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School #5

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School #5 ranks 988 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #5 is a 398-student K–5 elementary school in Clifton, New Jersey, serving families in the Clifton Public School District. Its 2025–2026 results show one strong local bright spot, but the most important finding is that proficiency was below New Jersey averages in every tested grade and subject, with the largest average gap in ELA: 16 points.

Third-grade math is the school’s clearest strength against nearby schools: 48% of students were proficient, compared with a 36% nearby-school average and 33% in Clifton, and nearly matched the state’s 49%. That strength was not sustained in fifth-grade math, where 27% were proficient—about level with nearby schools at 26%, but below Clifton and the state. Fifth-grade science is another local standout: the school had the highest result among nearby schools, at 16% versus their 8% average, though it remained below Clifton’s 17% and the state’s 27%. ELA results were mixed against nearby schools: School #5 was above peer averages in grades 3 and 5, but below them in grade 4.

Results fell notably from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: average ELA proficiency dropped 11 points, math fell 7 points, and fifth-grade science fell 2 points. Across the four years available, however, results were more volatile than steadily declining. SchoolDigger gives the school a 2025–2026 rank of 988 out of 1,331, at the 26th percentile with one star, down from the 38th percentile the year before. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.7, compared with a nearby average of 13.3; 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, versus a 76% average at nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves White students was at the 9th percentile in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 26th percentile. Its ranking for how well it serves Special Education Students also fell, from the 41st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 19th in 2025–2026.

398

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,749

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

136 Valley Road
Clifton, NJ 07013

(973) 470-2386

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #5 usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

White:

29.9%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

988^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Clifton Public School District

486^th of 607Clifton 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
2026	26.1	988 of 1331	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	837 of 1347	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1002 of 1338	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	915 of 1342	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	753 of 1345	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	624 of 1317	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	876 of 1360	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	952 of 1353	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.0	841 of 1352	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	849 of 1346	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	842 of 1357	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.2	673 of 1363	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	803 of 1367	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	931 of 1363	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1103 of 1360	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1086 of 1354	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	1099 of 1346	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	1048 of 1338	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.2	855 of 1329	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.9	1027 of 1314	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.2	909 of 1303	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.0	474 of 1298	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.4	655 of 1204	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	383 of 597	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	1033 of 1311	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.6	738 of 1326	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1015 of 1317	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	873 of 1318	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	656 of 1326	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	531 of 1290	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	892 of 1331	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	856 of 1333	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	593 of 991	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	542 of 1032	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	594 of 989	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	487 of 982	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	324 of 953	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	266 of 896	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	494 of 899	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	589 of 870	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	676 of 1002	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	499 of 1023	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	549 of 939	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	461 of 910	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	235 of 863	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	193 of 839	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	464 of 948	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	614 of 942	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	892 of 1306	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	846 of 1318	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	895 of 1313	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	861 of 1315	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	762 of 1324	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	659 of 1297	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	788 of 1335	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	936 of 1334	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	788 of 970	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	605 of 1023	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	536 of 989	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	494 of 958	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	587 of 949	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	636 of 1007	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	731 of 1001	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	862 of 951	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	629 of 970	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.1	898 of 963	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	736 of 975	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	712 of 976	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.1	307 of 964	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	690 of 1023	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	776 of 1022	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

English Language Arts32%-16 vs state

Science16%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	K-5	136 Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2386	398	37	10.7	53.5%	119 (29.9%)	13 (3.3%)	222 (55.8%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	26.1	988^th of 1331 public elementary schools	25.8%		38.4	837^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%	151	15.7		32.2	29.4	35.5				47.5	32.4	26.6						$12,749		$12,749
School 8	Public	K-5	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	411	35	11.7	78.3%	27 (6.6%)	21 (5.1%)	362 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.6	1257^th of 1331 public elementary schools	5.6%		6.8	1296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.8%	39	5.7		10.9	21.3	25.4				19.6	17.2	7.5						$20,391	$849	$19,542
Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	25.4	999^th of 1331 public elementary schools	24.9%		30.6	945^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.8%	54	13.7		41.1	27.8	38.9				41.0	26.1	28.2						$25,549	$1,065	$24,484
School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	130	15	8.6	86.2%	42 (32.3%)	10 (7.7%)	64 (49.2%)	12 (9.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	22	1047^th of 1331 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.9	1024^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.0%	23	3.7		20.8	32.0	37.0				41.7	32.0	29.6						$16,293	$1,516	$14,777
John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	787	50	15.7	86.0%	5 (0.6%)	105 (13.3%)	669 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35.3	863^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.8	914^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.1%	51	9.8	7.9	41.7	42.2	31.7	42.3	50.0	41.9	40.7	52.4	37.8	29.2	22.0	22.9	80.0	80.0	$19,454	$1,179	$18,275
School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	813	54	15.0	70.6%	13 (1.6%)	44 (5.4%)	752 (92.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10.8	1226^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.6	1216^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.7%	10	8.2	3.3	21.0	14.6	23.9	21.7	35.6	32.9	19.3	10.5	28.7	10.6	22.0	12.2	35.3	35.3	$18,354	$768	$17,586
School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.3	1131^st of 1331 public elementary schools	15.0%		19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%	25	7.5		33.4	36.1	19.2				28.2	27.7	11.3						$29,155	$1,213	$27,942
Charles Olbon School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Lincoln Lane	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7730	404	31	13.0	52.5%	154 (38.1%)	11 (2.7%)	197 (48.8%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,896	$747	$14,149
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	—	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	35.5	860^th of 1331 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%	127	6.2	2.2	25.0	43.8	33.0	39.8	36.0	41.6	56.0	77.3	32.0	16.5	14.4	33.4			$15,882	$2,986	$12,896
Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	124 Madison Avenue	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-8920	683	51	13.3	78.3%	11 (1.6%)	131 (19.2%)	532 (77.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30.2	920^th of 1331 public elementary schools	30.9%		33.3	904^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.9%	16	11.7	7.1	21.7	40.0	33.3	53.2	56.5	47.8	33.3	41.7	26.0	32.5	26.4	16.9			$11,580	$735	$10,845

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