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School #11

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #11 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 377 students. It is part of the Clifton Public School District, which is ranked 457 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The analysis of School #11 reveals several areas of concern, particularly in the school's academic performance and its ability to support the needs of its diverse student population. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.8% of 3rd graders, 30.4% of 4th graders, and 25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other New Jersey elementary schools.

The comparison to nearby schools within the Clifton Public School District, such as School #12, School #1, School #17, and School #4, highlights the relative underperformance of School #11. These nearby schools generally perform better than School #11 on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Additionally, schools outside the Clifton district, such as Gantner Avenue School, have significantly higher academic performance than School #11.

376

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,583

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

147 Merselis Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011

(973) 470-2401

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #11 usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.8%

White:

21.5%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

1,098^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	20.0	1098 of 1347	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1100 of 1338	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1052 of 1342	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	875 of 1345	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	882 of 1317	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	793 of 1360	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	922 of 1353	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	1137 of 1352	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	965 of 1346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.5	827 of 1357	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.1	910 of 1363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	1006 of 1367	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	976 of 1363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	1111 of 1360	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	995 of 1354	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1045 of 1346	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.2	936 of 1338	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.9	1059 of 1329	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.9	957 of 1314	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.7	849 of 1303	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.0	983 of 1298	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.4	1002 of 1204	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	316 of 597	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	251 of 559	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	236 of 499	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	225 of 489	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	253 of 411	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	133 of 463	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	23.3	341 of 434	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1055 of 1326	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1133 of 1317	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1100 of 1318	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	931 of 1326	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	892 of 1290	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	790 of 1331	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	880 of 1333	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	616 of 1032	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	653 of 989	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	596 of 982	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	380 of 953	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	362 of 896	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	283 of 899	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	385 of 870	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	683 of 1023	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	625 of 939	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	544 of 910	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	198 of 863	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	37.9	521 of 839	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	197 of 948	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	288 of 942	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1025 of 1318	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	965 of 1313	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	875 of 1315	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	737 of 1324	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	806 of 1297	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	768 of 1335	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	886 of 1334	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	919 of 1023	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	691 of 989	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	618 of 958	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	542 of 949	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	605 of 868	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	492 of 1007	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	676 of 1001	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	899 of 970	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	856 of 963	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	882 of 975	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	765 of 976	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	783 of 964	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	656 of 1023	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	663 of 1022	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

English Language Arts28%-22 vs state

Science18%-13 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 #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
School #12	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Clifton Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2404	560	55	10.2	86.1%	67 (12.0%)	6 (1.1%)	473 (84.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.6	1071^st of 1347 public elementary schools	20.5%		18.2	1103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	7.3		22.2	42.6	38.1				35.5	33.0	23.3						$13,219	$1,304	$11,915
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 #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
School 25	Public	PK, KG-8	287 Trenton Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0250	526	43	12.3	88.2%	94 (17.9%)	34 (6.5%)	389 (74.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.1	1211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.8	1211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.5	7.1	35.5	23.2	17.7	30.0	27.2	36.4	14.9	13.8	13.5	9.7	15.8	10.8	50.0	50.0	$8,314		$8,314
Washington Irving School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Madonna Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5034	441	33	13.4	57.4%	197 (44.7%)	27 (6.1%)	199 (45.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	67.6	445^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.8	383^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	71.4%	62	35.1		48.6	84.3	69.8				41.4	63.3	61.1						$10,580	$123	$10,457
Gantner Avenue School	Public	K-5	99 Roosevelt Ave	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	339	30	11.3	56.9%	118 (34.8%)	21 (6.2%)	162 (47.8%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	51	667^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.5%		45.7	723^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	46.0%	56	21.5		58.6	60.5	61.1				54.3	44.2	25.4						$7,848		$7,848
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School #11

What schools do graduates of School #11 attend?

Students who attend School #11 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : Clifton High School

How many students attend School #11?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended School #11.

What district is School #11 in?

Clifton Public School District

Is School #11 a good school?

School #11 ranks in the bottom 18.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of School #11?

Students at School #11 are 67% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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