School #16

School #16 operates as a compact primary school in CLIFTON, New Jersey, run under Clifton Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 201 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so School #16 sits 50% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Clifton Public School District (10,516 students total), School #16 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, School #16 records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% White, 14% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Passaic County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, School #16 has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, School #16 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 46.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Passaic County shows median household income runs about $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 #16 is one.

Bradford Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School #16 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. School #16's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 232 (now 201). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 43% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the School #16 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.