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ZIP 07012 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 07012
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 07012 (Clifton, NJ) is associated with Clifton City School District (LEA 3403300) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine about 1.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Clifton City School District
LEA ID
3403300
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine1.0 miles (1.7 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield1.2 miles (1.9 km)2yr-private
- Montclair State University2.1 miles (3.5 km)4yr-public
- American Institute-Clifton2.3 miles (3.8 km)2yr-private
- Eastwick College-Nutley2.7 miles (4.4 km)2yr-private
- Felician University3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley College-Woodland Park3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine4.3 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- Passaic County Community College4.9 miles (7.8 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro5.1 miles (8.2 km)2yr-private
- Jersey College5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-private
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- Caldwell University6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
- Best Care College6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-private
- Eastwick College-Hackensack6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- William Paterson University of New Jersey7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-public
- New Jersey Institute of Technology7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-public
- Rutgers University-Newark7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
- Pillar College7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- Essex County College7.7 miles (12.3 km)2yr-public
- Bergen Community College8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-public
- Seton Hall University8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
- Eastern International College-Jersey City9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Peter's University9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Hudson County Community College9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-public
- Stevens Institute of Technology10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- New Jersey City University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-public
- Bank Street College of Education10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- The Juilliard School10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- Barnard College10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- The Ailey School10.7 miles (17.2 km)2yr-private
- Manhattan School of Music10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- New York Theological Seminary10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Columbia University in the City of New York10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- Digital Film Academy10.8 miles (17.3 km)2yr-private
- Teachers College at Columbia University10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- Mandl School-The College of Allied Health10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-private
- Ace Institute of Technology10.9 miles (17.6 km)2yr-private
- Circle in the Square Theatre School10.9 miles (17.6 km)2yr-private
- Atlantic Acting School11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-private
- Touro University11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service11.1 miles (17.8 km)2yr-private
- Fashion Institute of Technology11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-public
- Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
- Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-private
- CUNY City College11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-public
- Boricua College11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
- SUNY College of Optometry11.3 miles (18.3 km)4yr-public
- HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- LIM College11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley College-New York11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-public
- The New School11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- DeVry College of New York11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Hunter College11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public
- Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- New York School of Interior Design11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Helene Fuld College of Nursing11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- Marymount Manhattan College11.8 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- New York University11.8 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College11.8 miles (19.1 km)2yr-public
- CUNY System Office11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-public
- New York College of Podiatric Medicine11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-public
- Healthcare Training Institute11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-private
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- IE New York College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- School of Visual Arts12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater12.0 miles (19.3 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva University12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- New York Law School12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- New York Academy of Art12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology12.2 miles (19.6 km)2yr-private
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- The Rockefeller University12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- Kean University12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-public
- CUNY Hostos Community College12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-public
- Relay Graduate School of Education12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
- Pace University12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Bronx Community College13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-public
- CUNY School of Law13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Monroe University13.6 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School #9 | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| LEARNING CTR-EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| THE LEARNING CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| School #14 | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| School #13 | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Oak View Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| BAIS YAAKOV OF CLIFTON | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| CLIFTON CHEDER, INC. | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15 | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| THE MEADOW'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| YBH OF PASSAIC-HILLEL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| NEW HOPE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| NEW HOPE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Spring Garden School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| RAINBOW MONTESSORI INC | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| BAIS YAAKOV MACHON ORA | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| YESHIVA KTANA OF PASSAIC BOYS' | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Clifton High School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Brookdale Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| School #15 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| School #16 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Passaic Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Mario Drago School No. 3 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| LOOKING GLASS CHILDREN'S CENTER | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| MESIVTA OF CLIFTON | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| School #2 | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Yantacaw School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Northeast Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Passaic High School No. 12 | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| School #3 | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| MESIVTA TORAS MAIER | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7 | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Demarest Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Radcliffe School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| LIGHTBRIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| School #8 | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| John H. Walker Middle School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Passaic Arts and Science Charter School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Bloomfield Middle School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| BRIGHT START ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Nutley High School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST PHILIP PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Bradford Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| LACORDAIRE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| THE MAGICAL PALACE OF KNOWLEDGE | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| NJEDDA HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| ABUNDANT LIFE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| School #17 | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Christopher Columbus Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Buzz Aldrin Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| ST NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST CASSIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Hope Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| McKenzie School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| School #1 | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| School #12 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Union School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| JIN-A CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| NJEDDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Etta Gero School No. 9 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Muhammad Ali School Number 23 | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| THE PHOENIX CENTER | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Washington School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Forest Avenue School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| School #4 | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Watchung Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| School #11 | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Wallington Junior Senior High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Memorial School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| MAARIF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Jefferson School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Washington School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Rutherford High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln School #6 | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Franklin School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Edgemont Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 07012
What school district is ZIP code 07012 in?
ZIP 07012 (Clifton, NJ) maps to Clifton City School District (LEA ID 3403300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 07012?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 07012 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 07012 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 43.8% |
| High school | 24.3% |
| Less than HS | 7.1% |
| School district | Clifton City School District |