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School #12 Primary School
165 Clifton Ave
Clifton NJ, 07011, Passaic County
Phone: 973-470-2404
Ranking: 
(1,525 out of 1,847, bottom 17%)*
(1,525 out of 1,847, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Clifton City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 669 | 661 | 602 | 594 | 571 | 579 | 581 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 17.8% | 124 | 18.8% | 98 | 16.3% | 87 | 14.6% | 98 | 17.2% | 87 | 15.0% | 79 | 13.6% |
| Grade 1: | 109 | 16.3% | 112 | 16.9% | 94 | 15.6% | 111 | 18.7% | 88 | 15.4% | 77 | 13.3% | 88 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 114 | 17.0% | 100 | 15.1% | 115 | 19.1% | 93 | 15.7% | 87 | 15.2% | 91 | 15.7% | 115 | 19.8% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 15.4% | 110 | 16.6% | 101 | 16.8% | 101 | 17.0% | 84 | 14.7% | 117 | 20.2% | 91 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 115 | 17.2% | 106 | 16.0% | 100 | 16.6% | 92 | 15.5% | 111 | 19.4% | 89 | 15.4% | 110 | 18.9% |
| Grade 5: | 109 | 16.3% | 107 | 16.2% | 91 | 15.1% | 110 | 18.5% | 97 | 17.0% | 115 | 19.9% | 98 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 364 | 54.4% | 352 | 53.3% | 278 | 46.2% | 280 | 47.1% | 279 | 48.9% | 274 | 47.3% | 276 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 305 | 45.6% | 309 | 46.7% | 324 | 53.8% | 314 | 52.9% | 292 | 51.1% | 305 | 52.7% | 301 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.8% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 524 | 78.3% | 513 | 77.6% | 445 | 73.9% | 444 | 74.7% | 417 | 73.0% | 436 | 75.3% | 441 | 75.9% |
| Black: | 37 | 5.5% | 41 | 6.2% | 36 | 6.0% | 32 | 5.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.1% |
| White: | 102 | 15.2% | 101 | 15.3% | 111 | 18.4% | 104 | 17.5% | 116 | 20.3% | 106 | 18.3% | 119 | 20.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 501 | 74.9% | 447 | 67.6% | 386 | 64.1% | 372 | 62.6% | 298 | 52.2% | 269 | 46.5% | 276 | 47.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 8.4% | 44 | 6.7% | 45 | 7.5% | 65 | 10.9% | 60 | 10.5% | 62 | 10.7% | 60 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.65 | 14.06 | 12.57 | 13.81 | 13.60 | 10.50 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 74% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 77.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 78.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 77.0% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 81.9% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 49.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 47.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 49.8% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 59.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 57.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 75.0% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 75.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 83.9% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 85.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 82.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 59% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 71.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.2% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 73.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 75.0% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 80.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 76.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 72.2% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 75.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 80.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 56.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 46.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 54.0% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 49.2% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 50.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 66.2% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 79.9% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 80.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 83.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 65.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 65.5% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 71.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 67.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 80.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 79.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 83.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 93.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 93.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 89.1% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 91.6% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 86.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 52.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 56.0% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 55.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 49.4% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 54.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 53.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 84.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 77.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 68.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 70.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 72.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 79.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 73.2% | 79.9% |
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* School #12 Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.