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B−

School #4

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

279 Columbia Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 · (201) 313-2340 · Part of Cliffside Park Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
478
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about School #4

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.4% 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–5School #4You are here
5–8School #6/Middle School679 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 47.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

279 Columbia Avenue, Cliffside Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 168
Grade 285
Grade 379
Grade 486
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
552’20
485’21
482’22
498’23
478’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 43%Asian 7%Black 3%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 #4 from Cliffside Park families.

Other schools in Cliffside Park Borough School District

The district →
School #5
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cliffside Park
C+
305 students10:1
School #3
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cliffside Park
C+
359 students12:1
School #6/Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cliffside Park
B
679 students12:1
Cliffside Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cliffside Park
B−
1,314 students14:1

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.