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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07013

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At a glance

Schools

5,848

Students

Top rankedSchool #16446^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

School #16 up 164 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

School #16 8.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Six schools in ZIP code 07013 serve students from kindergarten through grade 12 in the Clifton Public School District: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The elementary schools allow the clearest school-to-school comparison, while the middle and high schools can be compared with state results for their grades. Most importantly, the elementary schools average 41% on comparable results, below the state average of 45%, but performance varies considerably among schools.

School #16 is the strongest elementary standout, averaging 55%—10 percentage points above the state average—while School #5 is lowest at 31%, or 14 points below the state; the gap between their averages is 23 points. School #2 averages 42%, near the four-school average, and shares the lead in grade 5 math with School #16. School #13 leads the elementary schools in grade 3 ELA, though it is just below the state. At the upper grades, Woodrow Wilson Middle School stands out in grade 8 Algebra I: 98% proficient versus 75% statewide, despite lower-than-state results in its regular grade-level ELA and math. Clifton High School is below the state on every reported test with a numerical result, with gaps ranging from 4 to 22 points.

Elementary results declined overall from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the four-school average fell 4 points, compared with a 1-point state decline. School #16 was the exception, improving 4 points; School #5 fell 8 points, School #2 fell 7 and School #13 fell 5. SchoolDigger rankings also show mixed movement: School #16 rose from the 55th to the 66th percentile, while School #13 moved from the 41st to the 34th. School characteristics offer context, not an explanation for scores: in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 46% at School #2 to 68% at School #13; School #16 was at 49% and School #5 at 54%. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 8.2 at School #16 to 12.1 at School #2. At Clifton High, Algebra II results dropped 44 points year over year, alongside a substantial statewide decline.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clifton High School	Public	9-12	333 Colfax Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2312	3,150	225	14.0	66.9%	764 (24.3%)	111 (3.5%)	2,092 (66.4%)	144 (4.6%)	19 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.4%)	27.3	320^th of 434 public high schools	26.3%		30.2	313^th of 434 public high schools	27.9%	7	66.7	45.1			15.0							33.2								18.6	0.0	18.2			47.4	47.4	$13,782	$1,406	$12,376
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2348	1,255	115	10.8	56.1%	357 (28.4%)	58 (4.6%)	718 (57.2%)	96 (7.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	33.2	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%		41.6	423^rd of 752 public middle schools	43.8%	57				11.9					39.3	43.2	38.4					25.1	29.5	18.0	98.2			98.2					$13,729		$13,729
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%)	45.1	734^th of 1331 public elementary schools	44.9%		54.7	621^st of 1347 public elementary schools	53.9%	113			28.6			34.4	45.1	46.8					42.5	41.9	57.1												$12,745		$12,745
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 #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%)	34.6	875^th of 1331 public elementary schools	34.3%		42.5	780^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.1%	95			14.9			46.5	36.2	45.9					34.4	49.2	28.4												$12,737		$12,737
School #16	Public	K-5	755 Grove Street	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2420	201	25	8.2	49.3%	65 (32.3%)	14 (7.0%)	82 (40.8%)	28 (13.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	68.2	446^th of 1331 public elementary schools	66.5%		55.4	610^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.7%	164			42.9			33.3	64.0	71.5					44.4	68.0	57.1												$12,749		$12,749
Maple Valley Middle School	Public	6	776Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(973) 561-4904	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									36.2							22.1

Cities Near Zip Code 07013

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clifton	0.2 mi	22	410^th
Passaic	1.82 mi	17	483^rd
Paterson	1.9 mi	50	495^th
Upper Montclair	1.92 mi	3	161^st
Woodland Park	2.09 mi	5	372^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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