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Woodrow Wilson Middle School

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Woodrow Wilson Middle School ranks 423 rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a public middle school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,232 students. The school is part of the Clifton Public School District, which is ranked 457 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Woodrow Wilson Middle School's performance on NJSLA tests is generally below the state average across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 36.1% to 51.4%, compared to the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.8% to 35.5%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 39.8%. However, the school's performance on Algebra I tests is notably strong, with proficiency rates around 96% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students struggling the most.

Woodrow Wilson Middle School's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.2% to 18.9% over the past few years, are significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.92% to 57.11% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families. Compared to nearby schools, such as Memorial Middle School in Cedar Grove and Buzz Aldrin Middle School in Montclair, Woodrow Wilson Middle School's performance is generally lower on academic measures.

1,255

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,567

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07013

(973) 470-2348

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clifton High School

Feeder schools for Woodrow Wilson Middle School:

Elementary:	School #11
	School #13
	School #14
	School #15
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	School #16
	School #2
	School #5

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

28.4%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg43%

423^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Clifton Public School District

457^th of 609Clifton Public 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	41.6	423 of 752	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	410 of 743	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	403 of 748	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	398 of 745	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	281 of 652	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	420 of 745	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	337 of 716	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.6	380 of 712	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	395 of 713	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	375 of 713	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	516 of 717	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	499 of 704	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	480 of 677	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.7	480 of 684	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	463 of 677	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.2	458 of 664	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	417 of 640	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.3	383 of 631	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.2	321 of 615	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.7	362 of 599	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.4	316 of 588	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.1	306 of 574	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	168 of 359	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	53 of 352	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	137 of 361	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	108 of 356	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	23 of 291	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	63.9	88 of 326	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	41.2	184 of 326	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	174 of 204	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	175 of 200	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	150 of 201	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	156 of 200	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	85 of 147	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	166 of 199	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	134 of 200	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	140 of 343	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	246 of 320	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	194 of 288	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	77 of 270	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	73 of 197	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	66 of 227	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	45 of 202	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	432 of 728	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	376 of 717	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	383 of 720	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	413 of 726	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	268 of 625	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	386 of 703	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	333 of 680	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	289 of 608	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	292 of 589	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	257 of 587	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	276 of 591	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	150 of 480	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	282 of 524	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	202 of 504	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	264 of 613	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	219 of 584	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	175 of 568	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	167 of 549	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	74 of 467	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	192 of 541	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	133 of 522	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	390 of 726	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	382 of 719	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	383 of 718	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	382 of 730	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	270 of 635	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	405 of 697	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	327 of 675	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	399 of 507	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	391 of 510	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	413 of 505	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	346 of 535	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	256 of 401	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	385 of 492	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	342 of 471	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	344 of 502	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	342 of 510	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	333 of 509	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	319 of 512	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	263 of 435	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	322 of 504	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	272 of 497	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+51 vs state

English Language Arts46%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-3 vs state

Science13%-6 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)			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
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
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
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
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Memorial Drive	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7750	374	38	9.9	47.9%	164 (43.9%)	12 (3.2%)	181 (48.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	45.3	399^th of 752 public middle schools	46.9%		43.2	395^th of 743 public middle schools	46.8%	4		11.3				51.2	57.8	54.8				27.5	32.7	25.9		100.0	100.0			$13,806	$614	$13,192
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
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Ridge Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-2646	468	48	9.7	9.4%	355 (75.9%)	12 (2.6%)	58 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	71.6	185^th of 752 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	238^th of 743 public middle schools	68.0%	53	46.3	17.9			81.4	73.1	68.4	78.8			76.7	53.4	56.5	22.1		86.7	86.7			$8,390	$21	$8,369
Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Public	6-8	173 Bellevue Ave	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4220	618	63	9.7	17.2%	317 (51.3%)	90 (14.6%)	91 (14.7%)	45 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.7%)	70.5	196^th of 752 public middle schools	73.9%		71.4	185^th of 743 public middle schools	75.1%	11		24.0				75.7	69.6	72.5				62.9	59.3	7.1	100.0	52.1	57.6			$11,896	$170	$11,726
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
Little Falls Township Public School # 1	Public	5-8	Little Falls School # 1	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1033	392	42	9.4	27.6%	236 (60.2%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (29.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	78.6	137^th of 752 public middle schools	81.8%		86.6	69^th of 743 public middle schools	90.7%	68	42.0	10.9			70.0	75.6	81.2	75.3			73.0	68.3	64.8	42.5		89.5	89.5			$13,515	$313	$13,202
Young Men's Academy	Public	3-8	45 Smith Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2380	50	7	7.1	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	31 (62.0%)	18 (36.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	10.0			30.0	10.0		30.8			30.0	0.0		7.7							$21,107		$21,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Wilson Middle School

What district is Woodrow Wilson Middle School in?

Clifton Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Middle School?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School are 57% Hispanic, 28% White, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Middle School usually go on to attend Clifton High School

Is Woodrow Wilson Middle School a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Middle School ranks 423^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,255 students attended Woodrow Wilson Middle School.

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