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School #3

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School #3 ranks 388 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #3 is an elementary school located in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, serving 350 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Cliffside Park School District, which is ranked 283 out of 609 districts in the state.

School #3 has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.4% of 3rd graders and 65.3% of 4th graders were proficient or better on the NJSLA Mathematics assessment, outperforming both the Cliffside Park School District and the state of New Jersey. The school has also excelled in serving certain student subgroups, ranking 95th out of 1,032 New Jersey elementary schools for Hispanic students and 49th out of 1,023 schools for students of low socioeconomic status, both earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

While School #3 has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the most recent data shows a rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is on par with the nearby School #4 and School #5 in the Cliffside Park district. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with a rate of 72.57% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

359

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,165

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

397 Palisade Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

(201) 313-2330

District: Cliffside Park School District

Students who attend School #3 usually attend:

High:

Cliffside Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

16.2%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (62% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg49%

388^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Cliffside Park School District

283^rd of 609Cliffside Park School District 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	72.2	388 of 1347	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	460 of 1338	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	656 of 1342	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	542 of 1345	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	725 of 1317	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	441 of 1360	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.6	170 of 1353	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	253 of 1352	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	68.9	452 of 1346	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.9	594 of 1357	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.0	937 of 1363	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	829 of 1367	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	742 of 1363	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.9	705 of 1360	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.0	361 of 1354	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	336 of 1346	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	403 of 1338	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.2	882 of 1329	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	968 of 1314	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	59.7	686 of 1303	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.4	749 of 1298	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	34.9	875 of 1204	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	102 of 597	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	101 of 559	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	179 of 499	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	116 of 489	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.4	160 of 411	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	60 of 463	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	32 of 434	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	340 of 1326	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	464 of 1317	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	636 of 1318	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	581 of 1326	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	859 of 1290	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	458 of 1331	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	214 of 1333	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	95 of 1032	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	118 of 989	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	283 of 982	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	178 of 953	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	269 of 896	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	89 of 899	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	24 of 870	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	49 of 1023	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	30 of 939	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	147 of 910	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	55 of 863	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.0	113 of 839	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	31 of 948	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	12 of 942	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	458 of 1318	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	422 of 1313	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	622 of 1315	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	469 of 1324	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	560 of 1297	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	414 of 1335	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.3	131 of 1334	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	135 of 1023	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	462 of 989	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	522 of 958	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	314 of 949	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	567 of 868	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.5	102 of 1007	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	391 of 1001	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	417 of 964	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	293 of 1023	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)57th percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+19 vs state

English Language Arts57%+8 vs state

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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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School #3	Public	K-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	359	31	11.5	75.2%	58 (16.2%)	3 (0.8%)	291 (81.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	72.2	388^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.2%		66.7	460^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.6%	72			49.3	68.8					68.4	65.3							$17,165	$1,236	$15,929
Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0563	668	43	15.5	79.8%	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	613 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.3%		9.5	1244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	22			17.0	28.0					25.5	22.5							$8,298	$643	$7,655
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0564	232	19	12.2	81.9%	25 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,903	$886	$8,017
School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	305	30	10.3		77 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	211 (69.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	429^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%		70.1	419^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.7%	10			52.5	72.7					55.0	63.6							$16,248	$1,060	$15,188
School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	478	41	11.8	57.1%	226 (47.3%)	14 (2.9%)	204 (42.7%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66.8	458^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.9	470^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.9%	12	26.8		55.5	73.4	69.2				61.8	58.5	48.7						$13,133	$771	$12,362
Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	384	38	10.2	20.3%	109 (28.4%)	12 (3.1%)	75 (19.5%)	165 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	73	376^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.1%		74.2	363^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	13	46.6		55.5	63.6	67.7	66.7			63.6	59.6	61.4	48.6					$10,452	$685	$9,767
Bergen Boulevard School	Public	1-3	635 Bergen Blvd	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-1861	187	25	7.5	49.7%	41 (21.9%)	9 (4.8%)	92 (49.2%)	42 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)																	$12,904	$705	$12,199
Shaler Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	455 Shaler Boulevard	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2476	179	21	8.6	45.8%	48 (26.8%)	10 (5.6%)	93 (52.0%)	23 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$20,353	$144	$20,209
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14	9.7	4.4	20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4	29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0	60.0	$4,973		$4,973
School No. 4	Public	K-4	1193 Anderson Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4650	377	32	11.8	19.9%	111 (29.4%)	5 (1.3%)	84 (22.3%)	156 (41.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	68.1	441^st of 1347 public elementary schools	67.3%		74.7	359^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.2%	82			55.9	54.4					65.2	64.6							$7,973		$7,973

Frequently Asked Questions about School #3

What schools do graduates of School #3 attend?

Students who attend School #3 usually go on to attend:

High : Cliffside Park High School

What district is School #3 in?

Cliffside Park School District

What is the racial makeup of School #3?

Students at School #3 are 81% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend School #3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended School #3.

Is School #3 a good school?

School #3 ranks 388^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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