Other / mixed grade configuration · Cliffwood, NJ

Cliffwood Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Cliffwood Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340975003968
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👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cliffwood Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
11.2:1
students per teacher
29.7%
free-lunch eligible
358
students enrolled

Cliffwood Elementary School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

School address

Cliffwood, NJ 07721
District: Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 340975003968 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+9 students YoY

Cliffwood Elementary School held near 369 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+9 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 32.3 → 35.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+9 students YoY 340975003968 · Cliffwood, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

358 enr · 11.2:1 · 29.7% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Matawan Regional High School (1,038 students)

Cliffwood Elementary School held near 369 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+9 headcount). Teacher FTE added 32.3 → 35.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Cliffwood Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cliffwood Elementary School reports 358 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cliffwood Elementary School compares

Cliffwood Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.2:1 ▼ 5% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.7% ▲ 0% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 358 top 63% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
358
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.7%
free-lunch eligible - 0% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 47% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$24,929
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 358 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 45.3%
Hispanic or Latino 26.3%
African American 14.8%
Asian 7.8%
Two or More 5.9%

Largest group: White at 45.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.4, Cliffwood Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District reports $24,929 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cliffwood Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Matawan Regional High School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lloyd Road Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Strathmore Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ravine Drive Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cliffwood Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~358 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Cliffwood Elementary School

How many students attend Cliffwood Elementary School?

Cliffwood Elementary School has 358 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cliffwood, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 360 (2022-23) → 369 (2023-24), nearly flat (+9).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cliffwood Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cliffwood Elementary School is 11.2:1, which is 5% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cliffwood Elementary School?

29.7% of students at Cliffwood Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cliffwood Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Cliffwood Elementary School is White at 45.3% of enrollment, in Cliffwood, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cliffwood Elementary School?

Cliffwood Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District?

Besides Cliffwood Elementary School, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District also operates Matawan Regional High School (1,038 students), Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School (835 students), and Lloyd Road Elementary School (519 students). See the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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