Summary
School #14 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 375 students. The school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the Clifton Public School District and the state of New Jersey averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 37.3% to 52.3% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 33.8% to 44.1% and the state's 44.9% to 53.6%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 34.1% to 51.3%, again lower than the district and state.
School #14 has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.3% to 18.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.51% to 67.58% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Interestingly, when compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Clifton Public School District, such as School #9, School #14 consistently underperforms on NJSLA tests, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points lower.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10 to 11.6 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools, School #14's academic outcomes are still lagging. The school's spending per student ($13,815 in 2018-2019) is higher than the nearby schools, which may suggest that additional resources are being directed to the school, but this has not translated into significantly better academic performance. Targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the performance gaps, particularly for the lower-performing subgroups of students.
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