Is School #4 a good school?

School #4 ranks 491 st of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend School #4?

In the 2022-23 school year, 482 students attended School #4.

What is the racial makeup of School #4?

Students at School #4 are 45% Hispanic, 42% White, 9% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of School #4 attend?

Students who attend School #4 usually go on to attend: High : Cliffside Park High School

School #4

Public K-5

279 Columbia Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

(201) 313-2340

District: Cliffside Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
491^st of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,133

Students who attend School #4 usually attend:

High:

Cliffside Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 482

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

41.9%

Asian:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School #4 ranks better than 63.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.55. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details School #4 has the largest elementary school student body size in the Cliffside Park School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.2%), White (41.9%), Asian (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Cliffside Park School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School #4 is 12.3. 1 elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School #4 is $13,133, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

School #4:

SchoolDigger ranks School #4 491^st of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See School #4 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Cliffside Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cliffside Park School District 348^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for School #4

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Rank History for all students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	20.09	981^st	1204	18.5%
2004	34.99	984^th	1298	24.2%
2005	29.86	1036^th	1303	20.5%
2006	43.95	910^th	1314	30.7%
2007	46.17	917^th	1329	31.0%
2008	47.52	881^st	1338	34.2%
2009	49.22	824^th	1346	38.8%
2010	43.83	920^th	1354	32.1%
2011	66.23	569^th	1360	58.2%
2012	65.68	576^th	1363	57.7%
2013	60.71	669^th	1367	51.1%
2014	57.47	701^st	1363	48.6%
2015	53.94	656^th	1357	51.7%
2016	73.41	392^nd	1346	70.9%
2017	69.84	460^th	1352	66.0%
2018	73.13	405^th	1353	70.1%
2019	71.08	430^th	1360	68.4%
2021	55.43	523^rd	1317	60.3%
2022	47.28	700^th	1345	48.0%
2023	64.55	491^st	1342	63.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	83.37	60^th	434	86.2%
2019	87.09	54^th	463	88.3%
2021	73.75	66^th	411	83.9%
2022	66.62	107^th	489	78.1%
2023	78.87	85^th	499	83.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	36.99	570^th	1001	43.1%
2019	67.85	257^th	1007	74.5%
2021	44.67	414^th	868	52.3%
2022	63.50	272^nd	949	71.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	82.90	99^th	942	89.5%
2019	75.68	144^th	948	84.8%
2021	79.45	72^nd	839	91.4%
2022	55.47	310^th	863	64.1%
2023	75.63	141^st	910	84.5%

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Rank History for Female students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	74.35	358^th	1333	73.1%
2019	73.51	358^th	1331	73.1%
2021	48.79	607^th	1290	52.9%
2022	49.24	660^th	1326	50.2%
2023	66.56	453^rd	1318	65.6%

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Rank History for Male students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	60.47	540^th	1334	59.5%
2019	68.47	439^th	1335	67.1%
2021	60.24	445^th	1297	65.7%
2022	45.56	695^th	1324	47.5%
2023	60.52	516^th	1315	60.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	66.55	235^th	870	73.0%
2019	75.43	167^th	899	81.4%
2021	58.86	270^th	896	69.9%
2022	45.60	461^st	953	51.6%
2023	69.89	237^th	982	75.9%

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Rank History for White students at School #4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	70.06	287^th	1022	71.9%
2019	68.12	300^th	1023	70.7%
2021	52.01	428^th	964	55.6%
2022	46.47	534^th	976	45.3%
2023	58.67	396^th	975	59.4%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for School #4

