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Alumni: what's one memory from Lewis F. Cole Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,227
Middle
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT LEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340531000452
Lewis F. Cole Middle School
467 STILLWELL AVENUE, FORT LEE, NJ 07024 · (201) 585-4660 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,227 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
308 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 332 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 318 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 23% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lewis F. Cole Middle School→Fort Lee High School
Based on grade levels within Fort Lee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.3% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 66.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lewis F. Cole Middle School
Lewis F. Cole Middle School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis F. Cole Middle School this school | 1,227 | 25.1% | 63.6% |
| Central Middle School Parsippany | 755 | 25.2% | 57.6% |
| Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 1,221 | 25.1% | 59.5% |
| Auten Road Intermediate School Hillsborough | 1,112 | 14.9% | 62.4% |
| Brooklawn Middle School Parsippany | 925 | 13.2% | 61.6% |
| Leonia Middle School Leonia | 661 | 21.2% | 62.7% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lewis F. Cole Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #73 of 433 | #21 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #59 of 437 ▼ 7 | #18 of 53 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #86 of 437 ▼ 7 | #25 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,227 | #9 of 445 | #2 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #361 of 417 | #48 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #69 of 419 | #7 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #255 of 436 | #20 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +101.5% | #1 of 122 | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,227
-76 (-6%) vs 2020
+245% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,227 | 97.4 | 12.6:1 | 25% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 1,186 | 97.4 | 12.2:1 | 16% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 1,194 | 101.4 | 11.8:1 | 16% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 1,303 | 91 | 14.3:1 | 17% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 45.9 | 13.3:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 11% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 32 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis F. Cole Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 101% (609 to 1,227); teachers up 112% (45.9 to 97.4).
About Lewis F. Cole Middle School
Lewis F. Cole Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school for students in FORT LEE, New Jersey. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 1,227 students. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 578.
The district, Fort Lee School District, has 4,006 students enrolled across 6 schools.
No group is above 50% at Lewis F. Cole Middle School; the largest is Asian, at 46%. The school is also 25% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 17%. The diversity index for Lewis F. Cole Middle School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lewis F. Cole Middle School lists 97.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is 1.7 students per teacher. About 25% of students at Lewis F. Cole Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bergen County is close, at 28%.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Lewis F. Cole Middle School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Lewis F. Cole Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.6% is 11.2 points above the 52.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Bergen County, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including Lewis F. Cole Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, School No. 1 is about 0.4 miles from Lewis F. Cole Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Lewis F. Cole Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Lewis F. Cole Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,227, from 1,303 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lewis F. Cole Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Lee School District
- Fort Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,170 students
- School No. 1Elementary · 540 students
- School No. 4Elementary · 377 students
- School No. 2Elementary · 362 students
- School No. 3Elementary · 330 students
Other schools in FORT LEE
- Fort Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,170 students
- School No. 1Elementary · 540 students
- School No. 4Elementary · 377 students
- School No. 2Elementary · 362 students
- School No. 3Elementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- School No. 10.4 mi · 540
- Lindbergh Elementary School0.6 mi · 762
- School No. 20.7 mi · 362
- School No. 40.7 mi · 377
- George Washington School0.8 mi · 333
- Anna C. Scott Elementary School0.9 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis F. Cole Middle School?
Lewis F. Cole Middle School enrolls approximately 1,227 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Lewis F. Cole Middle School serve?
Lewis F. Cole Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis F. Cole Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewis F. Cole Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (97 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewis F. Cole Middle School?
At Lewis F. Cole Middle School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 46% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lewis F. Cole Middle School public or private?
Lewis F. Cole Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Lee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.