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Alumni: what's one memory from School #5 that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340330004776
School #5
136 VALLEY ROAD, CLIFTON, NJ 07013 · (973) 470-2386 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
213 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
43.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
+6 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.0:1
% White
30%
was 43%
% Hispanic
56%
was 47%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About School #5
School #5 operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in CLIFTON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Clifton Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 398 students spanning grades K through 5.
School #5 is one of 19 schools operated by Clifton Public School District, a district that enrolls 10,516 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, School #5 lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 30% White, 9% Asian, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, School #5 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.9%, the actual is 32.9%, a residual of -3.9 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Passaic County put 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 #5 is one.
Nearest neighbor: Dr. Hani Awadallah School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, School #5 comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.1%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 392 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for School #5 typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clifton Public School District
- Clifton High SchoolHigh · 3,150 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,255 students
- Christopher Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- School #12Elementary · 560 students
- School #17Elementary · 501 students
- School #13Elementary · 443 students
Other schools in CLIFTON
- Clifton High SchoolHigh · 3,150 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,255 students
- Christopher Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- School #12Elementary · 560 students
- School #17Elementary · 501 students
- School #13Elementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Hani Awadallah School0.4 mi · 575
- School 80.7 mi · 411
- Charles J. Riley/ School 90.9 mi · 682
- School #41.0 mi · 130
- John P. Holland Charter School1.0 mi · 787
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology1.0 mi · 1,708
Frequently asked questions
About School #5How many students attend School #5?
School #5 enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-05.
Is School #5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School #5 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does School #5 have?
School #5 employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at School #5?
Student demographics at School #5 are roughly 30% White, 56% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees School #5?
School #5 is overseen by Clifton Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.