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	197	6	21	35	0	n/a	n/a	259
1989	215	5	26	27	0	n/a	n/a	273
1990	210	6	26	39	0	n/a	n/a	281
1991	167	7	32	68	0	n/a	n/a	274
1992	163	9	35	69	0	n/a	n/a	276
1993	310	7	43	93	0	n/a	n/a	453
1994	327	5	40	112	0	n/a	n/a	484
1995	350	12	58	149	0	n/a	n/a	569
1996	350	12	58	149	0	n/a	n/a	569
1998	346	14	61	152	0	n/a	n/a	573
1999	352	12	57	171	10	n/a	n/a	602
2000	372	11	68	158	0	n/a	n/a	609
2001	233	6	53	104	0	n/a	n/a	396
2002	227	6	43	139	0	n/a	n/a	415
2003	227	6	43	139	0	n/a	n/a	415
2004	210	6	44	133	0	n/a	n/a	393
2005	218	10	53	154	0	n/a	n/a	435
2006	173	8	44	129	0	n/a	n/a	354
2007	152	5	37	103	0	n/a	n/a	297
2008	156	5	38	94	0	n/a	n/a	293
2009	171	7	34	98	0	0	0	310
2010	178	11	31	101	0	0	0	321
2011	157	10	29	100	0	0	1	297
2012	271	9	49	156	1	3	3	492
2013	280	11	34	144	0	2	11	482
2014	263	7	52	160	0	1	11	494
2015	266	12	48	170	0	1	7	504
2016	290	12	53	197	0	1	4	557
2017	268	11	47	268	0	2	2	598
2018	253	12	45	263	0	2	2	577
2019	220	13	42	279	10	2	4	570
2020	210	15	40	263	4	1	3	536
2021	213	12	45	274	4	1	3	552
2022	202	12	39	225	2	1	4	485
2023	202	13	44	218	2	0	3	482

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at School #4

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	259	15.0	17.2	n/a
1989	273	14.0	19.5	n/a
1990	281	17.0	16.5	16
1991	274	17.0	16.1	15.7
1992	276	18.0	15.3	22.1
1993	453	24.0	18.9	23.4
1994	484	28.0	17.3	22.7
1995	569	30.0	19.0	24.1
1996	569	30.0	19.0	24.1
1998	573	32.0	17.9	18.3
1999	602	33.0	18.2	18.4
2000	609	33.0	18.5	24.5
2001	396	35.3	11.2	26
2002	415	29.5	14.1	27
2003	415	29.5	14.1	27
2004	393	28.5	13.8	33.1
2005	435	30.0	14.5	n/a
2006	354	23.0	15.4	37.6
2007	297	21.0	14.1	34.7
2008	293	15.0	19.5	28
2009	310	33.5	7.2	33.2
2010	321	18.0	17.8	40.8
2011	297	17.0	17.4	42.8
2012	492	27.7	17.7	41.9
2013	482	33.8	14.2	42.5
2014	494	34.3	14.3	42.5
2015	504	36.0	14.0	44.6
2016	557	39.0	14.2	47.8
2017	598	37.5	15.9	49.7
2018	577	43.8	13.1	49
2019	570	45.4	12.5	53
2020	536	42.0	12.7	45.5
2021	552	44.3	12.4	49.1
2022	485	47.8	10.1	42.5
2023	482	39.0	12.3	45

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio School #4

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	259	15.0	17.2	n/a
1989	273	14.0	19.5	n/a
1990	281	17.0	16.5	16
1991	274	17.0	16.1	15.7
1992	276	18.0	15.3	22.1
1993	453	24.0	18.9	23.4
1994	484	28.0	17.3	22.7
1995	569	30.0	19.0	24.1
1996	569	30.0	19.0	24.1
1998	573	32.0	17.9	18.3
1999	602	33.0	18.2	18.4
2000	609	33.0	18.5	24.5
2001	396	35.3	11.2	26
2002	415	29.5	14.1	27
2003	415	29.5	14.1	27
2004	393	28.5	13.8	33.1
2005	435	30.0	14.5	n/a
2006	354	23.0	15.4	37.6
2007	297	21.0	14.1	34.7
2008	293	15.0	19.5	28
2009	310	33.5	7.2	33.2
2010	321	18.0	17.8	40.8
2011	297	17.0	17.4	42.8
2012	492	27.7	17.7	41.9
2013	482	33.8	14.2	42.5
2014	494	34.3	14.3	42.5
2015	504	36.0	14.0	44.6
2016	557	39.0	14.2	47.8
2017	598	37.5	15.9	49.7
2018	577	43.8	13.1	49
2019	570	45.4	12.5	53
2020	536	42.0	12.7	45.5
2021	552	44.3	12.4	49.1
2022	485	47.8	10.1	42.5
2023	482	39.0	12.3	45

