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School #3

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School #3 ranks 774 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #3 is an elementary school in Clifton, New Jersey, serving 227 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Clifton Public School District, which is ranked 457 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, School #3 struggles, with test scores consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.8% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. These academic and attendance challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to other nearby schools in the Clifton district, School #1 and School #2 appear to be performing at a slightly higher level, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than School #3. However, the school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 15.2, is relatively favorable for student learning. Addressing the root causes of School #3's academic and attendance issues could be crucial for improving outcomes for its students.

257

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,857

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

365 Washington Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011

(973) 470-2390

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #3 usually attend:

Middle:	Christopher Columbus Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

White:

31.1%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

774^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Elementary 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	42.8	774 of 1347	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	818 of 1338	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	716 of 1342	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	748 of 1345	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	831 of 1317	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	916 of 1360	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	770 of 1353	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.6	595 of 1352	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	569 of 1346	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.6	753 of 1357	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.3	962 of 1363	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	1065 of 1367	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	1086 of 1363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1155 of 1360	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	963 of 1354	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.7	856 of 1346	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.2	653 of 1338	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	783 of 1329	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.5	677 of 1314	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.9	560 of 1303	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	699 of 1298	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.5	709 of 1204	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	753 of 1326	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	869 of 1317	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	856 of 1318	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	822 of 1326	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	843 of 1290	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	843 of 1331	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	729 of 1333	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	365 of 1032	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	532 of 989	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	367 of 982	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	333 of 953	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	385 of 896	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	367 of 899	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	242 of 870	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	156 of 1023	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	200 of 939	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	127 of 910	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	66 of 863	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	52.7	317 of 839	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	257 of 948	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	187 of 942	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	734 of 1318	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	708 of 1313	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	564 of 1315	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	626 of 1324	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	756 of 1297	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	917 of 1335	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	755 of 1334	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	645 of 1023	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	659 of 989	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	563 of 949	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	622 of 868	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	442 of 1007	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	398 of 1001	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	619 of 970	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	633 of 963	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	539 of 975	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	615 of 976	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	739 of 964	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	917 of 1023	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	764 of 1022	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-5 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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 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	PK, KG-5	365 Washington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2390	257	19	13.5	70.0%	80 (31.1%)	4 (1.6%)	152 (59.1%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	42.8	774^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.5%		38.2	818^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.9%	44	29.7		29.5	51.0	54.8				47.7	35.3	47.6					$11,857		$11,857
School #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	255	22	11.8	76.5%	104 (40.8%)	11 (4.3%)	122 (47.8%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	32.3	925^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		31.8	917^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	8	18.2		25.5	46.8	40.4				40.3	39.6	41.5					$12,189		$12,189
School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	282	23	12.2	70.2%	51 (18.1%)	10 (3.5%)	206 (73.0%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	29.1	968^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		26.5	987^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.2%	19	14.0		25.0	35.5	44.0				44.4	40.0	33.3					$12,735	$594	$12,141
School #2	Public	K-5	1270 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2380	401	33	12.1	46.1%	152 (37.9%)	16 (4.0%)	176 (43.9%)	47 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	54.7	621^st of 1347 public elementary schools	53.9%		53.6	626^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.2%	5	27.8		35.5	64.4	55.9				48.4	60.0	50.9					$11,988		$11,988
School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	130	15	8.6	86.2%	42 (32.3%)	10 (7.7%)	64 (49.2%)	12 (9.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	24.9	1024^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	1109^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.1%	85	12.0		41.7	34.8	26.7				40.0	37.5	25.0					$12,498	$594	$11,904
School #13	Public	K-5	782 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2410	443	39	11.5	67.9%	153 (34.5%)	12 (2.7%)	238 (53.7%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	42.5	780^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.1%		40.4	789^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.0%	9	24.6		26.9	48.7	42.2				58.0	50.0	40.9					$11,664		$11,664
School #11	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Merselis Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2401	376	38	10.0	76.3%	81 (21.5%)	15 (4.0%)	251 (66.8%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	20	1098^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.5%		18.2	1100^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.8%	2	17.5		29.8	30.4	25.0				33.8	31.7	24.4					$12,583	$594	$11,989
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	590	53	11.1	99.8%	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.7%)	560 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	1212^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.0%		13.6	1172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.4%	40	5.7	8.6	18.8	22.5	22.1	21.8	32.8	53.2	13.8	30.4	24.4	12.2	7.0	14.6	14.6	$9,378	$661	$8,717
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7	Public	PK-K	155 Summer St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5507	289	24	12.0	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	274 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																$7,390	$721	$6,669
School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	501	57	8.7	83.8%	59 (11.8%)	15 (3.0%)	412 (82.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25	1021^st of 1347 public elementary schools	24.2%		28.6	958^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.4%	63	9.1		46.3	32.3	39.1				40.8	26.7	23.6					$12,646	$594	$12,052

Frequently Asked Questions about School #3

What is the racial makeup of School #3?

Students at School #3 are 59% Hispanic, 31% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend School #3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended School #3.

What schools do graduates of School #3 attend?

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

Middle : Christopher Columbus Middle School
High : Clifton High School

Is School #3 a good school?

School #3 ranks 774^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is School #3 in?

Clifton Public School District

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