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School No. 4

Q: Is School No. 4 a good school?

School No. 4 ranks 441 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School No. 4 is an elementary school located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, serving 400 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the highly-ranked Fort Lee School District, which is in the top 20% of districts in the state.

School No. 4 has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25-30% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school particularly excels in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 10-20% of the state for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for Special Education students has been more mixed, ranging from the top 25% to the bottom 25% in recent years. Overall, School No. 4 outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, though it lags behind the higher-performing Fort Lee School District average.

When compared to nearby schools, School No. 1 and School No. 2, also in the Fort Lee School District, consistently outperform School No. 4. Anna C. Scott Elementary School in the neighboring Leonia Public School District performs similarly to School No. 4, while Lindbergh Elementary School in the Palisades Park School District has significantly lower performance across the board.

377

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,973

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1193 Anderson Ave
Fort Lee, NJ 07024-1761

(201) 585-4650

District: Fort Lee School District

Students who attend School No. 4 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.4%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

22.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!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 school60%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg49%

441^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	68.1	441 of 1347	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	359 of 1338	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	368 of 1342	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	225 of 1345	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	177 of 1317	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	260 of 1360	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	261 of 1353	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	335 of 1352	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	308 of 1346	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	234 of 1357	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	296 of 1363	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	215 of 1367	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	85.7	60 of 1363	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	79.0	250 of 1360	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	268 of 1354	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	468 of 1346	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.5	410 of 1338	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	556 of 1329	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.1	611 of 1314	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.2	487 of 1303	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	470 of 1298	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.1	385 of 1204	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	239 of 330	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	187 of 340	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	177 of 346	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	141 of 348	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	81 of 339	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	137 of 370	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	179 of 370	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	97 of 597	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	43 of 559	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	105 of 499	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	98.7	15 of 411	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	17 of 463	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	31 of 434	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	430 of 1326	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	289 of 1317	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	313 of 1318	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	175 of 1326	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	182 of 1290	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	308 of 1331	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	352 of 1333	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	430 of 1032	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	463 of 989	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	474 of 982	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	207 of 953	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.2	655 of 896	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	243 of 899	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	206 of 870	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	358 of 1023	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	463 of 939	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	309 of 910	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	227 of 948	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	165 of 942	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	440 of 1318	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	404 of 1313	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	396 of 1315	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	265 of 1324	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	169 of 1297	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	186 of 1335	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	181 of 1334	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	231 of 1023	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	324 of 989	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.4	746 of 958	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	84.4	93 of 949	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	124 of 868	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	139 of 1007	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	232 of 1001	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	434 of 970	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	377 of 963	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	407 of 975	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	274 of 976	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	435 of 964	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	221 of 1023	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	316 of 1022	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+17 vs state

English Language Arts55%+6 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. 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
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 #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
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 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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School No. 4

How many students attend School No. 4?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended School No. 4.

Is School No. 4 a good school?

School No. 4 ranks 441^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of School No. 4?

Students at School No. 4 are 41% Asian, 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is School No. 4 in?

Fort Lee School District

What schools do graduates of School No. 4 attend?

Students who attend School No. 4 usually go on to attend:

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

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