Clifton Public Schools - Clifton Board Of Education

The Clifton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clifton, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 17 schools had an enrollment of 10,992 students and 790.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 13.91:1.

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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools (K-5)

• School One (304 students)
  • Luca Puzzo, Principal
• School Two (434)
  • Jennifer Lucas, Principal
• School Three (295)
  • Linette Shyers, Principal
• School Four (161)
  • Jason Habedank, Principal
• School Five (370)
  • Dr. Francine R. Parker, Principal
• School Eight (219)
  • Nancy Latzoni, Principal
• School Nine (333)
  • Michele DeVita, Principal
• School Eleven (454)
  • Theresa Evans, Principal
• School 12 / Annex (602)
  • Maria Parham-Talley, Principal
• School Thirteen (464)
  • Marilyn Torley, Principal
• School Fourteen (331)
  • Paul Gaello, Principal
• School Fifteen (344)
  • Jennifer Montesano, Principal
• School Sixteen (195)
  • Michele Christadore, Principal
• School Seventeen (553)
  • Steven Anderson, Principal

Middle schools (6-8)

• Christopher Columbus Middle School (1,209)
  • Russell Petrocelli, Principal
• Woodrow Wilson Middle School (1,360)
  • Maria Romeo, Principal

High school (9-12)

• Clifton High School (3,364)
  • Anthony Orlando, Principal

The Clifton High School Mustangs compete in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL). Clifton High School's marching Band, "The Showband of the Northeast", is well-known internationally.

• Clifton High School Annex (3,364)
  • Susan E. Peters, Vice Principal

With more than 3,300 students enrolled, Clifton High School is 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. An additional overflow site, the Clifton High School Annex, was constructed at a cost of $17 million and opened in September 2009 to accommodate 540 of the school year's 850 incoming freshmen to alleviate overcrowding.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Richard Tardalo, Superintendent of Schools
• Karen L. Perkins, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

• Clifton Public Schools
• Clifton Public Schools's 2014â€"15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Clifton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

[[Category:School districts in Passaic County, New Jersey