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School #5 Primary School
136 Valley Rd
Clifton NJ, 07013, Passaic County
Phone: 973-470-2386
Ranking: 
(1,461 out of 1,847, bottom 21%)*
(1,461 out of 1,847, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Clifton City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 370 | 378 | 370 | 371 | 370 | 342 | 340 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 14.3% | 60 | 15.9% | 50 | 13.5% | 53 | 14.3% | 58 | 15.7% | 44 | 12.9% | 53 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 17.0% | 55 | 14.6% | 57 | 15.4% | 64 | 17.3% | 40 | 10.8% | 52 | 15.2% | 49 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 13.8% | 52 | 13.8% | 57 | 15.4% | 42 | 11.3% | 50 | 13.5% | 50 | 14.6% | 33 | 9.7% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 12.7% | 59 | 15.6% | 40 | 10.8% | 53 | 14.3% | 55 | 14.9% | 39 | 11.4% | 54 | 15.9% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 17.3% | 42 | 11.1% | 53 | 14.3% | 54 | 14.6% | 44 | 11.9% | 53 | 15.5% | 38 | 11.2% |
| Grade 5: | 40 | 10.8% | 56 | 14.8% | 60 | 16.2% | 48 | 12.9% | 53 | 14.3% | 42 | 12.3% | 51 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | 52 | 14.1% | 54 | 14.3% | 53 | 14.3% | 57 | 15.4% | 70 | 18.9% | 62 | 18.1% | 62 | 18.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 222 | 60.0% | 198 | 52.4% | 195 | 52.7% | 180 | 48.5% | 193 | 52.2% | 181 | 52.9% | 176 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 148 | 40.0% | 180 | 47.6% | 175 | 47.3% | 191 | 51.5% | 177 | 47.8% | 161 | 47.1% | 160 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 29 | 7.8% | 30 | 7.9% | 24 | 6.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.7% | 21 | 6.1% | 24 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 144 | 38.9% | 135 | 35.7% | 126 | 34.1% | 119 | 32.1% | 118 | 31.9% | 114 | 33.3% | 94 | 27.6% |
| Black: | 13 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.7% | 17 | 4.6% | 22 | 5.9% | 18 | 4.9% | 15 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.8% |
| White: | 182 | 49.2% | 197 | 52.1% | 201 | 54.3% | 208 | 56.1% | 211 | 57.0% | 190 | 55.6% | 209 | 61.5% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 31.1% | 119 | 31.5% | 103 | 27.8% | 110 | 29.6% | 87 | 23.5% | 73 | 21.3% | 59 | 17.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 9.2% | 27 | 7.1% | 28 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.7% | 33 | 8.9% | 25 | 7.3% | 18 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.76 | 13.03 | 12.30 | 14.84 | 13.70 | 11.50 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 74% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 78.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 77.0% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 81.9% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 49.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 47.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 49.8% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 59.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 57.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 75.0% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 75.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 83.9% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 85.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 82.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 59% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 71.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 63.2% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 73.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 75.0% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 80.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 76.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 72.2% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 75.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 80.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.3% | 56.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 46.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 54.0% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 49.2% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 50.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 66.2% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 79.9% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 80.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 83.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 65.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 65.5% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 71.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 67.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 80.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 79.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 83.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 93.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 93.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 89.1% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 91.6% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 86.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 52.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 56.0% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 55.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 49.4% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 54.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 53.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 84.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 77.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 68.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 70.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 72.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 79.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 73.2% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* School #5 Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.