School #15

School #15 is an elementary campus of small scale in CLIFTON, New Jersey, operated by Clifton Public School District, instructing 282 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so School #15 sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Clifton Public School District (10,516 students total), School #15 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, School #15 logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 18% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, School #15 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Passaic County reports that median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which School #15 is one.

Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around School #15. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts School #15 at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.7%.

School #15 operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the School #15 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.