Clifton High School

Clifton High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
333 Colfax Ave,  Clifton, NJ
Athenia Neighborhood
Clifton Public School District
3.5
3.1
2,962 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Michael Doktor
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
15%
Reading Proficiency
29%
Average GPA
3.51
Graduation Rate
84%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
B
College Prep
B-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
A-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.51
Reading Proficiency
29%
Math Proficiency
15%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
221
Full Time Teachers
221
Teachers in First or Second Year
3.4%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
590
Verbal
590
Average ACT
24
Math
22
English
23
Reading
25
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
4
AP Pass Rate
73%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

3
Test Scores
3
Equity
1
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
180:1

Student Diversity

Male
54.7%
Female
45.3%
Hispanic
63.8%
White
25.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
5.3%
Black
4.2%
Native American
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Montclair State University 660 Students
Rutgers University–New Brunswick 463 Students
Rutgers University - Newark 327 Students
Seton Hall University 291 Students
New York University 275 Students
New Jersey Institute of Technology 252 Students
William Paterson University of New Jersey 243 Students
Ramapo College of New Jersey 227 Students
Kean University 226 Students
Stevens Institute of Technology 150 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 225 Students
Psychology 154 Students
Business 152 Students
Nursing 135 Students
Computer Science 107 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 93 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 53 Students
Finance 51 Students
Political Science and Government 49 Students
Accounting 48 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 480 Reviews
4.0 Alum
7/29/2024
Overall great experience. Teachers were fantastic, always ready to help and made sure everyone understood the material before moving on. Lots of electives, clubs, and sports to choose from depending on your interests. The food was pretty good especially after the major cafeteria renovation.
4.0 Senior
3/28/2023
I loved just about everything from clifton high school, from the teachers and staff to the classroom experience and the environment i've always grew up in
4.0 Senior
1/6/2023
I am currently a Senior at the High School. The administration are very kind and helpful. The teachers are great and I feel like its easy to connect with the teachers there. There are many clubs that Clifton High offers so every student gets a chance to find something they are interested in. Clifton high has a great community of students. The students are always willing to help. Clifton high has guidance counselors that help from your first day of High School. Although I feel like the counselors can do a little more with getting the seniors prepared with colleges. They are great with helping you apply to colleges and getting your FAFSA started but they don't tell you about of different scholarships opportunities. For example the NJSTARS scholarship. I was not told about this scholarship even though I was eligible for it
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3.1 9 Reviews
5.0 parent
5/25/2025
Very good school my 4 children graduated and all went on to graduate college and get great jobs
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4.0 teacher
7/27/2023
Strong community at this school - but it is clear families need to be more involved and disciplinary action needs to be more consistent to prevent poor school behavior.
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5.0 parent
3/31/2021
It's the best public school in the area. My sons grades completely turned around when we moved to Clifton and he was even able to get a partial scholarship to college.
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1.0 other
2/15/2017
I used to live in Paterson, New Jersey and I was a student at Silk City Academy and I hated it. Then my family heard a lot of nice things about Clifton High School. So my family and I moved to Clifton, New Jersey and I transferred to Clifton High School and I thought it was gonna be better but it wa...
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