📍 350 Piaget Avenue, Clifton, Passaic County, 07011
Christopher Columbus Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Clifton, Passaic County. The school has 1,158 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clifton Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 118.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Christopher Columbus Middle School enrolls 1,158 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 118.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 3.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 812 | 70% |
| White | 257 | 22% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
833 of the school's 1,158 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 682 qualify for free lunch and 151 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.
Christopher Columbus Middle School 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 34, state house district 34.
Christopher Columbus Middle School is one of 19 schools in Clifton Public School District, based in Clifton, New Jersey. The district serves 11,010 students district-wide and employs 907 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,158 students, Christopher Columbus Middle School is larger than the district average of about 579 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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