Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340330004780
School #9
25 BRIGHTON ROAD, CLIFTON, NJ 07012 · (973) 470-2396 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
115 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
67.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 61.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like School #9
School #9's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #9 this school | 306 | 37.6% | 57.1% |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary School North Arlington | 297 | 33.7% | 51.3% |
| Hatchery Hill Elementary School Hackettstown | 283 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton Clifton | 327 | 43.7% | N/A |
| George Washington Elementary School North Arlington | 335 | 37.9% | 45.2% |
| Woodland Intermediate School Middlesex | 317 | 43.5% | 37.0% |
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 #9 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #388 of 1,290 | #14 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #310 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #6 of 87 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #331 of 1,319 ▲ 110 | #12 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,076 of 1,562 | #64 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #598 of 1,390 | #30 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #420 of 1,392 | #4 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #747 of 1,481 | #68 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #501 of 798 | #48 of 66 |
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
306
+21 (+7%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 306 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 38% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 28 | 10.8:1 | 35% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 27 | 10.4:1 | 41% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 23.5 | 14.1:1 | 30% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 28% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 21% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 11% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 13 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #9.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (332 to 306); teachers up 19% (23.5 to 28).
About School #9
School #9 is an elementary school in CLIFTON, New Jersey, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 306 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 24% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Clifton Public School District has 10,516 students in 19 schools, and School #9 is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at School #9; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. The school is also 37% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The diversity index for School #9 is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at School #9 totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Federal data show 38% of students (115) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Passaic County, the average is 61%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, School #9 outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.6%.
In the wider Passaic County area, median household income comes to about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Passaic County counts 155 public schools with about 83,237 students.
Of the public schools around it, School #9 is closest to Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: School #9 ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 57.1% versus a 47.8% average.
Under the NCES locale system, School #9 is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 7% over 4 years, reaching 306 in 2024-25.
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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
- Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton0.6 mi · 327
- School #140.8 mi · 355
- Oak View Elementary School0.9 mi · 399
- School #131.1 mi · 443
- Vincent Capuana School No. 151.2 mi · 147
- Thomas Jefferson School No. 11.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About School #9What is the total enrollment at School #9?
School #9 enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does School #9 serve?
School #9 serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at School #9?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at School #9.
What is the racial breakdown of students at School #9?
At School #9, the student body is approximately 37% White, 49% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is School #9 in?
School #9 is part of Clifton Public School District.
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