North Cliff Elementary School

700 Floyd Street

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

7 Reviews

School District

Englewood Cliffs Public
Grade

PK, K-2
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:8
Type

public

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Submitted by parent on May 04, 2023

My daughter is currently enrolled at North Cliff and my son attended a few years ago before moving up to Upper School. I only have great things to say about this school. It provides a safe, nurturing and caring environment for students, and the teachers, administrators and staff are all excellent and extremely dedicated. Class sizes are small (12 in my daughter's class) and it truly feels like an upscale private school in terms of the individualized attention and quality of the education provided. There is a concerted effort to actively engage parents and caretakers, who are invited to visit and do interactive activities with the students. Last winter I made ginger-bread houses with my daughter's Frist Grade class and earlier this year I met with the class to share our experience and pictures from a family trip to Africa. The teachers were so kind and the children were very well behaved and filled with endless curiosity. I will also note that it is not a high-pressure environment and students are allowed to learn at their own pace, while maintaining the highest academic standards. This is truly one of the best public schools in the county (and perhaps also in the State) and I feel blessed that my children have had the privilege to attend. Keep up the good work!
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2020

all the front desk stuff and principal are in cordially working for students achievement
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2018

We question Jennifer Brower’s judgment as a superintendent of the school who makes decisions that affect the interest and well-being of students and do not believe she is fit for purpose. Jennifer insensibly kicked out our seven-year old child only 7 weeks prior to the end of the school year as we had to move out of the district in April, although we still own a house and pay tax in the district. We even had to pay $1,425 as non-resident tuition to the school just for the month of April only. Our daughter is forced out of North Cliff in May to attend another school for a short period in NJ and ultimately move again to another country in June (my husband got a new job in Europe and already left by himself several months ago. I remained in NJ just to avoid disruption in my daughter's learning process as well as to enable her to complete the academic school year at North Cliff). This will mean our daughter now have to attend 3 different schools just over a few months. This makes us think how detrimental this could ultimately be to our child’s psychology and damaging to her learning process? She already had to suffer from her father’s absence for months, and this additional forced school change only added unnecessary stress to her. Jennifer said there was nothing the district could do by law. However, a document written by Education Law Center (sponsored by New Jersey State Bar Foundation) states the district has the right to do so, but “any policies relating to such admission are adopted at board discretion”. In fact, the neighboring district Englewood seems to allow a student to attend the school if he/she moves away during the last trimester.Furthermore, the way Jennifer and Business Administrator Sue Anne handled the situation was extremely disappointing and not professional. Sue Anne was very aggressive and rude. We even felt harassed. Our daughter did not even have a chance to say good-bye to her teacher and classmates. She had to “disappear” all of a sudden from the class. We felt completely betrayed by these alleged educators. The district always asks the community for support (by means of fundraising, involvement, etc). The opposite doesn't seem to apply and a child's wellbeing remained ignored by the district.
Submitted by parent on March 28, 2017

This school is completely dependent upon which teacher you have. We had a fantastic kindergarten year, and a truly terrible first grade year. I pulled my child and we are home-schooling until she begins private school in the fall. The math curriculum is a mess. The new administration is struggling.
Submitted by parent on January 28, 2016

In 2015-2016, student body has increased, and the teachers are incapable of coping with the number of students. Superintendent left the school only after 2 years and after making many changes which are controversial. It will take a long time to sort out the problems.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2014

Like a private school. Teachers are very accommodating and understand student's unique needs. Happy with the progress that our child is making here. We moved our child from a private school after moving to this town and are very happy with the overall education at this school. Language immersion program (french, italian or spanish) in this elementary school is also unique and is an added benefit.
Submitted by parent on November 11, 2010

Teacher devotion at Northcliff School is Exemplary! The high quality of care given to individual students (especially those with special needs) is the best you can imagine. In addition, the school-wide programs that they offer are very well planned, educational, creative, and best of all, the kids LOVE them. These programs are entirely created and implemented by the teaching staff (using much of their own personal time) which makes Englewood Cliffs residents very lucky to have a staff of professional educators like this!