School #8 Primary School
41 Oak St
Clifton NJ, 07014, Passaic County
Phone: 973-470-2392
Ranking: 
(1,192 out of 1,847, bottom 35%)*
(1,192 out of 1,847, bottom 35%)*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: | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 224 | 231 | 219 | 221 | 222 | 202 | 198 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 36 | 16.1% | 47 | 20.3% | 33 | 15.1% | 39 | 17.6% | 43 | 19.4% | 26 | 12.9% | 36 | 18.2% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 20.1% | 35 | 15.2% | 41 | 18.7% | 38 | 17.2% | 27 | 12.2% | 35 | 17.3% | 32 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 17.4% | 37 | 16.0% | 36 | 16.4% | 32 | 14.5% | 39 | 17.6% | 33 | 16.3% | 28 | 14.1% |
| Grade 3: | 33 | 14.7% | 34 | 14.7% | 34 | 15.5% | 38 | 17.2% | 36 | 16.2% | 31 | 15.3% | 44 | 22.2% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 15.2% | 38 | 16.5% | 39 | 17.8% | 36 | 16.3% | 37 | 16.7% | 47 | 23.3% | 24 | 12.1% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 16.5% | 40 | 17.3% | 36 | 16.4% | 38 | 17.2% | 40 | 18.0% | 30 | 14.9% | 34 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 112 | 50.0% | 111 | 48.1% | 104 | 47.5% | 111 | 50.2% | 115 | 51.8% | 118 | 58.4% | 108 | 54.5% |
| Female: | 112 | 50.0% | 120 | 51.9% | 115 | 52.5% | 110 | 49.8% | 107 | 48.2% | 84 | 41.6% | 86 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 31 | 13.8% | 32 | 13.9% | 33 | 15.1% | 32 | 14.5% | 37 | 16.7% | 33 | 16.3% | 35 | 17.7% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 35.7% | 90 | 39.0% | 85 | 38.8% | 87 | 39.4% | 81 | 36.5% | 78 | 38.6% | 75 | 37.9% |
| Black: | 10 | 4.5% | 11 | 4.8% | 8 | 3.7% | 11 | 5.0% | 9 | 4.1% | 9 | 4.5% | 8 | 4.0% |
| White: | 102 | 45.5% | 97 | 42.0% | 92 | 42.0% | 90 | 40.7% | 93 | 41.9% | 80 | 39.6% | 80 | 40.4% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 30.8% | 61 | 26.4% | 51 | 23.3% | 63 | 28.5% | 53 | 23.9% | 37 | 18.3% | 38 | 19.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 5.8% | 20 | 8.7% | 16 | 7.3% | 19 | 8.6% | 13 | 5.9% | 23 | 11.4% | 17 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.00 | 14.44 | 12.29 | 14.73 | 15.86 | 13.70 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 74% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 77.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 77.0% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 81.9% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 49.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 47.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 49.8% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 59.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 57.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 75.0% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 75.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 83.9% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 85.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 82.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 59% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 71.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 63.2% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 73.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 75.0% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 80.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 76.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 72.2% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 75.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 80.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 56.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 46.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 54.0% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 49.2% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 50.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 66.2% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 79.9% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 80.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 83.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 65.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 65.5% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 71.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 67.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 80.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 79.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 83.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 93.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 93.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 89.1% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 91.6% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 86.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 52.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 56.0% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 55.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 49.4% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 54.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 53.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 84.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 77.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 68.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 70.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 72.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 79.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 73.2% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* School #8 Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.