School #14

Located at 99 ST ANDREWS BOULEVARD, in CLIFTON, New Jersey, School #14 is an average-sized primary school that hosts 355 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Clifton Public School District.

Across the 19 schools in Clifton Public School District (10,516 students total), School #14 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, School #14 shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 38% White, 10% Asian, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, School #14 has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), School #14 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.6%; this one delivers 37.1%.

Around the school, census data for Passaic County shows median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which School #14 is one.

Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around School #14. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School #14 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 408 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the School #14 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.