Is School #3 a good school?

School #3 ranks 460 th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend School #3?

In the 2023-24 school year, 350 students attended School #3.

What is the racial makeup of School #3?

Students at School #3 are 80% Hispanic, 18% White.

What schools do graduates of School #3 attend?

Students who attend School #3 usually go on to attend: High : Cliffside Park High School

School #3

Public K-4

397 Palisade Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

(201) 313-2330

District: Cliffside Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
460^th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,165

Students who attend School #3 usually attend:

High:

Cliffside Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 350

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

White:

17.7%

African American:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School #3 ranks better than 65.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.75. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.3%), White (17.7%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cliffside Park School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School #3 is 11.3. 1 elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare School #3 employs 30.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School #3 is $17,165, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Cliffside Park School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

School #3:

SchoolDigger ranks School #3 460^th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See School #3 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Cliffside Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cliffside Park School District 298^th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for School #3

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Rank History for all students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	34.92	875^th	1204	27.3%
2004	54.39	749^th	1298	42.3%
2005	59.69	686^th	1303	47.4%
2006	38.34	968^th	1314	26.3%
2007	49.17	882^nd	1329	33.6%
2008	72.66	403^rd	1338	69.9%
2009	75.01	336^th	1346	75.0%
2010	74.01	361^st	1354	73.3%
2011	58.93	705^th	1360	48.2%
2012	55.73	742^nd	1363	45.6%
2013	49.29	829^th	1367	39.4%
2014	41.04	937^th	1363	31.3%
2015	57.86	594^th	1357	56.2%
2016	68.95	452^nd	1346	66.4%
2017	81.43	253^rd	1352	81.3%
2018	85.56	170^th	1353	87.4%
2019	70.37	441^st	1360	67.6%
2021	40.07	725^th	1317	45.0%
2022	60.73	542^nd	1345	59.7%
2023	51.02	656^th	1342	51.1%
2024	66.75	460^th	1338	65.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	92.56	32^nd	434	92.6%
2019	85.38	60^th	463	87.0%
2021	44.42	160^th	411	61.1%
2022	62.90	116^th	489	76.3%
2023	51.47	179^th	499	64.1%
2024	73.86	101^st	559	81.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	53.64	391^st	1001	60.9%
2019	85.47	102^nd	1007	89.9%
2021	30.83	567^th	868	34.7%
2022	59.41	314^th	949	66.9%
2023	37.28	522^nd	958	45.5%
2024	45.31	462^nd	989	53.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	97.38	12^th	942	98.7%
2019	92.95	31^st	948	96.7%
2021	72.03	113^th	839	86.5%
2022	89.18	55^th	863	93.6%
2023	74.90	147^th	910	83.8%
2024	92.89	30^th	939	96.8%

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Rank History for Female students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	81.47	214^th	1333	83.9%
2019	68.28	458^th	1331	65.6%
2021	30.35	859^th	1290	33.4%
2022	56.24	581^st	1326	56.2%
2023	50.31	636^th	1318	51.7%
2024	64.87	464^th	1317	64.8%

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Rank History for Male students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	87.30	131^st	1334	90.2%
2019	70.37	414^th	1335	69.0%
2021	51.07	560^th	1297	56.8%
2022	64.51	469^th	1324	64.6%
2023	52.02	622^nd	1315	52.7%
2024	66.94	422^nd	1313	67.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	95.19	24^th	870	97.2%
2019	85.67	89^th	899	90.1%
2021	58.90	269^th	896	70.0%
2022	75.47	178^th	953	81.3%
2023	64.56	283^rd	982	71.2%
2024	84.19	118^th	989	88.1%

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Rank History for White students at School #3

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	68.89	293^rd	1023	71.4%
2021	53.17	417^th	964	56.7%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for School #3

