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School #12

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1071^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #12 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 555 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years.

School #12's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.2% of 3rd graders, 42.6% of 4th graders, and 38.1% 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 math proficiency rates were also low, with only 35.5% of 3rd graders, 33% of 4th graders, and 23.3% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding proficiency, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools within the Clifton Public School District, such as School #11 and School #15, also perform poorly, with similar low academic proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. However, the nearby Washington Irving School #4 in the Garfield Public School District significantly outperforms School #12 and the other Clifton schools, with much higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

560

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,219

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

165 Clifton Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011

(973) 470-2404

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #12 usually attend:

Middle:	Christopher Columbus Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

White:

12.0%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

1,071^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	21.6	1071 of 1347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1103 of 1338	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1050 of 1342	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	944 of 1345	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	987 of 1317	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	892 of 1360	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	702 of 1353	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	870 of 1352	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	878 of 1346	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	1014 of 1357	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.2	981 of 1363	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	1003 of 1367	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.3	953 of 1363	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.2	1078 of 1360	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1074 of 1354	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	1138 of 1346	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	988 of 1338	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	1029 of 1329	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	1131 of 1314	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.1	1154 of 1303	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.4	1049 of 1298	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.6	946 of 1204	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	272 of 597	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	227 of 559	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	171 of 499	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	154 of 489	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	148 of 411	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	132 of 463	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	92 of 434	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1098 of 1326	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1138 of 1317	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1061 of 1318	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1008 of 1326	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1013 of 1290	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	806 of 1331	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	763 of 1333	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	649 of 1032	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	707 of 989	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	597 of 982	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	437 of 953	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	472 of 896	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	299 of 899	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	160 of 870	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	602 of 1023	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	503 of 939	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	442 of 910	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	331 of 863	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	365 of 839	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	191 of 948	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	120 of 942	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	922 of 1318	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	961 of 1313	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	932 of 1315	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	807 of 1324	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	897 of 1297	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	905 of 1335	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	628 of 1334	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	738 of 1023	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	692 of 989	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	614 of 958	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	734 of 949	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	713 of 868	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	609 of 1007	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	410 of 1001	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	711 of 963	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.8	377 of 976	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	605 of 964	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	352 of 1023	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	201 of 1022	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)54th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

White (2024)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

Science7%-23 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 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 #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 #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
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
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K-6	151 Harrison St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5510	369	32	11.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	355 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.7	1288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.2	1294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.3%	6	7.7		8.3	19.4	17.9	19.4			13.5	12.9	17.9	8.4				$10,200	$692	$9,508
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
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
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K-3	64 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	903	51	17.7	99.1%	7 (0.8%)	21 (2.3%)	854 (94.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	3.4	1341^st of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.2	1329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.7%	12			8.9						6.3
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
Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	754	72	10.5	99.5%	5 (0.7%)	45 (6.0%)	697 (92.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8.3	1279^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.1	1298^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.0%	19	6.8	0.0	8.8	14.1	21.8	42.1	20.7	27.4	8.8	7.7	10.0	1.7	5.0	7.4	7.4	$10,342	$836	$9,506

Frequently Asked Questions about School #12

How many students attend School #12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended School #12.

Is School #12 a good school?

School #12 ranks in the bottom 20.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of School #12?

Students at School #12 are 84% Hispanic, 12% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is School #12 in?

Clifton Public School District

What schools do graduates of School #12 attend?

Students who attend School #12 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Christopher Columbus Middle School
High : Clifton High School

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