Clifton High School

Located at 333 COLFAX AVENUE, in CLIFTON, New Jersey, Clifton High School is a well-populated senior high that instructs 3,150 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Clifton Public School District. That puts it 239% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Across the 19 schools in Clifton Public School District (10,516 students total), Clifton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clifton High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school lists 24% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 225 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clifton High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.6%, the actual is 25.0%, a residual of -4.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Passaic County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,522 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Clifton High School is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

The closest other public school is School #2, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clifton High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clifton High School has climbed 9%, going from 2,883 students in 2018 to 3,150 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 56% to 66%.

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