Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340330004790
School #15
700 GREGORY AVENUE, CLIFTON, NJ 07011 · (973) 470-2418 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
198 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 | 30 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
Student demographics
43%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
35.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 39.5% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where School #15 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #964 of 1,290 | #45 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #825 of 1,319 | #39 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,015 of 1,319 | #48 of 87 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #1,181 of 1,562 | #70 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #944 of 1,390 | #57 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #979 of 1,392 | #51 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #183 of 798 | #24 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
-66 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.4:1
% White
18%
was 19%
% Hispanic
73%
was 70%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 282 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 70% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 67% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 75% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 74% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #15.
About School #15
School #15 is a low-enrollment elementary school in CLIFTON, New Jersey, under Clifton Public School District. Federal data show 282 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 30% below that mark.
Clifton Public School District runs 19 schools with a combined 10,516 students. School #15 is one of them.
Of every 100 students at School #15, about 73 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Passaic County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, School #15 scores 43%.
Staffing at School #15 comes to 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3:1. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County is 9 points.
School #15's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.7%) and its predicted rate (27.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
For Passaic County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $87,522 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Passaic County number 155, with about 83,237 students.
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7 sits about 0.6 miles from School #15. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. School #15 places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around School #15 as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 19% across 7 years, from 348 in 2017-18 to 282 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 12.3:1.
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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
- Sallie D. Gamble School No. 70.6 mi · 289
- School #130.6 mi · 443
- Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 190.6 mi · 590
- Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton0.7 mi · 185
- School #30.7 mi · 257
- William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 110.8 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About School #15What is the total enrollment at School #15?
School #15 enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does School #15 serve?
School #15 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School #15?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School #15 is approximately 12.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at School #15?
At School #15, the student body is approximately 18% White, 73% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is School #15 public or private?
School #15 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clifton Public School District.
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