Clifton High School has great programs, activities and teachers!
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Posted by a parent on 09/23/09
As a current all AP/Honors student, coming from a prestigious high school near Boston, MA, this school is showing me it's ability to challenge me, encourage me, and excite me. I would never expect this from a public school, but the AP staff (especially American History 1) shows me this school's skills.
... Read more There are many clubs and activities to have fun afterschool, and to join for a good college resume. However, all of this school's other classes are overcrowded, and do not offer students proper attention. The school offers remedial sessions which are inadequate to help students. The teachers are also known to be slack in class, and have an infamous attendance record. Another bad aspect is the punishments given out. A student not wearing an ID card must stay in detention for 4 hours. If someone curses out their teacher, they get the same punishment. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/17/08
I am an alumnus from the class of 2005. CHS was very beneficial to me. It allowed me to grow as an individual. I was exposed to a diverse population. I was encouraged to take part in a variety of extracurriculars and the teachers I had were genuine and knowledgeable. My graduating class was large, but
... Read more I made numerous friends that I still keep in contact with today. There are overcrowding and parking issues, but security has improved since the police station was instated, though the IDs are not that effective. One can complain about the school, but it is what the student puts into the establishment that will dictate what he or she will learn from it. There were were many college prep, honors, and AP courses offered there that my college peers never had prior to matriculating here. Read less
Posted by a former student on 04/18/07
I moved to Clifton a bit over two years ago. My child is in preschool but my brother graduated from CHS this year. Clifton is a great school district, but I was surprised and disappointed to find out there was only one High School and how overcrowded it was. Teachers, academics can all be great, but
... Read more I believe there are many issues that fall threw the cracks and not enough attention to the student's individual needs. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/29/06
clifton high is a very good school. Many very smart kids attend this school with no problem. i am a student at this school and although the crowdedness is a problem its something that our vp's and principle are trying their hardest to fix. i find that i am getting a wonderful education a chs. the diversity
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Posted by a student on 06/27/06
Excellent school with great resources, however if your student is shy they may get lost in the school for it is very big.
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Posted by a parent on 06/05/06
i attended this school from 1991-1995. my sister just recently graduated in 2005. there have been complaints about severe overcrowding at this school both when i was attending and now. they added another wing to the school about 2 or 3 years ago (making the total number of 3 floor buildings 4) and
... Read more it helped the problem somewhat, but there is still overcrowding there. also by adding the other building it took away a lot of the student parking lot so that is a concern because most, if not all, of the street parking in the surrounding area is permit only. the city of clifton is now going through a debate on where to add another school with grades 6-9 to alleviate the overcrowding issue. as of today (may 2006) a decision has not been made. Read less
Posted by a former student on 05/27/06
good school - a lot of good teachers - need more discipline
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Posted by a parent on 05/25/06
The school is more concerned with weeding the 'bad kids' out and forcing them to leave than worrying about education. Way too overcrowded and the drop out rate is intense.
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Posted by a parent on 04/18/06
Way too overcrowded not the education that I want for my daughters.
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Clifton schools — Clifton High School is located at 333 Colfax Ave, Clifton NJ 07013. 333 Colfax Ave is in the 07013 ZIP code in Clifton, NJ The school district for Clifton High School is the Clifton School District. Clifton High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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