Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATAWAN-ABERDEEN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340975003968
Cliffwood Elementary School
422 CLIFFWOOD AVENUE, CLIFFWOOD, NJ 07721 · (732) 705-5600 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- ·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
10.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
177 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Cliffwood Elementary School→Lloyd Road Elementary School→Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School→Matawan Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 37.5% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Cliffwood Elementary School
Cliffwood Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffwood Elementary School this school | 358 | 49.4% | 44.0% |
| Ocean Township Elementary School OAKHURST | 410 | 50.0% | 48.6% |
| Langtree Elementary School HAMILTON | 339 | 43.7% | 44.5% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School West Berlin | 357 | 47.9% | 29.4% |
| Shady Lane Elementary School WESTVILLE | 422 | 48.3% | 31.6% |
| Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON | 350 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
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 Cliffwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #657 of 1,290 | #58 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #663 of 1,319 ▲ 126 | #63 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #790 of 1,319 no change | #73 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #860 of 1,562 | #63 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #589 of 1,390 | #64 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #170 of 1,392 | #4 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #594 of 1,481 | #27 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #352 of 545 | #28 of 46 |
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
358
+71 (+25%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 358 | 32.8 | 10.9:1 | 49% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 35.8 | 10.3:1 | 40% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 32.3 | 11.1:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 35 | 8.2:1 | 43% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 37.8 | 8.9:1 | 40% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 41% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 37% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 33% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cliffwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (337 to 358); teachers down 13% (37.8 to 32.8).
About Cliffwood Elementary School
Cliffwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of CLIFFWOOD, New Jersey. The school runs pre-K through 3 and enrolls 358 students.
Cliffwood Elementary School sits within Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, which has 7 schools and 3,912 students.
White students make up 45% of enrollment at Cliffwood Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Monmouth County overall, about 74% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Cliffwood Elementary School has 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 29% average for public schools in Monmouth County is 20 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Cliffwood Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.1% at Cliffwood Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%.
In Monmouth County, home to about 645,353 people, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Cliffwood Elementary School shares Monmouth County with 185 other public schools.
Cliffwood Elementary School's nearest public school is Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Cliffwood Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Cliffwood Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 358, up from 287 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 8.2 to 10.9 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Cliffwood Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
- Matawan Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,038 students
- Matawan-Aberdeen Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Lloyd Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Strathmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Ravine Drive Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Cambridge Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School0.3 mi · 835
- Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School0.8 mi · 216
- Memorial Elementary School1.1 mi · 388
- Ravine Drive Elementary School1.4 mi · 395
- Keyport Central School1.8 mi · 605
- Keyport High School1.9 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Cliffwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cliffwood Elementary School?
Cliffwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Cliffwood Elementary School serve?
Cliffwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Cliffwood Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Cliffwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Cliffwood Elementary School?
Cliffwood Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cliffwood Elementary School?
Cliffwood Elementary School is overseen by Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in Monmouth County.
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