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	195	1	15	44	0	n/a	n/a	255
1989	177	2	12	36	0	n/a	n/a	227
1990	168	5	16	39	2	n/a	n/a	230
1991	156	7	18	43	2	n/a	n/a	226
1992	158	8	20	59	0	n/a	n/a	245
1993	122	9	15	84	0	n/a	n/a	230
1994	133	7	18	87	0	n/a	n/a	245
1995	127	9	20	94	0	n/a	n/a	250
1996	127	9	20	94	0	n/a	n/a	250
1998	130	7	25	122	0	n/a	n/a	284
1999	124	7	27	129	0	n/a	n/a	287
2000	132	8	29	142	0	n/a	n/a	311
2001	135	11	22	158	0	n/a	n/a	326
2002	125	9	14	157	0	n/a	n/a	305
2003	125	9	14	157	0	n/a	n/a	305
2004	107	12	6	146	0	n/a	n/a	271
2005	101	21	9	143	9	n/a	n/a	283
2006	105	12	4	131	0	n/a	n/a	252
2007	85	11	6	119	0	n/a	n/a	221
2008	76	10	7	131	0	n/a	n/a	224
2009	72	10	9	142	0	0	0	233
2010	86	7	9	144	0	0	0	246
2011	99	6	5	150	0	0	2	262
2012	119	10	12	185	0	0	4	330
2013	97	10	11	190	0	0	4	312
2014	108	7	14	200	0	0	4	333
2015	107	7	13	217	0	0	3	347
2016	83	11	6	194	0	0	3	297
2017	85	10	7	182	0	0	1	285
2018	88	6	7	191	0	0	0	292
2019	80	4	6	203	0	0	0	293
2020	100	4	11	265	4	0	1	385
2021	104	3	16	267	3	0	2	395
2022	85	4	12	254	2	0	1	358
2023	77	6	10	276	1	0	2	372
2024	62	3	3	281	0	0	1	350

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 #3

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	255	14.0	18.2	n/a
1989	227	14.0	16.2	n/a
1990	230	13.0	17.6	11.7
1991	226	13.0	17.3	13.7
1992	245	12.0	20.4	23.3
1993	230	13.0	17.7	39.1
1994	245	15.0	16.3	39.2
1995	250	16.0	15.6	42.8
1996	250	16.0	15.6	42.8
1998	284	15.0	18.9	44.7
1999	287	15.0	19.1	46.7
2000	311	15.0	20.7	57.9
2001	326	15.3	21.3	52.1
2002	305	22.5	13.6	52.5
2003	305	22.5	13.6	52.5
2004	271	19.5	13.9	54.2
2005	283	18.0	15.7	n/a
2006	252	18.0	14.0	66.7
2007	221	15.0	14.7	68.3
2008	224	16.0	14.0	47.3
2009	233	16.4	11.1	67
2010	246	15.0	16.4	68.3
2011	262	13.0	20.1	72.1
2012	330	18.8	17.4	68.5
2013	312	20.3	15.3	75
2014	333	19.8	16.7	78.7
2015	347	19.0	18.2	81
2016	297	24.0	12.3	81.8
2017	285	23.8	11.9	83.5
2018	292	23.5	12.4	81.2
2019	293	22.4	13.0	77.8
2020	385	25.9	14.8	68.6
2021	395	26.6	14.8	62.5
2022	358	25.5	13.9	62
2023	372	25.3	14.6	64.2
2024	350	30.8	11.3	72.6

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 #3

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	255	14.0	18.2	n/a
1989	227	14.0	16.2	n/a
1990	230	13.0	17.6	11.7
1991	226	13.0	17.3	13.7
1992	245	12.0	20.4	23.3
1993	230	13.0	17.7	39.1
1994	245	15.0	16.3	39.2
1995	250	16.0	15.6	42.8
1996	250	16.0	15.6	42.8
1998	284	15.0	18.9	44.7
1999	287	15.0	19.1	46.7
2000	311	15.0	20.7	57.9
2001	326	15.3	21.3	52.1
2002	305	22.5	13.6	52.5
2003	305	22.5	13.6	52.5
2004	271	19.5	13.9	54.2
2005	283	18.0	15.7	n/a
2006	252	18.0	14.0	66.7
2007	221	15.0	14.7	68.3
2008	224	16.0	14.0	47.3
2009	233	16.4	11.1	67
2010	246	15.0	16.4	68.3
2011	262	13.0	20.1	72.1
2012	330	18.8	17.4	68.5
2013	312	20.3	15.3	75
2014	333	19.8	16.7	78.7
2015	347	19.0	18.2	81
2016	297	24.0	12.3	81.8
2017	285	23.8	11.9	83.5
2018	292	23.5	12.4	81.2
2019	293	22.4	13.0	77.8
2020	385	25.9	14.8	68.6
2021	395	26.6	14.8	62.5
2022	358	25.5	13.9	62
2023	372	25.3	14.6	64.2
2024	350	30.8	11.3	72.6

