School #8

School #8 is one of the compact primary schools in CLIFTON, New Jersey, operated by Clifton Public School District, with 165 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Clifton Public School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 10,516 students; School #8 is among them.

In terms of who attends, School #8 lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 9% Asian, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, School #8 logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting School #8 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at School #8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, School #8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Passaic County put median household earnings sit near $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), School #8 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around School #8. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School #8 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at School #8 has declined 52%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 46% to 67%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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