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Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340330004782
School #11
147 MERSELIS AVENUE, CLIFTON, NJ 07011 · (973) 470-2401 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
287 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
50%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
28.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 23.4% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 #11
School #11's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #11 this school | 376 | 76.3% | 24.7% |
| Garfield Elementary School KEARNY | 428 | 75.5% | 26.1% |
| LaMonte-Annex Elementary School Bound Brook | 374 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Wilson School LODI | 382 | 67.8% | 56.6% |
| Glenwood Avenue Elementary School WILDWOOD | 367 | 83.1% | 15.6% |
| School #3 CLIFFSIDE PARK | 359 | 75.2% | 60.1% |
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 #11 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,056 of 1,290 | #53 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #977 of 1,319 ▲ 61 | #49 of 87 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,134 of 1,319 ▼ 42 | #62 of 87 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #781 of 1,562 | #47 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #342 of 1,390 | #12 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #795 of 1,392 | #35 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #264 of 1,481 | #32 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #257 of 798 | #30 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
376
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 376 | 37.5 | 10.0:1 | 76% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 35.5 | 10.6:1 | 69% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 38 | 10.7:1 | 75% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 64% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 71% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 53% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 29% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #11.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (447 to 376); teachers down 4% (39 to 37.5).
About School #11
School #11 is a medium-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in CLIFTON. It educates 376 students in pre-K through 5.
Clifton Public School District has 19 schools and 10,516 students, and School #11 is one of those schools.
School #11 is 67% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 22% White, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. By comparison, Passaic County residents are about 44% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
School #11 counts 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.0 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 10.0:1 here. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Passaic County, the average is 61%.
On BeatsExpectations, School #11 is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Passaic County, the median household income is $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Passaic County has 155 public schools and roughly 83,237 students.
The nearest other public school, Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, School #11 is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
School #11 falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 39 students since 2020-21, to 376.
Discussion on this page can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton0.5 mi · 185
- School #120.7 mi · 560
- School #10.7 mi · 255
- Christopher Columbus Middle School0.7 mi · 1,092
- School #170.9 mi · 501
- School 250.9 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About School #11How many students attend School #11?
School #11 enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
Is School #11 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School #11 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does School #11 have?
School #11 employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is School #11?
School #11 reports a student body of 22% White, 67% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is School #11 in?
School #11 is part of Clifton Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.