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What's the biggest difference between School No. 4 and what you expected?
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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT LEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340531000450
School No. 4
1193 ANDERSON AVE, FORT LEE, NJ 07024 · (201) 585-4650 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
75 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (91).
Student demographics
69%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
55.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 60.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 School No. 4
School No. 4's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School No. 4 this school | 377 | 19.9% | 61.0% |
| Eleanor Van Gelder EDGEWATER | 384 | 20.3% | 57.8% |
| Mount Tabor Elementary School MOUNT TABOR | 340 | 17.4% | 72.8% |
| Ridge Ranch Elementary School PARAMUS | 338 | 18.9% | 72.9% |
| Triangle Elementary School Hillsborough | 362 | 17.7% | 73.3% |
| Troy Hills Elementary School PARSIPPANY | 290 | 21.7% | 69.5% |
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 School No. 4 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #315 of 1,290 | #72 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #330 of 1,319 ▲ 45 | #80 of 149 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #592 of 1,319 ▼ 221 | #125 of 149 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #779 of 1,562 | #54 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #845 of 1,390 | #86 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #187 of 1,392 | #11 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #1,037 of 1,481 | #78 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #22 of 798 | #5 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. 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
377
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 377 | 31.8 | 11.9:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 31.8 | 12.6:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 40.3 | 15.4:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 7% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School No. 4.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (622 to 377); teachers down 21% (40.3 to 31.8).
About School No. 4
School No. 4 is a medium-sized elementary school in FORT LEE, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07024). It educates 377 students in kindergarten through 4.
Fort Lee School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,006 students.
At School No. 4, the largest share of students is Asian, at 41%. The next largest groups are 29% White, 22% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 24 points above the 17% share among Bergen County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at School No. 4 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.9:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 20%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, School No. 4 receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For School No. 4, the prediction is 55.3% and the result is 61.0%.
Bergen County has these Census figures: the median household income is $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Bergen County has 291 public schools and roughly 133,883 students.
The school nearest to School No. 4 is Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, School No. 4 ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 31 students since 2020-21, to 377.
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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 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. 2Elementary · 362 students
- School No. 3Elementary · 330 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. 2Elementary · 362 students
- School No. 3Elementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School0.6 mi · 747
- George Washington School0.7 mi · 333
- Lewis F. Cole Middle School0.7 mi · 1,227
- Lindbergh Elementary School0.8 mi · 762
- School #40.9 mi · 478
- Bergen Boulevard School0.9 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About School No. 4How many students attend School No. 4?
School No. 4 enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-04.
Is School No. 4 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School No. 4 is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at School No. 4?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at School No. 4.
How diverse is School No. 4?
School No. 4 reports a student body of 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 41% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is School No. 4 public or private?
School No. 4 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.