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School No. 3

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School No. 3 ranks 232 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School No. 3 is an elementary school located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 350 students. The school consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New Jersey, with a current ranking of 232 out of 1,347 schools and a 4-star rating.

School No. 3 is a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3 and 4. The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, who rank among the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools in their respective categories. Additionally, the school's Low Socioeconomic Status students have consistently ranked in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Fort Lee School District, School No. 3 performs well, ranking higher than School No. 4 and School No. 2 in both ELA and Math proficiency. However, School No. 1, also in the Fort Lee district, outperforms School No. 3 across most academic metrics. Despite its lower spending per student compared to the state average, School No. 3 continues to achieve high academic outcomes, suggesting effective resource allocation by the district and school.

330

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,876

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2405 Second Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

(201) 585-4640

District: Fort Lee School District

Students who attend School No. 3 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.7%

Hispanic:

21.2%

White:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Fort Lee School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg49%

232^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	82.8	232 of 1347	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	275 of 1338	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	145 of 1342	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	218 of 1345	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	172 of 1317	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	348 of 1360	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	291 of 1353	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	222 of 1352	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	202 of 1346	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.7	184 of 1357	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	312 of 1363	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	186 of 1367	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	393 of 1363	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	503 of 1360	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	424 of 1354	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.0	288 of 1346	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.6	470 of 1338	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.2	398 of 1329	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	56.8	750 of 1314	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.3	452 of 1303	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.3	346 of 1298	73.3%	★★★★☆
2003	62.8	568 of 1204	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	92.5	24 of 463	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	120 of 330	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	178 of 340	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	135 of 346	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	169 of 348	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	184 of 339	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	194 of 370	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	208 of 370	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	59 of 597	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	25 of 559	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	24 of 499	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	29 of 489	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	20 of 411	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	40 of 463	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	43 of 434	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	209 of 1326	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	285 of 1317	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	194 of 1318	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	251 of 1326	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	222 of 1290	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	371 of 1331	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	373 of 1333	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	509 of 1032	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	94.5	46 of 953	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	90 of 896	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.8	425 of 899	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	662 of 870	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	16 of 1023	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	45.3	457 of 939	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	96.8	14 of 910	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	47 of 863	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 839	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	110 of 948	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	129 of 942	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	246 of 1318	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	281 of 1313	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	86 of 1315	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	183 of 1324	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	127 of 1297	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	275 of 1335	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	222 of 1334	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	18.2	744 of 868	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	506 of 1001	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	886 of 963	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	79.4	151 of 975	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	90 of 976	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.5	226 of 964	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	505 of 1023	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	384 of 1022	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)95th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2021)14th percentile-73 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+24 vs state

English Language Arts69%+19 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. 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
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. 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
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
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
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. 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
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
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
North Cliff School	Public	PK, KG-2	700 Floyd St	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 568-4770	149	11	13.2		40 (26.8%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.7%)	98 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)										$14,076	$163	$13,913

Frequently Asked Questions about School No. 3

How many students attend School No. 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended School No. 3.

Is School No. 3 a good school?

School No. 3 ranks 232^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of School No. 3?

Students at School No. 3 are 53% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is School No. 3 in?

Fort Lee School District

What schools do graduates of School No. 3 attend?

Students who attend School No. 3 usually go on to attend:

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

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