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for School #3

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,236 (7.2%)	$15,929 (92.8%)	$17,165

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on School #3

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 441^st of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 656^th of 1342 Elementary schools	16.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School #3)	65.4	42.2	23.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cliffside Park School District)	56.3	48.8	7.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (School #3)	79.6	52.8	26.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cliffside Park School District)	67.2	57.4	9.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (School #3)	67.3	49.2	18.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cliffside Park School District)	67.4	53.4	14%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	51.3	6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (School #3)	67.9	41.6	26.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cliffside Park School District)	65.4	52.2	13.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	44.3	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	293	372	27%
African American	4	6	50%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	6	10	66.7%
Hispanic	203	276	36%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	80	77	3.8%
Two or More Races	0	2
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	77.8%	64.2%	13.6%

Schools Near School #3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)						NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School #3	Public	K-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	350	31	11.3	72.6%	62 (17.7%)	3 (0.9%)	281 (80.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	66.7	460^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.6%		51	656^th of 1342 public elementary schools	51.1%	196			65.4	58.5					60.4	47.0							$17,165	$1,236	$15,929
Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0563	663	39	17.0	75.6%	49 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	608 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	1244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%		5.5	1313^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.2%	69			14.9	19.5					20.7	13.9							$8,298	$643	$7,655
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0564	247	19	13.0	66.4%	21 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	225 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,903	$886	$8,017
School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	286	29	9.9	50.3%	88 (30.8%)	2 (0.7%)	185 (64.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	419^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.7%		57.6	581^st of 1342 public elementary schools	56.7%	162			60.0	80.0					58.8	42.0							$16,248	$1,060	$15,188
Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	356	34	10.4	18.8%	112 (31.5%)	17 (4.8%)	73 (20.5%)	136 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	74.2	363^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%		68.4	441^st of 1342 public elementary schools	67.1%	78	38.1		56.8	64.2	72.0	73.9			60.0	61.4	53.5	45.3					$10,452	$685	$9,767
School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	498	41	12.0	48.2%	228 (45.8%)	14 (2.8%)	214 (43.0%)	39 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	65.9	470^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.9%		64.6	491^st of 1342 public elementary schools	63.4%	21	31.0		57.7	67.1	59.3				60.8	48.1	49.4						$13,133	$771	$12,362
Bergen Boulevard School	Public	K-4	635 Bergen Blvd	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-1861	178	21	8.3	37.6%	41 (23.0%)	9 (5.1%)	87 (48.9%)	38 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)																	$12,904	$705	$12,199
Shaler Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	455 Shaler Boulevard	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2476	177	24	7.4	40.1%	41 (23.2%)	6 (3.4%)	96 (54.2%)	31 (17.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)																	$20,353	$144	$20,209
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	968	70	13.7	70.8%	74 (7.6%)	7 (0.7%)	883 (91.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%		24	1022^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	23.8%	29	5.5	2.4	31.7	37.7	38.2	36.5	42.5	38.8	33.4	34.4	20.6	27.5	18.8	13.2	55.2	55.2	$4,973		$4,973
School No. 4	Public	K-4	1193 Anderson Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4650	400	32	12.5	11.3%	126 (31.5%)	12 (3.0%)	86 (21.5%)	155 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	74.7	359^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.2%		74.3	368^th of 1342 public elementary schools	72.6%	9			56.3	70.9					61.4	59.0							$7,973		$7,973

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