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School #9

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School #9 ranks 314 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #9 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 301 students. The school consistently outperforms the Clifton Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

School #9's academic performance is noteworthy, with 61.7% of 3rd graders, 62.1% of 4th graders, and 79% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 33.8%, 44.1%, and 43.3%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's performance is also impressive, with 64.6% of 3rd graders, 63.2% of 4th graders, and 71.1% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 46.6%, 38.9%, and 36.2%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 43.7% is significantly higher than the district's 18.9% and the state's 30.1%.

While School #9 excels in the performance of certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and white students, the school's performance for special education students is relatively lower, ranking 572nd out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's exceptional performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 101st out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools, is a testament to the effectiveness of its educational programs and the dedication of its staff in supporting these students.

306

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,262

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Brighton Road
Clifton, NJ 07012

(973) 470-2396

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #9 usually attend:

Middle:	Christopher Columbus Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

36.6%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

314^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	78.1	314 of 1347	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	479 of 1338	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	504 of 1342	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	546 of 1345	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	392 of 1317	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	433 of 1360	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	395 of 1353	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	503 of 1352	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	572 of 1346	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.5	730 of 1357	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.1	537 of 1363	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	646 of 1367	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	704 of 1363	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	738 of 1360	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	883 of 1354	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	791 of 1346	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.1	747 of 1338	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.8	438 of 1329	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.9	276 of 1314	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	55.1	757 of 1303	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.8	571 of 1298	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.9	663 of 1204	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	149 of 340	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	297 of 1326	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	552 of 1317	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	528 of 1318	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	646 of 1326	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	362 of 1290	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	416 of 1331	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	244 of 1333	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	220 of 1032	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	271 of 989	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	412 of 982	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	210 of 953	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	143 of 896	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	274 of 899	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	145 of 870	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	101 of 1023	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	62.2	265 of 939	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	168 of 910	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	241 of 863	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	411 of 948	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	236 of 942	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	326 of 1318	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	395 of 1313	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	454 of 1315	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	435 of 1324	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	420 of 1297	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	428 of 1335	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	490 of 1334	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	572 of 1023	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	459 of 958	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	386 of 949	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	452 of 868	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	529 of 1007	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	435 of 1001	56.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	215 of 970	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	439 of 963	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	393 of 975	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	401 of 976	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	321 of 964	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	468 of 1023	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	304 of 1022	70.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)56th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+17 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

Science44%+14 vs state

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Excellent school. Teachers and administrators are very supportive and care about the children. My children have done well at this school. Close Quote

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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 #9	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Brighton Road	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2396	306	28	10.9	37.6%	112 (36.6%)	8 (2.6%)	150 (49.0%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	78.1	314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.7%		65	479^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.2%	165	43.7		61.7	62.1	79.0				64.6	63.2	71.1					$13,262		$13,262
School #14	Public	PK, KG-5	99 St Andrews Boulevard	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2411	355	38	9.4	63.1%	136 (38.3%)	23 (6.5%)	154 (43.4%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.8	873^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.2%		40.9	784^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.4%	89	13.1		43.6	52.3	37.3				51.3	36.2	34.1					$13,815	$596	$13,219
Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-6	150 Garrabrant Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8590	399	32	12.6	14.5%	169 (42.4%)	33 (8.3%)	121 (30.3%)	53 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	90	116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.4%		91.1	95^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.9%	21	53.1		61.6	80.0	86.0	100.0			74.3	72.3	78.0	86.5				$8,218		$8,218
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
Vincent Capuana School No. 15	Public	PK-K	374 Broadway	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-8563	147	13	11.3	98.0%	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	134 (91.2%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	423	39	10.9	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	391 (92.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.1	1097^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.8	1123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	16.1%	26	11.5	0.0	33.9	9.8	25.9	40.5	47.6	52.4	43.8	26.0	27.8	9.3	13.6	11.4	11.4	$11,482	$735	$10,747
Spring Garden School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 S Spring Garden Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8896	606	34	18.0	7.9%	346 (57.1%)	13 (2.1%)	135 (22.3%)	79 (13.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	83.5	225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.3%		78.5	302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	77.4%	77	32.2		70.4	77.6	78.6	89.1			72.7	75.9	60.0	67.3				$12,955	$167	$12,788
Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1230 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8520	342	32	10.8	12.6%	189 (55.3%)	21 (6.1%)	84 (24.6%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	90.5	106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		85.7	199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%	93	48.7		74.0	83.3	89.7	83.3			78.0	76.4	76.9	66.6				$6,568		$6,568
Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	776	70	11.0	97.6%	30 (3.9%)	22 (2.8%)	660 (85.1%)	47 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	16.5	1156^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.2%		15.6	1135^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.2%	21	20.0	3.6	24.0	24.2	31.1	33.9	20.3	24.5	35.3	23.5	18.8	4.6	7.9	3.7	3.7	$10,486	$800	$9,686
Yantacaw School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Yantacaw Place	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8891	512	34	14.9	7.2%	244 (47.7%)	10 (2.0%)	105 (20.5%)	131 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	80.5	282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.5	261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	80.5%	21	57.6		52.4	74.3	78.9	90.8			51.7	60.6	79.0	73.7				$11,239	$133	$11,106

Frequently Asked Questions about School #9

What schools do graduates of School #9 attend?

Students who attend School #9 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Christopher Columbus Middle School
High : Clifton High School

What district is School #9 in?

Clifton Public School District

How many students attend School #9?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended School #9.

What is the racial makeup of School #9?

Students at School #9 are 49% Hispanic, 37% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is School #9 a good school?

School #9 ranks 314^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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