📍 397 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park, Bergen County, 07010
School #3 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cliffside Park, Bergen County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cliffside Park School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School #3 enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 2.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 74% |
| White | 77 | 21% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 372 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
School #3 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 36.
School #3 is one of 5 schools in Cliffside Park School District, based in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. The district serves 3,200 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, School #3 is smaller than the district average of about 640 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large