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Clifton Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 2,378 students in Clifton Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle Schools in Clifton Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
19 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
10,473 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
907 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Clifton Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#460 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
23%
Graduation Rate
82%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.72
# American Indian Students
77 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
625 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
6%
9%
# Hispanic Students
6,550 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
62%
38%
# Black Students
387 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
4%
18%
# White Students
2,700 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
26%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
113 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
413
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
753
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
720
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
792
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
756
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
735
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
785
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
780
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
787
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
811
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
774
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
815
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
798
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
754
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,914 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,398 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$240 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$235 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,914
$26,931
Spending / Student
$22,398
$25,828
Best Clifton Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1400 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07013
(973) 470-2348
Clifton, NJ 07013
(973) 470-2348
Grades: 6-8
| 1,232 students
Rank: #22.
Christopher Columbus Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
350 Piaget Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011
(973) 470-2360
Clifton, NJ 07011
(973) 470-2360
Grades: 6-8
| 1,146 students
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