The Clifton Public Schools is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from

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, in

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, in the

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 18 schools, had an enrollment of 10,514 students and 870.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.1:1.District information for Clifton Public School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are: A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

The district established a high school in 1906, with 40 students, with a curriculum that covered "English, Latin, Greek, German, history, mathematics, physics, chemistry, bookkeeping, shorthand, ndtypewriting." By 1914, the school had 150 students. A new building was dedicated in April 1926, by which time the school served an enrollment of 1,100. The current high school building on Colfax Avenue was completed at a cost of $6 million (equivalent to $ million in ) and opened in September 1962 with 3,000 students. An additional overflow site, the Clifton High School Annex, was constructed at a cost of $17 million (equivalent to $ million in ) and opened in September 2009 to accommodate 540 of the school year's 850 incoming freshmen to alleviate overcrowding.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Preschool *Clifton Early Learner Academy (377 students; in grades PreK) **Marissa Papamarkos, principal ;Elementary schools *School One (245; K-5) **Maria Romeo, principal *School Two (385; K-5) **Jennifer Lucas, principal *School Three (282; K-5) **Linette Park, principal *School Four (141; K-5) **Dr. Ronnie Estrict, principal *School Five (373; K-5) **Stephen Anderson, principal *School Eight (169; PreK-5) **Wendy Munoz, principal *School Nine (285; K-5) **Joelle Rosetti, principal *School Eleven (415; K-5) **Dalia Shalaby, principal *School Twelve (616; PreK-5) **Rosmunda Kenning, principal *School Thirteen (447; K-5) **Rachel Capizzi, principal *School Fourteen (356; K-5) **Jason Habedank, principal *School Fifteen (310; PreK-5) **Dr. Luginda Batten-Walker, principal *School Sixteen (195; K-5) **Joanna Juarbe, principal *School Seventeen (476; PreK-5) **Laura Zargorski, principal ;Middle schools *Christopher Columbus Middle School (1,172; 6-8) **Vanessa Gaba, principal *Woodrow Wilson Middle School (1,276; 6-8) **Andrew Jaeger, principal ;High school * Clifton High School (2,891; 9-12) **Ahmad Hamdeh, principal With more than 3,300 students enrolled as of 2006, Clifton High School was the largest single-facility high school in New Jersey; Elizabeth High School had more students, but they were spread over multiple campuses before the school was split into separate academies.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi, superintendent of schools *Michael Ucci, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Clifton Board of Education''

, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed March 14, 2022. "The Clifton Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."

References

External links

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School Data for the Clifton Public Schools

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