Clarendon School

Clarendon School, an average-sized elementary school in SECAUCUS, New Jersey, overseen by Secaucus School District, serves 475 students, covering grades K through 5.

Secaucus School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,128 students; Clarendon School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clarendon School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 33% Asian, 22% White, 4% multiracial. Compared to Hudson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 38% of students at Clarendon School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hudson County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clarendon School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 43.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Hudson County shows median household income runs about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hudson County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), of which Clarendon School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Huber Street School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clarendon School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clarendon School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

Clarendon School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 10%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 475 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 22% across the same window.

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