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What's the most underrated thing about Clinton Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341533002428
Clinton Elementary School
27 BERKSHIRE RD, MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040 · (973) 378-7686 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
124 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 54.5% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Clinton Elementary School
Clinton Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Elementary School this school | 542 | 22.9% | 57.8% |
| Eastampton Township Community School EASTAMPTON | 600 | 25.2% | 39.3% |
| Oak Knoll Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN | 671 | 30.8% | 48.0% |
| Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD | 423 | 22.7% | 46.9% |
| Robert B Jaggard School MARLTON | 483 | 23.6% | 53.4% |
| Gregory Elementary School W ORANGE | 484 | 18.8% | 68.0% |
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 Clinton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #374 of 1,290 | #37 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #469 of 1,319 ▲ 11 | #48 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #360 of 1,319 ▼ 63 | #44 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #321 of 1,562 | #41 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #297 of 1,390 | #13 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #304 of 1,392 | #16 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #986 of 1,481 | #95 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #571 of 798 | #49 of 73 |
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
542
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 542 | 55 | 9.8:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 56.8 | 10.1:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 49 | 11.8:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 49 | 11.5:1 | 20% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 29% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (578 to 542); teachers up 12% (49 to 55).
About Clinton Elementary School
Students in MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey, attend Clinton Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 542 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
South Orange-Maplewood School District serves 6,728 students across 10 schools.
Roughly 51% of students at Clinton Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Essex County, the White share is about 30%. Clinton Elementary School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Clinton Elementary School was 9.8:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. Clinton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Clinton Elementary School would score about 53.6%. It scores 57.8%, 4.2 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Essex County is home to 249 public schools and about 145,473 public school students.
The closest public school to Clinton Elementary School is Mt Vernon Place School, about 0.5 miles away. Clinton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.8% proficiency; Clinton Elementary School posts 57.8%.
Clinton Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 542 students in 2024-25, 39 fewer than the 581 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.6:1).
The Clinton Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Orange-Maplewood School District
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Maplewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- South Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- South Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Tuscan Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in MAPLEWOOD
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Maplewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Tuscan Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolElementary · 423 students
Other Clinton Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 14 states are named Clinton Elementary. Clinton Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 19.
- Clinton Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJ · 386 students
- Clinton Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 1,050 students
- Clinton ElementaryClinton, MA · 870 students
- CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NY · 629 students
- Clinton Elementary SchoolSouth Elgin, IL · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Vernon Place School0.5 mi · 905
- Columbia High School0.6 mi · 1,985
- Florence Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 694
- Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School0.9 mi · 423
- Ivy Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 488
- Marshall Elementary School1.0 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clinton Elementary School?
Clinton Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades KG-05.
Is Clinton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clinton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Clinton Elementary School have?
Clinton Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Clinton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clinton Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Clinton Elementary School in?
Clinton Elementary School is part of South Orange-Maplewood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.