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Little Falls Township Public School # 3

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Little Falls Township Public School # 3 ranks 482 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Little Falls Township Public School # 3 is an elementary school serving grades 3-4 with 194 students, located in Little Falls, New Jersey. The school is part of the Little Falls Township Public School District, which is ranked 172 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Little Falls Township Public School # 3 has consistently outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3 and 4. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 50% compared to the state's 44.9%, and its 4th grade ELA proficiency was 71.4% compared to the state's 53.6%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency was 54% compared to the state's 49.8%, and its 4th grade Math proficiency was 55.2% compared to the state's 46.7%. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking 61st out of 982 New Jersey elementary schools and its special education students ranking 162nd out of 958 schools, both earning a 5-star rating.

When compared to nearby schools, Little Falls Township Public School # 3 generally outperforms them in test scores and student group performance. For example, Memorial School in the Totowa Public School District had significantly lower proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA (24.4%) and Math (33%) compared to Little Falls Township Public School # 3. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 10.7 over the past few years, which could be a factor in its academic success.

217

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,550

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Little Falls School # 3
Little Falls, NJ 07424-1082

(973) 256-1034

District: Little Falls Township Public School District

Students who attend Little Falls Township Public School # 3 usually attend:

Middle:	Little Falls Township Public School # 1
High:	Passaic Valley Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

28.1%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg49%

482^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

172^nd of 609Little Falls Township 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	64.8	482 of 1347	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	344 of 1338	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	226 of 1342	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	401 of 1345	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	494 of 1317	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.1	71 of 1360	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	61 of 1353	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	84.0	194 of 1352	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	177 of 1346	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	219 of 1357	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.0	553 of 1363	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.1	534 of 1367	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	479 of 1363	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	576 of 1360	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	440 of 1354	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.5	731 of 1346	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.0	600 of 1338	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	472 of 1329	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	424 of 1314	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.1	386 of 1303	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	69.3	467 of 1298	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.3	399 of 1204	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	50.7	170 of 339	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	525 of 1326	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	400 of 1317	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	261 of 1318	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	413 of 1326	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	554 of 1290	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.7	54 of 1331	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	37 of 1333	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	249 of 1032	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	129 of 989	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	61 of 982	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	61 of 953	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	56.2	302 of 896	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	97.1	11 of 899	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	19 of 870	97.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	253 of 1023	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	161 of 939	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	97.1	11 of 910	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	94 of 863	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	120 of 839	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	99.4	8 of 948	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	9 of 942	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	424 of 1318	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.4	271 of 1313	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	199 of 1315	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	347 of 1324	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	446 of 1297	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.4	106 of 1335	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	97 of 1334	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	118 of 1023	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	134 of 989	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	162 of 958	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	186 of 949	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	281 of 868	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.7	88 of 1007	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	89 of 1001	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	457 of 970	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	344 of 963	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	213 of 975	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	417 of 976	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	493 of 964	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.5	45 of 1023	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	64 of 1022	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2021)50th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+11 vs state

Mathematics55%+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
Little Falls Township Public School # 3	Public	3-4	Little Falls School # 3	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1034	217	17	12.7	35.0%	128 (59.0%)	6 (2.8%)	61 (28.1%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	64.8	482^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.2%		75.7	344^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.3%	138		50.0	71.4			54.0	55.2			$17,550	$642	$16,908
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35 Hamilton Dr East	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	420	36	11.7		292 (69.5%)	10 (2.4%)	52 (12.4%)	49 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	93.2	58^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.4	43^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.8%	15		77.0				83.0				$9,810	$137	$9,673
North End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	122 Stevens Avenue	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1454	309	31	9.9	11.3%	235 (76.1%)	9 (2.9%)	40 (12.9%)	18 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	90.2	112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.7%		87.7	156^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.3%	44		78.8	71.9			84.6	81.3			$12,408	$101	$12,307
Essex Junior Academy	Public	K-8	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-0125	15	5	3.3	46.7%	0 (0.0%)	10 (66.7%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Little Falls Township Public School # 2	Public	PK, KG-2	Little Falls School # 2	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1386	343	30	11.6	27.1%	195 (56.9%)	8 (2.3%)	91 (26.5%)	36 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)										$13,688	$414	$13,274
Beatrice Gilmore School	Public	3-5	1075 McBride Avenue	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7740	359	28	12.8	47.9%	167 (46.5%)	17 (4.7%)	147 (40.9%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	43	772^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.6	850^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.5%	78	30.7	45.5	45.3	46.2		49.6	32.8	43.6		$12,753	$609	$12,144
Winston S. Churchill School	Public	3-6	233 Fairfield Road	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Fairfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 227-2638	401	30	13.3	2.7%	302 (75.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.0%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	76.5	333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.3%		61.1	530^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.4%	197	38.9	64.4	68.7	78.6	83.1	70.3	46.5	59.2	51.9	$10,351		$10,351
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	413	28	14.7	29.5%	208 (50.4%)	11 (2.7%)	150 (36.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	19.4	1105^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.7	1106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	1		24.4				33.0				$14,009	$72	$13,937
Charles Olbon School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Lincoln Lane	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7730	404	31	13.0	52.5%	154 (38.1%)	11 (2.7%)	197 (48.8%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)										$12,574	$614	$11,960
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	409	29	14.1	7.6%	306 (74.8%)	9 (2.2%)	58 (14.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	63.8	493^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.4%		69	427^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.1%	66	35.5	48.6	67.2	59.7		46.1	65.6	59.7		$11,389	$36	$11,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Falls Township Public School # 3

How many students attend Little Falls Township Public School # 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Little Falls Township Public School # 3.

Is Little Falls Township Public School # 3 a good school?

Little Falls Township Public School # 3 ranks 482^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Little Falls Township Public School # 3 attend?

Students who attend Little Falls Township Public School # 3 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Little Falls Township Public School # 1
High : Passaic Valley Regional High School

What district is Little Falls Township Public School # 3 in?

Little Falls Township Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Little Falls Township Public School # 3?

Students at Little Falls Township Public School # 3 are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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