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C+

Clifton High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

333 Colfax Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013 · (973) 470-2312 · Part of Clifton City School District

Clifton’s School Grade C− better than 21% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
3,150
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Clifton High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Clifton High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts41%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

333 Colfax Avenue, Clifton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9782
Grade 10746
Grade 11815
Grade 12807
Enrollment over time
2,891’20
2,962’21
3,059’22
3,141’23
3,150’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%White 24%Asian 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Clifton High School from Clifton families.

Other schools in Clifton City School District

The district →
School #12
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
C−
560 students10:1
School #17
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
C−
501 students9:1
School #11
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
C−
376 students10:1
School #14
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
B−
355 students9:1
Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Clifton
327 students8:1
School #9
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
B+
306 students11:1

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; Clifton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.