School #4

School #4 is one of the rural-scale K-5 schools in CLIFTON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Clifton Public School District, with 130 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so School #4 sits 68% below that benchmark.

Clifton Public School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 10,516 students. School #4 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, School #4 records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 32% White, 9% Asian, 8% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting School #4 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, School #4 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which School #4 is one.

Nearest neighbor: School #1, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around School #4. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School #4 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. School #4's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 174 (now 130). The White share of enrollment decreased from 44% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.