Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NUTLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341188002384
Radcliffe School
379 BLOOMFIELD AVE, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 · (973) 667-8819 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
46 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Nutley Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
-12 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.2:1
% White
60%
was 58%
% Hispanic
25%
was 25%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
8%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Radcliffe School
Radcliffe School is one of the low-enrollment elementary schools in NUTLEY, New Jersey, one of the schools within Nutley Public School District, with 342 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.
Nutley Public School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,299 students; Radcliffe School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Radcliffe School reports that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.
On the resource side, On paper, Radcliffe School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 13% of students at Radcliffe School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Essex County's rate of about 54%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Radcliffe School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.8%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of -1.2 points.
In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Radcliffe School is one.
John H. Walker Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Radcliffe School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 55.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Radcliffe School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 342). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Nutley Public School District
- Nutley High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Spring Garden SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other schools in NUTLEY
- Nutley High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Spring Garden SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- John H. Walker Middle School0.4 mi · 637
- Nutley High School0.5 mi · 1,222
- Spring Garden School0.5 mi · 606
- Lincoln School0.6 mi · 446
- Demarest Elementary School0.6 mi · 482
- Yantacaw School0.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Radcliffe SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Radcliffe School?
Radcliffe School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades KG-06.
Is Radcliffe School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Radcliffe School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Radcliffe School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Radcliffe School.
How diverse is Radcliffe School?
Radcliffe School reports a student body of 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Radcliffe School in?
Radcliffe School is part of Nutley Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.