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for School #4

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$771 (5.9%)	$12,362 (94.1%)	$13,133

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on School #4

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 430^th of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 491^st of 1342 Elementary schools	5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School #4)	45.9	54.1	8.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cliffside Park School District)	56.3	48.8	7.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (School #4)	66.6	61.1	5.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cliffside Park School District)	67.2	57.4	9.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (School #4)	68.7	62.4	6.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cliffside Park School District)	67.4	53.4	14%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	51.3	6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (School #4)	59.7	60.5	0.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cliffside Park School District)	65.4	52.2	13.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	44.3	6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (School #4)	75	60.8	14.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cliffside Park School District)	72.4	55.5	16.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.9	53.2	4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (School #4)	59.7	43.4	16.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cliffside Park School District)	58	35.7	22.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	46.8	40.1	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	570	482	15.4%
African American	13	13
American Indian	10	2	80%
Asian	42	44	4.8%
Hispanic	279	218	21.9%
Pacific Islander	2	0	100%
White	220	202	8.2%
Two or More Races	4	3	25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	53%	45%	8%

Schools Near School #4

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)				NJSLA Mathematics (2023)				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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 313-2340	482	39	12.3	45.0%	202 (41.9%)	13 (2.7%)	218 (45.2%)	44 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	64.6	491^st of 1342 public elementary schools	63.4%		47.3	700^th of 1345 public elementary schools	48.0%	209	25.3	54.1	62.4	60.8		61.1	60.5	43.4		$13,133	$771	$12,362
Bergen Boulevard School	Public	K-4	635 Bergen Blvd	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 943-1861	212	23	9.2	38.7%	55 (25.9%)	11 (5.2%)	98 (46.2%)	45 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$12,904	$705	$12,199
Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 945-4106	341	29	11.7	16.4%	91 (26.7%)	29 (8.5%)	71 (20.8%)	129 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	68.4	441^st of 1342 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.4	456^th of 1345 public elementary schools	66.1%	15	26.9	45.9	70.4	73.0	56.5	68.0	59.7	45.1	44.4	$10,452	$685	$9,767
School #3	Public	PK, KG-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 313-2330	372	25	14.6	64.2%	77 (20.7%)	6 (1.6%)	276 (74.2%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	51	656^th of 1342 public elementary schools	51.1%		60.7	542^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	59.7%	114		42.2	49.2			52.8	41.6			$17,165	$1,236	$15,929
Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 943-0563	705	33	21.3	78.3%	53 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	647 (91.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5.5	1313^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.2%		7.8	1288^th of 1345 public elementary schools	4.2%	25		10.4	5.4			14.0	1.7			$8,298	$643	$7,655
School No. 4	Public	K-4	1193 Anderson Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 585-4650	400	31	12.9	10.0%	132 (33.0%)	17 (4.3%)	81 (20.3%)	158 (39.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	74.3	368^th of 1342 public elementary schools	72.6%		84.1	225^th of 1345 public elementary schools	83.3%	143		45.7	75.6			62.8	65.9			$7,973		$7,973
Shaler Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	455 Shaler Boulevard	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 313-2476	165	21	7.7	32.1%	37 (22.4%)	7 (4.2%)	82 (49.7%)	34 (20.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$20,353	$144	$20,209
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 943-0564	169	16	10.5	86.4%	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	153 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$8,903	$886	$8,017
School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 313-2350	277	32	8.7	50.9%	79 (28.5%)	2 (0.7%)	186 (67.1%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.6	581^st of 1342 public elementary schools	56.7%		56.5	595^th of 1345 public elementary schools	55.8%	14		51.8	41.1			59.3	52.8			$16,248	$1,060	$15,188
George Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	801 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 945-4106	318	31	10.4	8.8%	85 (26.7%)	10 (3.1%)	51 (16.0%)	161 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)										$9,643	$04	$9,639

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