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School #15

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School #15 ranks 968 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #15 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 248 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 700-1000 out of around 1,350 schools.

Despite spending a relatively high amount per student ($12,735 in 2018-2019) compared to nearby schools, School #15 consistently underperforms in academic metrics, with only 25% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.8% for the Clifton Public School District and 44.9% for the state of New Jersey. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 18.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 10%.

The challenges faced by School #15 are not unique, as the nearby schools in the Clifton Public School District also struggle academically, with test scores and rankings similar to or slightly better than School #15. This suggests a broader systemic issue within the district that will need to be addressed to improve outcomes for all students.

282

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,735

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Gregory Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011

(973) 470-2418

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #15 usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

White:

18.1%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

968^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	29.1	968 of 1347	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	987 of 1338	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	949 of 1342	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	856 of 1345	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	775 of 1317	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	771 of 1360	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	926 of 1353	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	963 of 1352	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.3	755 of 1346	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	923 of 1357	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	840 of 1363	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.7	1037 of 1367	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1056 of 1363	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	1120 of 1360	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	902 of 1354	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	764 of 1346	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.7	706 of 1338	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.0	873 of 1329	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.4	907 of 1314	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.0	1031 of 1303	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	985 of 1298	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.7	800 of 1204	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	206 of 597	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	230 of 559	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	340 of 499	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.6	105 of 489	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	25.4	331 of 411	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	216 of 463	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	66 of 434	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1015 of 1326	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1083 of 1317	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	929 of 1318	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	890 of 1326	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	835 of 1290	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	798 of 1331	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	935 of 1333	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	541 of 1032	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	601 of 989	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	465 of 982	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	361 of 953	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	215 of 896	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	301 of 899	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	331 of 870	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	595 of 1023	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	505 of 939	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	333 of 910	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	258 of 863	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	116 of 839	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	129 of 948	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	214 of 942	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	772 of 1318	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	783 of 1313	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	856 of 1315	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	740 of 1324	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	665 of 1297	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	711 of 1335	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	820 of 1334	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	478 of 1023	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	628 of 868	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.2	269 of 1007	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	432 of 970	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	532 of 963	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	755 of 964	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	444 of 1023	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)65th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Science14%-16 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 #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
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 #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
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
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	805	71	11.4	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	784 (97.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10	1253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	1212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.4%	41	7.0	0.0	7.6	33.1	28.4	26.9	37.7	33.3	3.6	19.8	10.7	9.7	7.5	6.0	6.0	$9,572	$759	$8,813
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 #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
Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K-8	225 Madison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	499	48	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	480 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.8	1294^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.9%		8.1	1268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.2%	26	9.8	0.0	4.5	13.6	22.4	21.4	9.6	23.9	4.4	10.0	14.0	6.8	1.8	10.6	10.6
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about School #15

Is School #15 a good school?

School #15 ranks 968^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of School #15?

Students at School #15 are 73% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is School #15 in?

Clifton Public School District

What schools do graduates of School #15 attend?

Students who attend School #15 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : Clifton High School

How many students attend School #15?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended School #15.

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