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School #5

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School #5 ranks 429 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #5 is an elementary school located in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Cliffside Park School District, which is ranked 283 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School #5 has consistently performed above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4 over the past few years. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 52.5% of 3rd graders and 72.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, 55% of 3rd graders and 63.6% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students of low socioeconomic status.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District, School #5 generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic proficiency rates and student subgroup performance. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, approximately 50% of students at School #5 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families.

305

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,248

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

214 Day Ave
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

(201) 313-2350

District: Cliffside Park School District

Students who attend School #5 usually attend:

High:

Cliffside Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

White:

25.2%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg49%

429^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Cliffside Park School District

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	69.4	429 of 1347	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	419 of 1338	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	581 of 1342	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	595 of 1345	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	737 of 1317	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	551 of 1360	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	504 of 1353	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	571 of 1352	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.8	499 of 1346	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	681 of 1357	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	884 of 1363	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	705 of 1367	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1035 of 1363	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	61.5	661 of 1360	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.7	390 of 1354	71.2%	★★★★☆
2009	51.3	795 of 1346	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.5	693 of 1338	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	746 of 1329	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	905 of 1314	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	948 of 1303	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.9	827 of 1298	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.5	667 of 1204	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	111 of 597	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	66 of 559	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	102 of 499	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	74 of 489	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	179 of 411	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	91 of 463	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	116 of 434	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	420 of 1326	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	502 of 1317	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	500 of 1318	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	701 of 1326	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	949 of 1290	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	470 of 1331	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	542 of 1333	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	302 of 1032	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	285 of 989	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	214 of 982	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	171 of 953	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	310 of 896	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	199 of 899	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	197 of 870	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	77 of 1023	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	84 of 939	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	128 of 910	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	102 of 863	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	159 of 839	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	162 of 948	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	71 of 942	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	421 of 1318	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	325 of 1313	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	612 of 1315	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	449 of 1324	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	498 of 1297	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	597 of 1335	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	447 of 1334	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%+11 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 Mathematics 8th 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 #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	305	30	10.3		77 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	211 (69.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	429^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%		70.1	419^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.7%	10			52.5	72.7					55.0	63.6							$16,248	$1,060	$15,188
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0564	232	19	12.2	81.9%	25 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,903	$886	$8,017
School #3	Public	K-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	359	31	11.5	75.2%	58 (16.2%)	3 (0.8%)	291 (81.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	72.2	388^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.2%		66.7	460^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.6%	72			49.3	68.8					68.4	65.3							$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	Yes	(201) 943-0563	668	43	15.5	79.8%	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	613 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.3%		9.5	1244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	22			17.0	28.0					25.5	22.5							$8,298	$643	$7,655
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14	9.7	4.4	20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4	29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0	60.0	$4,973		$4,973
Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	384	38	10.2	20.3%	109 (28.4%)	12 (3.1%)	75 (19.5%)	165 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	73	376^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.1%		74.2	363^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	13	46.6		55.5	63.6	67.7	66.7			63.6	59.6	61.4	48.6					$10,452	$685	$9,767
School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	478	41	11.8	57.1%	226 (47.3%)	14 (2.9%)	204 (42.7%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66.8	458^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.9	470^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.9%	12	26.8		55.5	73.4	69.2				61.8	58.5	48.7						$13,133	$771	$12,362
Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	938	71	13.1	66.7%	70 (7.5%)	5 (0.5%)	841 (89.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	29.9	960^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.7%		43.2	754^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	206	18.0	11.7	34.3	37.1	45.7	47.6	51.9	55.1	38.2	20.1	38.1	27.3	35.2	17.6	76.0	76.0	$4,189		$4,189
Bergen Boulevard School	Public	1-3	635 Bergen Blvd	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-1861	187	25	7.5	49.7%	41 (21.9%)	9 (4.8%)	92 (49.2%)	42 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)																	$12,904	$705	$12,199
Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	213	18	11.8	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.7	1338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.4	1277^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	61	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	18.2	12.5	0.0	0.0	3.8	6.9

Frequently Asked Questions about School #5

Is School #5 a good school?

School #5 ranks 429^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of School #5 attend?

Students who attend School #5 usually go on to attend:

High : Cliffside Park High School

What district is School #5 in?

Cliffside Park School District

How many students attend School #5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended School #5.

What is the racial makeup of School #5?

Students at School #5 are 69% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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