Cliffwood Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in CLIFFWOOD, New Jersey, Cliffwood Elementary School caters to 358 students from grades pre-K through 3, run under Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District.

Cliffwood Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, a district that instructs 3,912 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cliffwood Elementary School logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cliffwood Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Monmouth County's rate of about 29%.

With demographic context factored in, Cliffwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 44.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Cliffwood Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cliffwood Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cliffwood Elementary School has grew 6%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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