📍 165 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, Passaic County, 07011
School #12 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clifton, Passaic County. The school has 554 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 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School #12 enrolls 554 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% White and 1.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 482 | 87% |
| White | 51 | 9.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
454 of the school's 554 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 qualify for free lunch and 54 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 #12 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 #12 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 554 students, School #12 is close to the district average of about 579 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large