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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFFSIDE PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340327000308
School #4
279 COLUMBIA AVENUE, CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ 07010 · (201) 313-2340 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
273 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 52.7% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 18 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 #4
School #4's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #4 this school | 478 | 57.1% | 53.1% |
| Merriam Avenue School NEWTON | 483 | 55.7% | 33.4% |
| Washington Irving School #4 GARFIELD | 441 | 57.4% | 56.8% |
| Lucy N. Holman Elementary School Jackson | 547 | 58.7% | 27.4% |
| Manchester Township Elementary School MANCHESTER | 573 | 59.9% | 31.7% |
| Charles Olbon School Woodland Park | 404 | 52.5% | N/A |
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 #4 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #460 of 1,290 | #94 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #478 of 1,319 ▲ 19 | #102 of 149 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #349 of 1,319 ▲ 74 | #89 of 149 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #459 of 1,562 | #25 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #824 of 1,390 | #82 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #541 of 1,392 | #73 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #493 of 1,481 | #27 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #225 of 798 | #26 of 85 |
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
478
-74 (-13%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 478 | 40.5 | 11.8:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 41.3 | 12.1:1 | 48% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 39.1 | 12.3:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 49% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 43.8 | 13.2:1 | 49% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 48% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 26% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #4.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (577 to 478); teachers down 8% (43.8 to 40.5).
About School #4
School #4 is an elementary school located in CLIFFSIDE PARK, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Its enrollment is 478 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, Cliffside Park School District has 5 schools and 3,135 students.
The biggest share of students at School #4, 47%, is White. The remaining shares are 43% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, School #4 scores 59%.
The school's 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. At School #4, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, School #4 is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools: 53.1% actual against 34.9% predicted.
Bergen County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 291 public schools in the county, enrolling about 133,883, School #4 among them.
Measured in a straight line, School #6/Middle School is about 0.3 miles from School #4. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, School #4 ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around School #4 as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decrease, from 552 to 478.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at School #4. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #3Elementary · 359 students
- School #5Elementary · 305 students
Other schools in CLIFFSIDE PARK
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- School #6/Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- School #3Elementary · 359 students
- School #5Elementary · 305 students
Other School #4 schools
One other US public school is named School #4. School #4 is the largest of the 2.
- School #4CLIFTON, NJ · 130 students
Nearby schools
- School #6/Middle School0.3 mi · 679
- Cliffside Park High School0.4 mi · 1,314
- Bergen Boulevard School0.5 mi · 187
- Eleanor Van Gelder0.5 mi · 384
- School #30.7 mi · 359
- Number Three School0.7 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About School #4How many students attend School #4?
School #4 enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does School #4 serve?
School #4 serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at School #4?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at School #4.
How diverse is School #4?
School #4 reports a student body of 47% White, 43% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees School #4?
School #4 is overseen by Cliffside Park School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.