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C+

School #3

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

397 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 · (201) 313-2330 · Part of Cliffside Park Borough School District

Cliffside Park’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of New Jersey school districts

Students
359
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about School #3

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cliffside Park kids: School #6/Middle School

On the path

Where Cliffside Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4School #3You are here
5–8School #6/Middle School679 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

397 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 175
Grade 278
Grade 380
Grade 454
Enrollment over time
395’20
358’21
372’22
350’23
359’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 16%Asian 2%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about School #3 from Cliffside Park families.

Other schools in Cliffside Park Borough School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Cliffside Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.