School #5

Summary:

School #5 is an elementary school located in Clifton, New Jersey, serving 410 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Clifton Public School District, which is ranked 440 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, School #5 has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of New Jersey elementary schools, with mixed performance on state assessments. While 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are relatively low, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates are higher. Interestingly, the school's Hispanic student subgroup performs better than its White student subgroup, reflecting broader racial achievement gaps. Additionally, the school's growing population of students from low-income families, as indicated by the increasing percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to its academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools, School #5 generally performs better than schools in the Paterson Public School District, but lags behind the performance of the John P. Holland Charter School and Charles Olbon School, which are in the Woodland Park School District. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated in recent years, and the racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps should be priorities for the school and district.


Detail:

Public K-5

 136 Valley Road
       Clifton, NJ  07013


(973) 470-2386

District: Clifton Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
915th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,695 Help


Students who attend School #5 usually attend:

Middle:    Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:    Clifton High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  410

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.2%
White:
34.9%
Asian:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details School #5 ranks worse than 68.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 9th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Clifton Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.26. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.2%), White (34.9%), Asian (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School #5 is 11.3, which is the 7th best among 14 elementary schools in the Clifton Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at School #5 is $12,695, which is the 7th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Clifton Public School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

School #5:

SchoolDigger ranks School #5 915th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See School #5 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Clifton Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clifton Public School District 440th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for School #5

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Rank History for all students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 55.43 655th 1204 45.6%
2004 68.99 474th 1298 63.5%
2005 43.20 909th 1303 30.2%
2006 32.91 1027th 1314 21.8%
2007 51.18 855th 1329 35.7%
2008 32.20 1048th 1338 21.7%
2009 26.66 1099th 1346 18.4%
2010 28.48 1086th 1354 19.8%
2011 26.11 1103rd 1360 18.9%
2012 41.73 931st 1363 31.7%
2013 50.98 803rd 1367 41.3%
2014 59.16 673rd 1363 50.6%
2015 40.25 842nd 1357 38.0%
2016 39.04 849th 1346 36.9%
2017 41.01 841st 1352 37.8%
2018 34.08 952nd 1353 29.6%
2019 38.80 876th 1360 35.6%
2021 47.90 624th 1317 52.6%
2022 43.55 753rd 1345 44.0%
2023 32.26 915th 1342 31.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.55 731st 1001 27.0%
2019 31.26 636th 1007 36.8%
2022 32.00 587th 949 38.1%
2023 39.80 494th 958 48.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.11 614th 942 34.8%
2019 46.67 464th 948 51.1%
2021 63.25 193rd 839 77.0%
2022 64.27 235th 863 72.8%
2023 44.91 461st 910 49.3%
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Rank History for Female students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.71 856th 1333 35.8%
2019 36.06 892nd 1331 33.0%
2021 53.95 531st 1290 58.8%
2022 49.42 656th 1326 50.5%
2023 32.84 873rd 1318 33.8%
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Rank History for Male students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.43 936th 1334 29.8%
2019 42.59 788th 1335 41.0%
2021 43.51 659th 1297 49.2%
2022 40.15 762nd 1324 42.4%
2023 33.21 861st 1315 34.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.34 589th 870 32.3%
2019 43.67 494th 899 45.1%
2021 59.13 266th 896 70.3%
2022 58.82 324th 953 66.0%
2023 46.64 487th 982 50.4%
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Rank History for White students at School #5

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.58 776th 1022 24.1%
2019 36.80 690th 1023 32.6%
2021 62.12 307th 964 68.2%
2022 31.16 712th 976 27.0%
2023 27.90 736th 975 24.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for School #5

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 204 1 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 221
1989 198 1 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 218
1990 184 2 16 5 0 n/a n/a 0 207
1991 218 2 18 7 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1992 237 2 15 16 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1993 224 2 19 36 5 n/a n/a 0 286
1994 226 1 32 51 1 n/a n/a 0 311
1995 226 1 26 30 1 n/a n/a 0 284
1996 226 1 26 30 1 n/a n/a 0 284
1998 210 0 20 36 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1999 220 0 24 35 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2000 228 3 26 66 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2001 212 5 24 60 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2002 216 11 45 71 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2003 216 11 45 71 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2004 213 8 35 79 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2005 193 11 30 90 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2006 192 10 30 93 0 n/a n/a 0 325
2007 200 9 28 87 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2008 209 13 24 94 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2009 190 15 21 114 0 0 2 0 342
2010 211 18 21 118 0 0 2 0 370
2011 208 22 19 119 0 0 3 0 371
2012 201 17 24 126 0 0 2 0 370
2013 197 14 30 135 0 0 2 0 378
2014 182 13 29 144 0 0 2 0 370
2015 190 12 27 154 0 0 1 0 384
2016 169 15 30 168 0 0 0 0 382
2017 145 10 30 177 0 0 0 0 362
2018 169 6 29 185 0 1 2 0 392
2019 154 7 19 205 3 1 4 0 393
2020 148 10 22 199 3 1 4 0 387
2021 134 11 19 199 3 1 6 0 373
2022 137 7 18 189 3 1 8 0 363
2023 143 10 25 218 3 1 10 0 410

