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School #12

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

165 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07011 · (973) 470-2404 · Part of Clifton City School District

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

Directions
Students
560
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about School #12

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.1% 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 #12You are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

165 Clifton Avenue, Clifton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten76
Grade 189
Grade 287
Grade 393
Grade 496
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
616’20
570’21
554’22
555’23
560’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%White 12%Black 1%Asian 1%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 School #12 from Clifton families.

Other schools in Clifton City School District

The district →
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 #15
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clifton
C+
282 students12:1

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.