantly higher than the district average of 65.8% and the state average of 44.9%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is an area for potential improvement, School No. 2 remains a standout in the Fort Lee School District and the state of New Jersey.

362

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,389

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2047 Jones Road
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

(201) 585-4630

District: Fort Lee School District

Students who attend School No. 2 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.1%

White:

20.7%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg49%

203^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.8	203 of 1347	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	197 of 1338	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	248 of 1342	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	257 of 1345	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	233 of 1317	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	399 of 1360	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	285 of 1353	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	249 of 1352	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	380 of 1346	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	339 of 1357	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	378 of 1363	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	444 of 1367	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.9	635 of 1363	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	562 of 1360	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	644 of 1354	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.9	634 of 1346	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.9	662 of 1338	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	664 of 1329	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	632 of 1314	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	583 of 1303	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.5	461 of 1298	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.5	450 of 1204	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	100 of 330	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	117 of 340	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	167 of 346	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	97 of 348	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	115 of 339	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	215 of 370	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	180 of 370	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	29 of 597	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	24 of 559	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	60 of 499	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	63 of 463	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	75 of 434	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	190 of 1326	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	211 of 1317	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	104 of 1318	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	140 of 1326	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	313 of 1290	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	435 of 1331	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	241 of 1333	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	752 of 1032	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	84.3	117 of 989	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	20.0	809 of 896	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	250 of 899	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	280 of 870	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	60 of 1023	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	53.1	382 of 948	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	367 of 942	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	233 of 1318	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	211 of 1313	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	382 of 1315	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	313 of 1324	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	171 of 1297	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	351 of 1335	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	342 of 1334	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	88.8	66 of 958	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.0	199 of 949	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	723 of 1007	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	579 of 1001	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	720 of 963	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.1	286 of 975	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	311 of 976	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	207 of 964	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	364 of 1023	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.3	115 of 1022	88.7%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-58 vs school

White (2024)25th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+24 vs state

Mathematics70%+22 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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 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
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 Fycke Lane	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5540	334	30	11.2	53.6%	34 (10.2%)	93 (27.8%)	150 (44.9%)	44 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	55.1	615^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.3%		61.2	529^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.5%	86		54.9	53.1			54.1	44.2			$6,234	$236	$5,998
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Teaneck Road	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-0808	334	34	9.8	48.8%	64 (19.2%)	12 (3.6%)	214 (64.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	54.1	628^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.4%		55.9	595^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.5%	33	30.0	51.7	73.7	57.4	62.0	54.8	33.3	37.6	38.0	$10,844	$609	$10,235

Frequently Asked Questions about School No. 2

What district is School No. 2 in?

Fort Lee School District

What is the racial makeup of School No. 2?

Students at School No. 2 are 51% Asian, 21% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is School No. 2 a good school?

School No. 2 ranks 203^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of School No. 2 attend?

Students who attend School No. 2 usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend School No. 2?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended School No. 2.

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