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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the School #14 administration to hear?
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Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340330004788
School #14
99 ST ANDREWS BOULEVARD, CLIFTON, NJ 07012 · (973) 470-2411 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
224 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
65%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
44.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 42.3% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 #14
School #14's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #14 this school | 355 | 63.1% | 37.1% |
| Gantner Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK | 339 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| Robert L. Craig School MOONACHIE | 356 | 60.7% | 56.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson School #9 Garfield | 368 | 60.1% | 56.2% |
| North Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 384 | 54.2% | 48.8% |
| School #13 CLIFTON | 443 | 67.9% | 39.1% |
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 #14 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #812 of 1,290 | #36 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #792 of 1,319 ▼ 85 | #37 of 87 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #846 of 1,319 ▲ 33 | #41 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #876 of 1,562 | #53 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #223 of 1,390 | #8 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #313 of 1,392 | #2 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #428 of 1,481 | #52 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #321 of 798 | #37 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
355
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 355 | 37.5 | 9.5:1 | 63% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 37.5 | 10.0:1 | 57% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 34.5 | 11.6:1 | 68% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 34 | 10.5:1 | 51% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 33.5 | 12.2:1 | 42% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 36% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 15% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #14.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (408 to 355); teachers up 12% (33.5 to 37.5).
About School #14
School #14 operates as a medium-sized elementary school in CLIFTON, New Jersey. It serves 355 students in pre-K through 5.
Clifton Public School District has 19 schools and 10,516 students, and School #14 is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at School #14, with 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 38% White, 10% Asian, and 6% Black. County-wide, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, School #14 comes in at 65%.
The teaching staff at School #14 is 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. About 63% of students, or 224, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Passaic County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, School #14 receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
School #14 scores 37.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.6%.
Passaic County census figures show that median household income is about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. School #14 is among the 155 public schools in Passaic County.
The next-closest public school is Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts School #14 at 6th of 8.
NCES assigns School #14 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, School #14 enrolled 356; in 2024-25, 355. The number of students per teacher fell from 10.5 to 9.5 over 4 years.
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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
- Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton0.5 mi · 327
- School #130.7 mi · 443
- School #90.8 mi · 306
- Clifton High School1.0 mi · 3,150
- School #21.1 mi · 401
- School #161.2 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About School #14How large is School #14?
School #14 enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
Is School #14 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School #14 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School #14?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School #14 is approximately 9.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at School #14?
Student demographics at School #14 are roughly 38% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is School #14 public or private?
School #14 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.