Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340822004638
Clifton Ave Grade School
625 CLIFTON AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 · (732) 905-3650 · Ocean County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
7.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
304 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 26% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Lakewood Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 20.1% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Clifton Ave Grade School
Clifton Ave Grade School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Ave Grade School this school | 331 | 91.8% | 26.1% |
| Piner Elementary School Lakewood | 364 | 92.6% | N/A |
| Ella G Clarke Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 314 | 94.3% | 28.7% |
| Livingston Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 342 | 93.3% | 11.4% |
| Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 317 | 87.4% | 16.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 356 | 93.3% | 15.1% |
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 Clifton Ave Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,035 of 1,290 | #45 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,099 of 1,319 ▼ 13 | #48 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #998 of 1,319 ▼ 71 | #36 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #979 of 1,562 | #47 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #14 of 1,390 | #3 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #1,273 of 1,392 | #55 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #42 of 1,481 | #4 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.2% | #11 of 798 | #1 of 30 |
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
331
-120 (-27%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 331 | 47.2 | 7.0:1 | 92% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 50.7 | 9.3:1 | 92% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 45.7 | 7.8:1 | 93% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 56 | 8.1:1 | 91% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 54 | 11.6:1 | 89% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 61 | 12.4:1 | 93% (704) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 91% (768) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 67% (538) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clifton Ave Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (627 to 331); teachers down 13% (54 to 47.2).
About Clifton Ave Grade School
Clifton Ave Grade School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in LAKEWOOD, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 331 students covers grades 3 through 6.
Besides Clifton Ave Grade School, Lakewood Township School District runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 4,193 students.
Federal enrollment data show Clifton Ave Grade School is 86% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 6% Black, 5% White, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 76 points above the 11% share among Ocean County residents. Clifton Ave Grade School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Clifton Ave Grade School counts 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.4 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Ocean County, the average is 44%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Clifton Ave Grade School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clifton Ave Grade School's results are 10.2 points above predicted: 26.1% against 15.9%.
Federal survey data for Ocean County show that the median household income is $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 117 public schools in Ocean County, enrolling about 66,051 students in all.
Nearby, Ella G Clarke Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Clifton Ave Grade School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.6%; Clifton Ave Grade School's is 26.1%, ranking 4th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 331, a 27% decrease from 451 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.1:1 to 7.0:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Clifton Ave Grade School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakewood Township School District
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Spruce Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Oak Street Elem SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Piner Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Ella G Clarke Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in LAKEWOOD
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- Spruce Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ocean Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 551 students
- Oak Street Elem SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Piner Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Ella G Clarke Elementary School0.8 mi · 314
- Lakewood Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 248
- Lakewood Middle School1.1 mi · 574
- Lakewood High School1.1 mi · 1,295
- Spruce Street Elementary School1.8 mi · 554
- Oak Street Elem School2.0 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Clifton Ave Grade SchoolHow large is Clifton Ave Grade School?
Clifton Ave Grade School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Clifton Ave Grade School serve?
Clifton Ave Grade School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Clifton Ave Grade School?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at Clifton Ave Grade School.
How diverse is Clifton Ave Grade School?
Clifton Ave Grade School reports a student body of 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Clifton Ave Grade School?
Clifton Ave Grade School is overseen by Lakewood Township School District in Ocean County.
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