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How has Number Three School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340507000438
Number Three School
403 CLIFF STREET, FAIRVIEW, NJ 07022 · (201) 943-0563 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
533 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 184 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 22% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 17.6% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Number Three School
Number Three School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number Three School this school | 668 | 79.8% | 19.8% |
| Gloria M Sabater Elementary School VINELAND | 678 | 83.2% | 12.9% |
| Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 616 | 79.9% | 21.1% |
| North Dover Elementary School DOVER | 640 | 75.0% | 21.0% |
| Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School PERTH AMBOY | 632 | 76.1% | 15.9% |
| George Washington Elementary School UNION CITY | 776 | 82.0% | 32.6% |
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 Number Three School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,131 of 1,290 | #137 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #1,060 of 1,319 ▲ 79 | #149 of 149 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,259 of 1,319 ▼ 1 | #149 of 149 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #142 of 1,562 | #4 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,322 of 1,390 | #147 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,339 of 1,392 | #151 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #215 of 1,481 | #3 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.3% | #90 of 545 | #5 of 64 |
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
668
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
+257% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 668 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 80% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 76% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 78% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 28 | 25.3:1 | 43% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 70% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 82% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 83% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 31% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 7 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number Three School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (546 to 668); teachers up 79% (24 to 43).
About Number Three School
Number Three School is a large elementary school in FAIRVIEW, New Jersey, under Fairview Public School District. In all, 668 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. The school is 65% above the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Fairview Public School District runs Number Three School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,535 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 8% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
There are 43 full-time-equivalent teachers at Number Three School, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 4.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 533 students, or 80%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
Number Three School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.8% and a predicted 22.5%.
In Bergen County, home to about 962,316 people, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Number Three School shares Bergen County with 290 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Number Three School from the closest public school, School #3. The five-mile area around Number Three School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Number Three School at 5th of 6.
The federal government classifies Number Three School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Number Three School had a net loss of 41 students, or 6%. The school's ratio dropped from 25.3:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Fairview Public School District
- Lincoln SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Lincoln School AnnexElementary · 232 students
Other schools in FAIRVIEW
- Lincoln SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Lincoln School AnnexElementary · 232 students
Nearby schools
- School #30.3 mi · 359
- Lincoln School0.4 mi · 635
- Lincoln School Annex0.4 mi · 232
- Cliffside Park High School0.5 mi · 1,314
- School #6/Middle School0.5 mi · 679
- School #50.5 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Number Three SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Number Three School?
Number Three School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Number Three School serve?
Number Three School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Number Three School have?
Number Three School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Number Three School?
Student demographics at Number Three School are roughly 8% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Number Three School?
Number Three School is overseen by Fairview Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.