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School #8

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #8 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 165 students. The school is part of the Clifton Public School District, which is ranked 457 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, School #8's statewide ranking has declined from a high of 340 out of 1,360 New Jersey elementary schools in 2018-2019 to its current ranking of 1,124 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 1.

School #8's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 6.5% of 3rd graders at School #8 were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 33.8% in the Clifton Public School District. Similarly, in 5th grade Math, only 17.4% of students at School #8 were proficient or better, compared to 44.2% statewide and 36.2% in the district. Additionally, School #8 has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 18.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Lincoln School in Rutherford and Yantacaw School in Nutley, School #8 lags significantly in academic performance, with much lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. These neighboring schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students from low-income families, which may be contributing factors to School #8's poor performance.

165

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,003

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 Oak Street
Clifton, NJ 07014

(973) 470-2392

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #8 usually attend:

Middle:	Christopher Columbus Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

17.6%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

1,124^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	18.3	1124 of 1347	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	888 of 1338	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	768 of 1342	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	778 of 1345	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	638 of 1317	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	340 of 1360	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	432 of 1353	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.9	505 of 1352	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	583 of 1346	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	579 of 1357	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.7	903 of 1363	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	848 of 1367	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.3	778 of 1363	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	951 of 1360	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	708 of 1354	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.5	947 of 1346	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	64.4	592 of 1338	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	721 of 1329	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	951 of 1314	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.3	858 of 1303	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.5	888 of 1298	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.4	822 of 1204	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	76.1	67 of 370	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	978 of 1326	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	785 of 1317	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	522 of 1318	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	682 of 1326	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	486 of 1290	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	175 of 1331	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	418 of 1333	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	784 of 1032	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	460 of 989	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	359 of 982	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	486 of 953	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.3	185 of 896	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	152 of 899	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	305 of 870	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	845 of 1023	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.9	343 of 939	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	260 of 910	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	30.8	602 of 863	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	276 of 839	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	298 of 948	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	139 of 942	85.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1052 of 1318	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	804 of 1313	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	797 of 1315	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	890 of 1324	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	745 of 1297	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.2	256 of 1335	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	381 of 1334	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	971 of 1023	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	647 of 989	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	563 of 958	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	464 of 976	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	591 of 964	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.9	219 of 1023	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	455 of 1022	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2018)82nd percentile+14 vs school

White (2022)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

English Language Arts25%-25 vs state

Science12%-18 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 #8	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Oak Street	Clifton	07014	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2392	165	17	9.7	55.8%	29 (17.6%)	7 (4.2%)	110 (66.7%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	18.3	1124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		33.7	888^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	236	11.8		6.5	52.4	26.1				29.1	33.3	17.4					$18,003		$18,003
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-3	414 Montross Avenue	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	500	33	15.0	7.4%	276 (55.2%)	12 (2.4%)	119 (23.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	86.2	182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	86.5%		95.2	30^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.8%	152			73.9						69.5							$7,698	$196	$7,502
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	319 New York Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-6390	94	5	17.6	26.6%	41 (43.6%)	4 (4.3%)	42 (44.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)																$6,528	$138	$6,390
Yantacaw School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Yantacaw Place	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8891	512	34	14.9	7.2%	244 (47.7%)	10 (2.0%)	105 (20.5%)	131 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	80.5	282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.5	261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	80.5%	21	57.6		52.4	74.3	78.9	90.8			51.7	60.6	79.0	73.7				$11,239	$133	$11,106
Jefferson School	Public	3-5	336 Lake Ave.	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2065	256	19	13.8	47.3%	92 (35.9%)	12 (4.7%)	129 (50.4%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	49	693^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.3	618^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.8%	75	30.9		41.3	64.1	62.0				36.8	43.0	38.3					$8,025	$146	$7,879
Franklin School	Public	K-2	360 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2077	196	14	14.0	39.8%	79 (40.3%)	3 (1.5%)	97 (49.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)																$6,440	$662	$5,778
Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	776	70	11.0	97.6%	30 (3.9%)	22 (2.8%)	660 (85.1%)	47 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	16.5	1156^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.2%		15.6	1135^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.2%	21	20.0	3.6	24.0	24.2	31.1	33.9	20.3	24.5	35.3	23.5	18.8	4.6	7.9	3.7	3.7	$10,486	$800	$9,686
Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	349	24	14.5	6.6%	155 (44.4%)	7 (2.0%)	81 (23.2%)	65 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.7%)	71.7	399^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.1	377^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.8%	22			53.4						67.3							$8,096	$196	$7,900
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Washington Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8887	534	39	13.5	23.4%	212 (39.7%)	16 (3.0%)	191 (35.8%)	88 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	72.7	383^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		75	356^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.4%	27	32.9		49.3	67.8	67.5	91.0			64.4	56.3	56.3	61.5				$11,365	$259	$11,106
Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	295	22	13.7	34.6%	141 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	125 (42.4%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%		49	683^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	25.8		44.1	66.2	59.2				50.0	48.1	44.1					$6,715	$71	$6,644

Frequently Asked Questions about School #8

How many students attend School #8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended School #8.

What is the racial makeup of School #8?

Students at School #8 are 67% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is School #8 a good school?

School #8 ranks in the bottom 16.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is School #8 in?

Clifton Public School District

What schools do graduates of School #8 attend?

Students who attend School #8 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Christopher Columbus Middle School
High : Clifton High School

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