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School #3

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

365 Washington Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011 · (973) 470-2390 · Part of Clifton City School District

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

Directions
Students
257
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about School #3

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clifton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5School #3You are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

365 Washington Avenue, Clifton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten40
Grade 138
Grade 241
Grade 342
Grade 443
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
282’20
275’21
244’22
227’23
257’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 31%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about School #3 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.