Clifton Public Schools Explained

Clifton Public Schools
Superintendent:	Danny A. Robertozzi
Address:	745 Clifton Avenue
City:	Clifton
County:	Passaic County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	07015
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.8657°N -74.1603°W
Grades:	PreK-12
Schools:	20
Enrollment:	10,514 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty:	870.5 FTEs
Ratio:	12.1:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	CD

The Clifton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clifton, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 18 schools, had an enrollment of 10,514 students and 870.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are: A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.^[3]

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, [and] typewriting." 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are:^{[8] [9] [10]}

Preschool

• Clifton Early Learner Academy^[11] (377 students; in grades PreK)
  • Marissa Papamarkos, principal^[12]

Elementary schools

• School One^[13] (245; K-5)
  • Maria Romeo, principal^[14]
• School Two^[15] (385; K-5)
  • Jennifer Lucas, principal^[16]
• School Three^[17] (282; K-5)
  • Linette Park, principal^[18]
• School Four^[19] (141; K-5)
  • Ronnie Estrict, principal^[20]
• School Five^[21] (373; K-5)
  • Stephen Anderson, principal^[22]
• School Eight^[23] (169; PreK-5)
  • Wendy Munoz, principal^[24]
• School Nine^[25] (285; K-5)
  • Joelle Rosetti, principal^[26]
• School Eleven^[27] (415; K-5)
  • Dalia Shalaby, principal^[28]
• School Twelve^[29] (616; PreK-5)
  • Rosmunda Kenning, principal^[30]
• School Thirteen^[31] (447; K-5)
  • Rachel Capizzi, principal^[32]
• School Fourteen^[33] (356; K-5)
  • Jason Habedank, principal^[34]
• School Fifteen^[35] (310; PreK-5)
  • Luginda Batten-Walker, principal^[36]
• School Sixteen^[37] (195; K-5)
  • Joanna Juarbe, principal^[38]
• School Seventeen^[39] (476; PreK-5)
  • Laura Zargorski, principal^[40]

Middle schools

• Christopher Columbus Middle School^[41] (1,172; 6-8)
  • Vanessa Gaba, principal^[42]
• Woodrow Wilson Middle School^[43] (1,276; 6-8)
  • Andrew Jaeger, principal^[44]

High school

• Clifton High School^[45] (2,891; 9-12)
  • Ahmad Hamdeh, principal^[46]

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.^[47]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[48] [49]}

• Danny A. Robertozzi, superintendent of schools
• Ahmed Shehata, Assistant Superintendent of Business/ Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education 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.^{[50] [51] [52]}

External links

• Clifton Public Schools
  • School Data for the Clifton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2b9d196f55974703a9977486cb1cc6ba Clifton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403300&DistrictID=3403300 District information for Clifton Public School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97649533/clifton-high-school-dedication/ "New Clifton High School Dedicated; Over 1,500 at Exercises Held in Auditorium of Building Last Night."
5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97648775/new-clifton-high-school-opens/ "Clifton High Has Smooth Opening"
6. Gicas, Tony. "Clifton High annex nearly ready", The Record, July 14, 2009. Accessed August 21, 2014. "The Clifton High School annex building, a lightning rod for controversy since its approval in 2004, is complete and almost ready to be occupied.... The $17 million school at 290 Brighton Road, in the renovated former Mayer Textile building, will hold about 540 of the total 850 freshmen expected to be enrolled for classes in September."
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403300 School Data for the Clifton Public Schools
8. https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7868/638412764984270000#page=14 2023–24 Public School Directory
9. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/31/0900 School Performance Reports for the Clifton School District
10. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0900 New Jersey School Directory for the Clifton Public Schools
11. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/11 Clifton Early Learner Academy
12. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/917 Administration
13. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/12 School One
14. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/972 Administration
15. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/13 School Two
16. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1045 Administration
17. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/14 School Three
18. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1128 Administration
19. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/15 School Four
20. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1192 Administration
21. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/16 School Five
22. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1284 Administration
23. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/17 School Eight
24. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1358 Administration
25. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/18 School Nine
26. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1429 Administration
27. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/19 School Eleven
28. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1501 Administration
29. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/20 School Twelve
30. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1574 Administration
31. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/21 School Thirteen
32. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1648 Administration
33. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/22 School Fourteen
34. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1721 Administration
35. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/23 School Fifteen
36. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1792 Administration
37. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/24 School Sixteen
38. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1864 Administration
39. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/25 School Seventeen
40. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/1935 Administration
41. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/9 Christopher Columbus Middle School
42. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/732 Administration
43. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/10 Woodrow Wilson Middle School
44. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/826 Administration
45. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/Domain/8 Clifton High School
46. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/622 Administration
47. Alex, Patricia. "Clifton High's hallway gridlock", The Record, December 6, 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 24, 2007. Accessed February 18, 2020 "Clifton High School, circa 1962, is the largest single high school in the state. Only Elizabeth High School has more students, but they are spread out over five campuses."
48. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/428 Administration
49. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/passaic New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County
50. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
51. https://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/domain/112 Board of Education Commissioners
52. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0900.pdf#page=47 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Clifton Board of Education