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Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

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Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton ranks 328 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton is a public charter middle school serving grades 5-8 in Clifton, New Jersey, with 161 students. The school is part of the Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton District, which is ranked 305 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools, with rankings ranging from 11th to 328th out of over 700 schools in recent years. Its performance on NJSLA assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) where proficiency rates range from 51.8% to 63.8% across grades 6-8. In mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 18.8% in 5th grade to 48.1% in 7th grade, which are closer to or below the state averages. However, the school excels in Algebra I, with 72.7% of 8th graders proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School in the Lodi School District and Woodrow Wilson Middle School in the Clifton Public School District have lower NJSLA proficiency rates and lower overall school rankings. However, some nearby schools, such as Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with NJSLA proficiency rates exceeding those of Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton in several subject areas.

185

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,165

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1255 Main Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011

(973) 278-7707

District: Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

31.4%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg43%

328^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

305^th of 609Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	328 of 752	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	281 of 743	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	248 of 748	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	195 of 745	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	176 of 652	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	166 of 745	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	145 of 716	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	54 of 712	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	23 of 713	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	11 of 713	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	90.5	6 of 717	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	16 of 704	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	10 of 677	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	9 of 684	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	20 of 677	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.8	28 of 664	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	80.7	100 of 640	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	122 of 631	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.1	84 of 615	86.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.8	220 of 599	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	88.7	19 of 588	96.8%	★★★★★
2003	67.7	228 of 574	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	51.3	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	146 of 200	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	412 of 728	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	272 of 717	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	337 of 720	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	254 of 726	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	183 of 625	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	257 of 703	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	201 of 680	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	240 of 608	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	175 of 589	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	193 of 587	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	207 of 591	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	142 of 480	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	29 of 524	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	20 of 504	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	218 of 613	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	215 of 568	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	80 of 549	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	81 of 467	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	39 of 541	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	17 of 522	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	208 of 726	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	249 of 719	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	171 of 718	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	153 of 730	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	136 of 635	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	82 of 697	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	111 of 675	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	310 of 502	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	293 of 510	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	267 of 509	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	89.1	32 of 512	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	73 of 435	83.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2019)46th percentile-32 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I73%+27 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science13%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	185	10	18.5	54.1%	58 (31.4%)	5 (2.7%)	93 (50.3%)	26 (14.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	52.6	328^th of 752 public middle schools	56.4%		59.4	281^st of 743 public middle schools	62.2%	47	18.8	12.0			25.0	51.8	51.8	63.8			18.8	39.3	48.1	27.8		72.7	72.7			$9,165	$577	$8,588
Christopher Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Piaget Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2360	1,092	120	9.1	74.1%	204 (18.7%)	35 (3.2%)	771 (70.6%)	50 (4.6%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	28.5	528^th of 752 public middle schools	29.8%		29.9	510^th of 743 public middle schools	31.4%	18		8.1				36.3	37.2	42.8				23.8	28.9	13.7		100.0	100.0			$12,843	$593	$12,250
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4-6	95 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	613	54	11.3	99.7%	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	591 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	4.8			8.1	12.2	13.9				10.0	12.3	12.7
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	742	55	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	13 (1.8%)	690 (93.0%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62.1	257^th of 752 public middle schools	65.8%		62.7	254^th of 743 public middle schools	65.8%	3	42.4	21.5	68.8	73.7	72.8	81.6	79.8	69.9	53.8	60.5	49.6	53.1	34.8		63.7	31.0	41.3	77.2	77.2	$7,620	$653	$6,967
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	442	53	8.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.2	744^th of 752 public middle schools	1.1%		5.3	743^rd of 743 public middle schools	0.0%	1		0.5					17.7	24.8					9.2			2.2	2.2
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Lanza Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 272-7020	971	87	11.1	66.6%	321 (33.1%)	88 (9.1%)	547 (56.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	31.4	499^th of 752 public middle schools	33.6%		35.5	460^th of 743 public middle schools	38.1%	39		9.7				47.0	45.3	42.4				23.3	26.2	13.5		84.8	84.8			$10,909	$146	$10,763
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2348	1,255	115	10.8	56.1%	357 (28.4%)	58 (4.6%)	718 (57.2%)	96 (7.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	41.6	423^rd of 752 public middle schools	43.8%		41.7	410^th of 743 public middle schools	44.8%	13		13.1				36.1	51.1	51.4				31.1	35.5	25.8		96.3	96.3			$12,567		$12,567
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	569	46	12.4	53.3%	168 (29.5%)	76 (13.4%)	272 (47.8%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.8	506^th of 752 public middle schools	32.7%		30.6	503^rd of 743 public middle schools	32.3%	3		5.6				54.7	46.9	48.6				20.8	25.0	5.3		53.8	53.8			$6,790	$1,062	$5,728
New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	473	45	10.5	63.0%	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.4%)	413 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	742^nd of 752 public middle schools	1.3%		8.4	725^th of 743 public middle schools	2.4%	17		0.0				15.8	8.3	10.8				8.2	1.9	2.1		36.4	36.4			$13,069		$13,069
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	75 First Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-8662	686	59	11.5	65.9%	141 (20.6%)	41 (6.0%)	440 (64.1%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%		67.9	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%	3		14.3				79.1	78.1	78.8				34.2	46.2	33.7		100.0	100.0			$7,692	$133	$7,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

Is Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton a good school?

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton ranks 328^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton?

Students at Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton are 50% Hispanic, 31% White, 14% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton.

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