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at School #5

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 221 11.0 20.0 n/a
1989 218 11.0 19.8 n/a
1990 207 12.0 17.2 2.4
1991 245 14.0 17.5 3.7
1992 270 13.0 20.7 5.9
1993 286 15.0 19.1 7
1994 311 16.8 18.5 11.9
1995 284 14.0 20.3 14.8
1996 284 14.0 20.3 14.8
1998 266 15.7 16.9 12
1999 279 15.7 17.8 14.3
2000 323 17.7 18.2 18.3
2001 301 17.9 16.8 13.3
2002 343 22.7 15.1 16.9
2003 343 22.7 15.1 16.9
2004 335 23.0 14.6 7.5
2005 324 21.0 15.4 n/a
2006 325 21.0 15.5 18.2
2007 324 22.0 14.7 19.8
2008 340 19.0 17.9 22.6
2009 342 26.0 11.5 28.7
2010 370 27.0 13.7 32.4
2011 371 25.0 14.8 36.4
2012 370 30.0 12.3 35.4
2013 378 29.0 13.0 38.6
2014 370 29.0 12.7 40.3
2015 384 30.0 12.8 42.4
2016 382 29.0 13.1 40.3
2017 362 29.0 12.4 41.7
2018 392 28.0 14.0 41.3
2019 393 30.0 13.1 41.5
2020 387 28.0 13.8 41.9
2021 373 31.0 12.0 44.2
2022 363 34.0 10.6 43.3
2023 410 36.0 11.3 54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio School #5

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 221 11.0 20.0 n/a
1989 218 11.0 19.8 n/a
1990 207 12.0 17.2 2.4
1991 245 14.0 17.5 3.7
1992 270 13.0 20.7 5.9
1993 286 15.0 19.1 7
1994 311 16.8 18.5 11.9
1995 284 14.0 20.3 14.8
1996 284 14.0 20.3 14.8
1998 266 15.7 16.9 12
1999 279 15.7 17.8 14.3
2000 323 17.7 18.2 18.3
2001 301 17.9 16.8 13.3
2002 343 22.7 15.1 16.9
2003 343 22.7 15.1 16.9
2004 335 23.0 14.6 7.5
2005 324 21.0 15.4 n/a
2006 325 21.0 15.5 18.2
2007 324 22.0 14.7 19.8
2008 340 19.0 17.9 22.6
2009 342 26.0 11.5 28.7
2010 370 27.0 13.7 32.4
2011 371 25.0 14.8 36.4
2012 370 30.0 12.3 35.4
2013 378 29.0 13.0 38.6
2014 370 29.0 12.7 40.3
2015 384 30.0 12.8 42.4
2016 382 29.0 13.1 40.3
2017 362 29.0 12.4 41.7
2018 392 28.0 14.0 41.3
2019 393 30.0 13.1 41.5
2020 387 28.0 13.8 41.9
2021 373 31.0 12.0 44.2
2022 363 34.0 10.6 43.3
2023 410 36.0 11.3 54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for School #5

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,695

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on School #5

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 876th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 915th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School #5)34.515.8
 18.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clifton Public School District)42.228.2
 14%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (School #5)65.537.3
 28.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Clifton Public School District)54.436.6
 17.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (School #5)5029.6
 20.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Clifton Public School District)54.643.4
 11.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (School #5)36.232
 4.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Clifton Public School District)48.936.8
 12.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (School #5)57.559.7
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Clifton Public School District)56.550.3
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (School #5)36.335.3
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Clifton Public School District)44.136.4
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students393410
 4.3%
African American710
 42.9%
American Indian33
Asian1925
 31.6%
Hispanic205218
 6.3%
Pacific Islander11
White154143
 7.1%
Two or More Races410
 150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.5%54.4%
 12.9%


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School #5 ranks 915th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend School #5 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : Clifton High School

Students at School #5 are 53% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 410 students attended School #5.


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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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