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Cliffside Park High School

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Cliffside Park High School ranks 294 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Cliffside Park High School is a public high school serving 1,283 students in grades 9-12 in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. The school is part of the Cliffside Park School District, which is ranked 283 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cliffside Park High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with student performance on state assessments generally below the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.9% of 9th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 49.9%, and just 2.3% of 10th graders were proficient in Algebra I compared to the state average of 17.9%. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 90%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0.2% to 1.2% in recent years.

Compared to nearby high schools such as Fort Lee High School, Leonia High School, and Ridgefield Memorial High School, which are all ranked higher in the state, Cliffside Park High School faces additional challenges, including a growing population of economically disadvantaged students and a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 11.3% in 2023-2024 to 16.6% in 2022-2023.

1,314

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,311

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

64 Riverview Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

(201) 313-2370

District: Cliffside Park School District

Feeder schools for Cliffside Park High School:

Elementary:	School #3
	School #4
	School #5
Middle:	School #6/Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

White:

18.7%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (84% vs 89%)

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg49%

294^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

283^rd of 609Cliffside Park 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	34.7	294 of 434	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	321 of 429	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	312 of 422	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	294 of 415	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	247 of 405	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	253 of 416	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	210 of 415	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.3	264 of 411	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	260 of 409	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.3	313 of 406	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	302 of 411	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	57.1	231 of 396	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	290 of 388	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.8	213 of 378	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.6	197 of 371	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	245 of 370	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	250 of 359	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.6	225 of 361	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	227 of 357	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	238 of 351	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.6	256 of 348	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.1	251 of 343	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	79 of 215	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	125 of 191	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	89 of 161	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	57 of 137	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	69 of 146	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	252 of 426	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	314 of 420	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	335 of 416	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	317 of 414	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	264 of 402	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	273 of 408	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	240 of 403	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	217 of 406	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	262 of 403	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	258 of 385	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	230 of 382	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	249 of 374	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	200 of 364	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	165 of 368	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	145 of 377	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	144 of 358	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	149 of 344	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	53 of 324	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	59 of 326	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	134 of 347	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	104 of 345	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	236 of 426	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	301 of 419	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	251 of 414	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	290 of 410	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	223 of 402	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	295 of 407	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	227 of 405	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	158 of 359	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	130 of 361	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	129 of 339	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	172 of 344	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	207 of 333	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	244 of 349	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	111 of 355	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	92 of 347	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	29.6	259 of 345	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	237 of 335	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	266 of 335	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	203 of 336	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	184 of 340	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)73rd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II72%-9 vs state

Mathematics53%-5 vs state

English Language Arts42%-8 vs state

Science25%-6 vs state

Algebra I16%-15 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, December 26, 2020

Opportunities for students at every level with every need. High performing students can take the most rigorous courses. Students who can not speak English are supported while enjoying enrichment. All students are mentored by caring adults. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Great school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)					NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cliffside Park High School	Public	9-12	64 Riverview Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2370	1,314	94	13.9	70.2%	246 (18.7%)	23 (1.8%)	1,018 (77.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	34.7	294^th of 434 public high schools	32.3%		28.5	321^st of 429 public high schools	25.2%	27	70.2	53.1		25.4			41.9					19.8	2.3	15.6				72.4	72.4	$11,311	$239	$11,072
Ridgefield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	555 Walnut St	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 945-4455	512	45	11.3	46.7%	125 (24.4%)	19 (3.7%)	269 (52.5%)	88 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	51.9	189^th of 434 public high schools	56.5%		52.7	185^th of 429 public high schools	56.9%	4	84.5	51.9		32.1			59.2					23.9		23.9						$14,548	$46	$14,502
Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	Veterans Plaza	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 941-1100	747	54	13.8	73.9%	57 (7.6%)	15 (2.0%)	500 (66.9%)	170 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	22.7	346^th of 434 public high schools	20.3%		27.6	325^th of 429 public high schools	24.2%	21	60.3	38.1	12.0	22.5	37.8	32.3	31.5	27.4	11.9		83.3	10.8	5.9	21.7						$14,384	$256	$14,128
North Bergen High School	Public	9-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4		17.2			28.9					8.5	0.0	7.4		19.7	19.7			$6,811		$6,811
Fort Lee High School	Public	9-12	3000 Lemoine Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4675	1,170	87	13.4	28.4%	311 (26.6%)	64 (5.5%)	291 (24.9%)	478 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.0%)	68.1	103^rd of 434 public high schools	76.3%		65.2	124^th of 429 public high schools	71.1%	21	89.8	70.3		48.4			70.1					20.6		20.2		54.4	54.4	94.4	94.4	$10,393	$208	$10,185
Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Ozzie Nelson Drive	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-1440	1,159	95	12.2	53.9%	209 (18.0%)	62 (5.3%)	771 (66.5%)	101 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	41	256^th of 434 public high schools	41.0%		37.1	270^th of 429 public high schools	37.1%	14	82.6	52.5	20.2	23.3	60.3	67.8	40.5	40.1	35.0		71.8	10.1		22.1		70.8	70.8			$15,040	$360	$14,680
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,345	149	15.7	84.4%	41 (1.7%)	27 (1.2%)	2,259 (96.3%)	15 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.9	341^st of 434 public high schools	21.4%		29	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%	25	67.7	35.6		13.9			39.5					13.3	0.0	12.7		41.0	37.2			$10,146	$323	$9,823
Leonia High School	Public	9-12	100 Christie Heights Street	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	802	62	12.8	28.6%	187 (23.3%)	39 (4.9%)	221 (27.6%)	291 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.6%)	69.6	98^th of 434 public high schools	77.4%		65.6	122^nd of 429 public high schools	71.6%	24	87.8	67.3		50.7			70.2					23.0		21.9		76.4	75.0	91.2	89.2	$13,390	$38	$13,352
Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	612	57	10.7	41.5%	163 (26.6%)	24 (3.9%)	263 (43.0%)	155 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	46	228^th of 434 public high schools	47.5%		54.7	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%	57		54.7		25.5			55.4					28.1		27.5		80.8	80.8			$12,407	$360	$12,047
Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	604	50	12.0	52.8%	206 (34.1%)	29 (4.8%)	323 (53.5%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	42.7	248^th of 434 public high schools	42.9%		38.2	266^th of 429 public high schools	38.0%	18	88.9	63.3	16.6	19.3	66.3	49.4	42.5	39.4	7.7	100.0	35.7	10.5		27.9	62.6	18.5	34.9	93.4	93.4	$9,025	$112	$8,913

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