Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT LEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340531000448
School No. 3
2405 SECOND STREET, FORT LEE, NJ 07024 · (201) 585-4640 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
92 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 20% |
Student demographics
65%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
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
68.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 67.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where School No. 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #168 of 1,290 | #48 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #211 of 1,319 | #56 of 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #297 of 1,319 | #80 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #983 of 1,562 | #94 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #370 of 1,390 | #36 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #323 of 1,392 | #37 of 151 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.7% | #17 of 798 | #3 of 85 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
330
-246 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 15.0:1
% White
15%
was 23%
% Hispanic
21%
was 16%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
53%
was 55%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 330 | 32.7 | 10.1:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 30.7 | 11.4:1 | 20% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 34.4 | 9.8:1 | 17% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 38.5 | 15.0:1 | 16% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School No. 3.
About School No. 3
School No. 3 is an elementary school in FORT LEE, New Jersey, and it is part of Fort Lee School District. In all, 330 students attend the school in pre-K through 4.
Fort Lee School District includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 4,006 students.
Of every 100 students at School No. 3, about 53 are Asian. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Bergen County, the Asian share is about 17%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school had 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. The school reported 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Bergen County is close, at 28%.
School No. 3 outperforms its prediction by 18.3 points. The model expects 50.9% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey; the school's rate is 69.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bergen County counts 291 public schools with about 133,883 students.
Of the public schools around it, School No. 3 is closest to Fort Lee High School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, School No. 3 is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
School No. 3 is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment figures are 576 for 2017-18 and 330 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. White enrollment as a share of the school fell from 23% to 15%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.0:1 to 10.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at School No. 3. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
- Fort Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,170 students
- School No. 1Elementary · 540 students
- School No. 4Elementary · 377 students
- School No. 2Elementary · 362 students
Other schools in FORT LEE
- Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
- Fort Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,170 students
- School No. 1Elementary · 540 students
- School No. 4Elementary · 377 students
- School No. 2Elementary · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Lee High School0.5 mi · 1,170
- School No. 20.8 mi · 362
- Upper School0.9 mi · 264
- Leonia Middle School1.0 mi · 661
- School No. 11.1 mi · 540
- Anna C. Scott Elementary School1.2 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About School No. 3How large is School No. 3?
School No. 3 enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does School No. 3 serve?
School No. 3 serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at School No. 3?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at School No. 3.
How diverse is School No. 3?
School No. 3 reports a student body of 15% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 53% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is School No. 3 public or private?
School No. 3 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Lee School District.
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