School Information

Clifton

Clifton High School

COUNTY: PASSAIC DISTRICT: CLIFTON CITY School Environment Length of School Day Amount of time school is in session on a normal school day. School 6 hours 28 minutes State Average 6 hours 49 minutes Instructional Time Amount of time per day students are engaged in instructional activities School 5 hours 53 minutes State Average 5 hours 53 minutes Student/Computer Ratio Year School State Average Numbers of students per computer available for the purposes of supervised instruction. 2003-04 4.9 3.7 2004-05 5.7 3.7 2005-06 5.4 3.6 Average Class Size 2005-06 School State Pre-K   13.9 Kindergarten   19 Grade 1   19.5 Grade 2   19.9 Grade 3   20.3 Grade 4   20.5 Grade 5   21.3 Grade 6   21 Grade 7   20.9 Grade 8   20.7 Grade 9 22.1 21.1 Grade 10 26.2 21.4 Grade 11 22.7 20.9 Grade 12 24.3 20.8 Special Ed. (ungraded) 4.7 8.4 Total 19.7 19.2 Student Information Students with Disabilities   Percentage of students with IEPs (Individualized Education Program) regardless of placement/programs: 11.5% Language Diversity Language Percent ENGLISH 38.3% SPANISH 33.6% ARABIC 6% POLISH 6% GUJARATI 3.5% TAGALOG 1.5% TURKISH 1.2% OTHERS 9.9% PCTOFLEP 5.6% Enrollment Grade 2002- 2003 2003- 2004 2004- 2005 2005- 2006 Pre-K (half-day)         Pre-K (full-day)         Kindergarten (half-day)         Kindergarten (full-day)         Grade 1         Grade 2         Grade 3         Grade 4         Grade 5         Grade 6         Grade 7         Grade 8         Grade 9 829 859 900 794 Grade 10 780.5 814 837 890 Grade 11 785 750 766 793 Grade 12 724 746 700 728 Special Ed. (ungraded) 159.5 166 173.5 170 Total 3278 3335 3376.5 3375 Student Performance Indicators High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced *To Protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the posibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. All Students School 2004-05 2005-06 757 781 21.7% 22.3% 70.7% 65.0% 7.7% 12.7% District 2004-05 2005-06 757 781 21.7% 22.3% 70.7% 65.0% 7.7% 12.7% DFG 2004-05 2005-06 14334 14622 13.2% 13.3% 69.5% 67.8% 17.3% 18.8% State 2004-05 2005-06 94858 97360 16.8% 16.5% 63.6% 61.6% 19.6% 21.9% High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) MATHEMATICS Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced *To Protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the posibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. All Students School 2004-05 2005-06 741 776 25.8% 29.6% 53.6% 54.1% 20.6% 16.2% District 2004-05 2005-06 741 a776 25.8% b29.6% 53.6% c54.1% 20.6% d16.2% DFG 2004-05 2005-06 14209 14614 22.5% 22.4% 53.6% 55.7% 23.9% 21.9% State 2004-05 2005-06 93939 97202 24.5% 24.1% 47.1% 49.3% 28.4% 26.6% Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Results   Students Taking Test Mathematics Verbal   # % Average Score Percentile Scores Average Score Percentile Scores 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 2003-04   School 488 65% 494 430 490 550 469 400 460 530 DFG % State 60886 73% 516 446 515 586 499 432 498 566 2004-05   School 477 68% 510 430 510 580 481 410 470 550 DFG 4502 65% 486 410 480 550 471 400 470 540 State 64556 75% 519 430 520 600 501 420 500 580 2005-06   School 432 59% 492 420 480 560 466 390 460 530 DFG 4879 65% 478 410 480 540 463 400 460 530 State 67436 74% 516 430 510 600 494 410 490 570 Advanced Placement Results Summary Number of test scores 3 or higher:  219 Advanced Placement Participation   School State Average 0203 12.5% 15.8% 0304 13.3% 15.8% 0405 13.6% 15.8% Advanced Placement Results Test Name # of Students in Class # of Students Taking Test * The total number of students is a duplicated number, because students may take more than one course. UNITED STATES HISTORY 43 43 HISTORY OF ART 8 8 STUDIO ART - DRAWING 1 1 STUDIO ART - 2D DESIGN 1 1 BIOLOGY 22 22 CHEMISTRY 31 31 COMPUTER SCIENCE A 17 17 ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMP 95 95 MATH - CALCULUS AB 37 37 MATH - CALCULUS BC 1 1 PHYSICS C - MECHANICS 9 9 PSYCHOLOGY 59 59 SPANISH LANGUAGE 12 12 STATISTICS 10 10 TOTAL 346 346 Other Performance Measures Attendence Rates 2004-2005 2005-2006 Percentage of students present on average each day School State School State Pre-K   90.9%   90.7% Kindergarten   94.5%   94.3% Grade 1   95.3%   95.1% Grade 2   95.7%   95.5% Grade 3   95.9%   95.8% Grade 4   96%   95.8% Grade 5   95.9%   95.7% Grade 6   95.4%   95.3% Grade 7   95%   94.9% Grade 8   94.7%   94.6% Grade 9 94% 93.6% 93.7% 93.7% Grade 10 93.8% 93.5% 93.5% 93.6% Grade 11 94.2% 93.2% 93.4% 93.4% Grade 12 93.8% 92% 93.6% 92.1% Special Ed. (Ungraded) 90.1% 91.6% 88.3% 91.3% Total 93.8% 94.5% 93.3% 94.4% Dropout Rates 2004-2005 2005-2006 Percentage of students in grades 9-12 who dropped out during the school year School State School State White 3.9% 1.2% 3.5% 1.2% Black 7% 3.4% 11.5% 3.3% Asian & Pacific Islander 2.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% American Indian & Alaska Native 0% 5.2% 0% 3.3% Hispanic 7.7% 3.8% 7.3% 3.3% Male 5.9% 2.2% 5.9% 2.2% Female 4.8% 1.6% 4.2% 1.5% With Disabilities % % 0.6% 0.5% Limited English Proficiency % % 0.3% 0.1% Total 5.3% 1.9% 5.1% 1.8% Graduation Rate   School State Average Class of 2004 (2003-04) 85.1% 89.7% Class of 2005 (2004-05) 84.8% 90.6% Post-Graduation Plans Percentage of graduating seniors pursuing various self-reported post-high school plans. Intended Pursuits Class of 2004 Class of 2005 Class of 2006 Four-year College/University 41.7% 27.1% 49.8% Two-year College 21.8% 12.1% 29% Other College 0.1% 0.3%   Other Post-secondary School 5.2% 3.7% 8.1% Military     2.4% Full-time Employment 4% 4.2% 10.7% Part-time Employment       Other 1.9% 2%   Student Suspensions Percentage of students who were suspended from the school during the school year.   School State Average 2003-04 21.7% 4.5% 2004-05 22.6% 4.1% 2005-06 21.1% 4.4% Student Expulsions The number of students who were expelled from the school during the year.   School State Total 2003-04 0 101 2004-05 0 69 2005-06 0 78 Information for this report was obtained from the NJ Department of Education.