📍 41 Oak Street, Clifton, Passaic County, 07014
School #8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clifton, Passaic County. The school has 168 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clifton Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School #8 enrolls 168 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 62% |
| White | 32 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 168 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 #8 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.
School #8 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 168 students, School #8 is smaller than the district average of about 579 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large