Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFFSIDE PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340327000306
School #3
397 PALISADE AVENUE, CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ 07010 · (201) 313-2330 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
270 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (54).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Cliffside Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 52.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 #3
School #3's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #3 this school | 359 | 75.2% | 60.1% |
| Garfield Elementary School KEARNY | 428 | 75.5% | 26.1% |
| Ironbound Academy Elementary School Newark | 325 | 80.9% | 18.2% |
| School 8 PATERSON | 411 | 78.3% | 11.8% |
| Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50 ELIZABETH | 306 | 76.1% | N/A |
| School #11 CLIFTON | 376 | 76.3% | 24.7% |
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 #3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #333 of 1,290 | #74 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #291 of 1,319 ▲ 203 | #73 of 149 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #556 of 1,319 ▼ 143 | #119 of 149 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #851 of 1,562 | #67 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #764 of 1,390 | #76 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #1,208 of 1,392 | #147 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #283 of 1,481 | #6 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.9% | #85 of 545 | #4 of 64 |
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
359
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 359 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 30.8 | 11.3:1 | 73% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 25.3 | 14.7:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 63% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 23.5 | 12.4:1 | 81% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 82% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 72% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 52% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #3.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (292 to 359); teachers up 32% (23.5 to 31).
About School #3
School #3 is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in CLIFFSIDE PARK, New Jersey. The school's 359 students are in kindergarten through 4.
The district, Cliffside Park School District, operates 5 schools serving 3,135 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at School #3, with 81% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 16% White. Among people living in Bergen County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. School #3 has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at School #3 is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 11.4:1, a similar figure. The school counts 270 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 75%. For comparison, public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
School #3 beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 35.1 points (60.1% versus 25.0%), a top-10% result in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations.
Among Bergen County residents, median household income is about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. School #3 is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County, which together enroll about 133,883 students.
The next-closest public school is Number Three School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts School #3 at 1st of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students declined from 395 to 359 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.2:1 to 11.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cliffside Park School District
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- School #6/Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- School #4Elementary · 478 students
- School #5Elementary · 305 students
Other schools in CLIFFSIDE PARK
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- School #6/Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- School #4Elementary · 478 students
- School #5Elementary · 305 students
Other School #3 schools
One other US public school is named School #3. School #3 is the largest of the 2.
- School #3CLIFTON, NJ · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Number Three School0.3 mi · 668
- Cliffside Park High School0.3 mi · 1,314
- Lincoln School0.4 mi · 635
- Lincoln School Annex0.5 mi · 232
- School #50.5 mi · 305
- School #6/Middle School0.6 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About School #3How large is School #3?
School #3 enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-04.
Is School #3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School #3 is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does School #3 have?
School #3 employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at School #3?
Student demographics at School #3 are roughly 16% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is School #3 in?
School #3 is part of Cliffside Park School District.
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