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School #13

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School #13 ranks 780 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School #13 is an elementary school in Clifton, New Jersey, serving 461 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Clifton Public School District, which is ranked 457 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School #13 faces several challenges, including lower student performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.9% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.8% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.0% to 18.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, a high percentage of students at School #13, ranging from 58.13% to 65.08%, come from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Clifton Public School District, such as School #15 and School #14, School #13 generally performs worse on standardized tests and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, these nearby schools also struggle with low performance and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting that factors such as socioeconomic status, language proficiency, and special education needs may be contributing to the overall challenges faced by schools in the district.

443

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,664

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

782 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07013

(973) 470-2410

District: Clifton Public School District

Students who attend School #13 usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Clifton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

White:

34.5%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg46%

780^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	42.5	780 of 1347	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	789 of 1338	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	851 of 1342	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	790 of 1345	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	596 of 1317	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	728 of 1360	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	878 of 1353	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	1029 of 1352	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.3	875 of 1346	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	909 of 1357	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.9	901 of 1363	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	950 of 1367	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.0	1050 of 1363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	976 of 1360	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	1072 of 1354	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.5	1018 of 1346	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.2	901 of 1338	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	727 of 1329	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	827 of 1314	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.2	742 of 1303	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.0	826 of 1298	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.0	755 of 1204	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	423 of 597	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	333 of 559	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	210 of 489	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	282 of 434	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	896 of 1326	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	915 of 1317	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	955 of 1318	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	810 of 1326	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	612 of 1290	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	754 of 1331	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	744 of 1333	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	494 of 1032	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	516 of 989	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	500 of 982	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	465 of 953	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	227 of 896	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	292 of 899	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	414 of 870	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	305 of 1023	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	368 of 939	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	322 of 910	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	191 of 863	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	38 of 839	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	63.0	262 of 948	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	350 of 942	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	621 of 1318	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	616 of 1313	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	683 of 1315	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	707 of 1324	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	566 of 1297	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	638 of 1335	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	893 of 1334	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	385 of 1023	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	574 of 989	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	697 of 958	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	634 of 949	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	637 of 868	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.8	140 of 1007	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	574 of 970	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	631 of 963	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	767 of 975	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	650 of 976	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	528 of 964	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	758 of 1023	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	780 of 1022	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Science25%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 22, 2010

I'm impressed with the learning system they use currently at Clifton PS 13. I feel my daughter is getting a well grounded start. And I like all the teachers she has had so far very much. They are smart, caring, creative. Close Quote

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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 #13	Public	K-5	782 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2410	443	39	11.5	67.9%	153 (34.5%)	12 (2.7%)	238 (53.7%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	42.5	780^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.1%		40.4	789^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.0%	9	24.6		26.9	48.7	42.2				58.0	50.0	40.9					$11,664		$11,664
School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	282	23	12.2	70.2%	51 (18.1%)	10 (3.5%)	206 (73.0%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	29.1	968^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		26.5	987^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.2%	19	14.0		25.0	35.5	44.0				44.4	40.0	33.3					$12,735	$594	$12,141
School #14	Public	PK, KG-5	99 St Andrews Boulevard	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2411	355	38	9.4	63.1%	136 (38.3%)	23 (6.5%)	154 (43.4%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.8	873^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.2%		40.9	784^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.4%	89	13.1		43.6	52.3	37.3				51.3	36.2	34.1					$13,815	$596	$13,219
Vincent Capuana School No. 15	Public	PK-K	374 Broadway	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-8563	147	13	11.3	98.0%	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	134 (91.2%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	423	39	10.9	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	391 (92.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.1	1097^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.8	1123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	16.1%	26	11.5	0.0	33.9	9.8	25.9	40.5	47.6	52.4	43.8	26.0	27.8	9.3	13.6	11.4	11.4	$11,482	$735	$10,747
School #3	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Washington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2390	257	19	13.5	70.0%	80 (31.1%)	4 (1.6%)	152 (59.1%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	42.8	774^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.5%		38.2	818^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.9%	44	29.7		29.5	51.0	54.8				47.7	35.3	47.6					$11,857		$11,857
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	805	71	11.4	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	784 (97.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10	1253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	1212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.4%	41	7.0	0.0	7.6	33.1	28.4	26.9	37.7	33.3	3.6	19.8	10.7	9.7	7.5	6.0	6.0	$9,572	$759	$8,813
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7	Public	PK-K	155 Summer St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5507	289	24	12.0	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	274 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																$7,390	$721	$6,669
School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Brighton Road	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2396	306	28	10.9	37.6%	112 (36.6%)	8 (2.6%)	150 (49.0%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	78.1	314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.7%		65	479^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.2%	165	43.7		61.7	62.1	79.0				64.6	63.2	71.1					$13,262		$13,262
School #2	Public	K-5	1270 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2380	401	33	12.1	46.1%	152 (37.9%)	16 (4.0%)	176 (43.9%)	47 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	54.7	621^st of 1347 public elementary schools	53.9%		53.6	626^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.2%	5	27.8		35.5	64.4	55.9				48.4	60.0	50.9					$11,988		$11,988

Frequently Asked Questions about School #13

What schools do graduates of School #13 attend?

Students who attend School #13 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : Clifton High School

What is the racial makeup of School #13?

Students at School #13 are 54% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is School #13 in?

Clifton Public School District

How many students attend School #13?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended School #13.

Is School #13 a good school?

School #13 ranks 780^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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