Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340330004768
School #1
158 PARK SLOPE, CLIFTON, NJ 07011 · (973) 470-2370 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
195 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
37.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp 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 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 School #1
School #1's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #1 this school | 255 | 76.5% | 33.6% |
| School #3 CLIFTON | 257 | 70.0% | 38.8% |
| South Toms River Elementary School SOUTH TOMS RIVER | 330 | 72.4% | 17.5% |
| James Madison School #10 GARFIELD | 280 | 75.0% | 63.3% |
| Lakewood Early Childhood Center LAKEWOOD | 248 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Alice Costello Elementary School BROOKLAWN | 277 | 70.0% | 36.2% |
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 School #1 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #893 of 1,290 | #41 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #780 of 1,319 ▲ 17 | #36 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #991 of 1,319 ▼ 27 | #47 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #1,266 of 1,562 | #75 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #841 of 1,390 | #52 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #490 of 1,392 | #11 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #261 of 1,481 | #31 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #439 of 798 | #46 of 66 |
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
255
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 143
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 255 | 21.5 | 11.9:1 | 76% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 21.5 | 11.9:1 | 74% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 78% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 62% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 62% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 58% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 13 | 21.2:1 | 26% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 7 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #1.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (282 to 255); teachers up 13% (19 to 21.5).
About School #1
School #1 is a public small elementary school in CLIFTON, New Jersey. There are 255 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 37% below that mark.
In Clifton Public School District, 19 schools enroll a combined 10,516 students.
The student body at School #1 has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 48%. The remaining shares are 41% White, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. In Passaic County overall, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.9:1. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. The average for public schools in Passaic County is 61%.
School #1 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.6%, compared with a predicted 24.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Passaic County, 155 public schools serve about 83,237 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Christopher Columbus Middle School, is the closest to School #1. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 29.9% proficiency; School #1 posts 33.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 255, compared with 245 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.9:1 to 11.9:1.
School #1 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clifton Public School District
- Clifton High SchoolHigh · 3,150 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,255 students
- Christopher Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- School #12Elementary · 560 students
- School #17Elementary · 501 students
- School #13Elementary · 443 students
Other schools in CLIFTON
- Clifton High SchoolHigh · 3,150 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,255 students
- Christopher Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- School #12Elementary · 560 students
- School #17Elementary · 501 students
- School #13Elementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Christopher Columbus Middle School0.2 mi · 1,092
- School #40.4 mi · 130
- School #30.6 mi · 257
- Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton0.6 mi · 185
- School #110.7 mi · 376
- Charles J. Riley/ School 90.9 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About School #1What is the total enrollment at School #1?
School #1 enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does School #1 serve?
School #1 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at School #1?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at School #1.
What is the student diversity at School #1?
Student demographics at School #1 are roughly 41% White, 48% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is School #1 public or private?
School #1 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clifton Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.