Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE FALLS TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340873000525
Little Falls Township Public School # 3
Little Falls School # 3, LITTLE FALLS, NJ 07424 · (973) 256-1034 · Passaic County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
76 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 112 | 52% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 48% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Little Falls Township Public School # 3→Little Falls Township Public School # 1
Based on grade levels within Little Falls Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Little Falls Township Public School # 3.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 58.4% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Little Falls Township Public School # 3
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Township Public School # 3 this school | 217 | 35.0% | 60.3% |
| Samuel R. Donald Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 232 | 32.8% | 57.5% |
| Martha B. Day Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 207 | 30.0% | N/A |
| Oxycocus Elementary School Manahawkin | 176 | 34.1% | N/A |
| Sayen Elementary School HAMILTON | 254 | 29.1% | 41.1% |
| South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School Lambertville | 265 | 30.9% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Little Falls Township Public School # 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #332 of 1,290 | #11 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #504 of 1,319 ▼ 94 | #20 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #472 of 1,319 ▼ 166 | #17 of 87 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,362 of 1,562 | #85 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,043 of 1,390 | #65 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #621 of 1,392 | #25 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #776 of 1,481 | #69 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
217
+22 (+11%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 35% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 24% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 17 | 10.2:1 | 14% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 22 | 8.9:1 | 21% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 19 | 8.8:1 | 26% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 23% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 9% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Falls Township Public School # 3.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (167 to 217); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About Little Falls Township Public School # 3
Little Falls Township Public School # 3 is a low-enrollment elementary school in Little Falls Township Public School District, located in LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey. It reported 217 students in grades 3 through 4 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
The district, Little Falls Township Public School District, operates 3 schools serving 952 students.
More than half of enrollment at Little Falls Township Public School # 3 is White: 59%. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Of all students at Little Falls Township Public School # 3, 35% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Little Falls Township Public School # 3 lands at A-, ahead of 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Little Falls Township Public School # 3's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.3%) and its predicted rate (47.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Passaic County show that median household income comes to about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Passaic County counts 155 public schools with about 83,237 students.
Grandview Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Little Falls Township Public School # 3, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Little Falls Township Public School # 3 places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 217 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 195. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little Falls Township Public School District
- Little Falls Township Public School # 1Middle · 392 students
- Little Falls Township Public School # 2Elementary · 343 students
Other schools in LITTLE FALLS
- Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,093 students
- Little Falls Township Public School # 1Middle · 392 students
- Little Falls Township Public School # 2Elementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Grandview Elementary School0.8 mi · 420
- Little Falls Township Public School # 11.0 mi · 392
- North End Elementary School1.0 mi · 309
- West Essex Middle School1.2 mi · 558
- Essex High School1.3 mi · 34
- Essex Junior Academy1.3 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Little Falls Township Public School # 3How large is Little Falls Township Public School # 3?
Little Falls Township Public School # 3 enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Little Falls Township Public School # 3 serve?
Little Falls Township Public School # 3 serves grades 03-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Falls Township Public School # 3?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Little Falls Township Public School # 3 is approximately 12.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Little Falls Township Public School # 3?
Student demographics at Little Falls Township Public School # 3 are roughly 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Little Falls Township Public School # 3 in?
Little Falls Township Public School # 3 is part of Little Falls Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.