Total enrollment
3,135
+21 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Cliffside Park School District
New Jersey · 3,135 students · 1 city
Cliffside Park School District runs 5 public K-12 schools inside New Jersey, with combined enrollment around 3,135 (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Cliffside Park School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cliffside Park School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #144 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,135 | #121 of 372 | #3,085 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #140 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #307 of 370 | #2,418 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 68.2% | #50 of 369 | #2,076 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #220 of 298 | #3,481 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cliffside Park School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from School #3 at 60.1% proficient to Cliffside Park High School at 27.9%, a gap of 32.3 points. That is the 29th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,165 to 3,135 students (down 1%) and from 245 to 253 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffside Park High School | Cliffside Park | High | 09-12 | 1,314 |
| School #6/Middle School | Cliffside Park | Middle | 05-08 | 679 |
| School #4 | Cliffside Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 478 |
| School #3 | Cliffside Park | Elementary | KG-04 | 359 |
| School #5 | Cliffside Park | Elementary | PK-04 | 305 |
About Cliffside Park School District
Across 5 schools, Cliffside Park School District instructs about 3,135 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
On the school-mix side, Cliffside Park School District consists of 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Cliffside Park School District is about 627, meaningfully above the New Jersey average of roughly 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,114 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,135 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Cliffside Park School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.