Clifton Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Clifton, Texas

Clifton Middle in Clifton, Texas enrolled 235 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 54-58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

241 students in 2022-23, 234 students in 2023-24, 235 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.3 to 20.0.

Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 23501002003002022-232412023-242342024-25235
Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 23501002003002022-232412023-242342024-25235
Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 23501002003002022-232412023-242342024-25235
Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 23501002003002022-232412023-242342024-25235
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324120.311.9
2023-2423420.611.3
2024-2523520.011.8

11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Clifton Middle 11.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 11.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Clifton Middle 11.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 11.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Clifton Middle 11.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 11.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Clifton Middle 11.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 11.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 240 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clifton Middle enrolled 240 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 240 of the 240 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.9% of students were White, 33.6% Hispanic, 3.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White57.9%
  2. Hispanic33.6%
  3. Black3.8%
  4. Two or more races3.8%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Clifton Middle scored proficient or above: 54-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254‑58%53‑57%52%
Math, 2022-2348%34‑38% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Clifton Middle

  1. Valley Mills Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 137 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Whitney MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 329 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Clifton Middle with Valley Mills Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Clifton ISD spends per student$13,160 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,160
  5. The largest public schools in TexasClifton Middle is the number 1,456 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,456 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.11.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Clifton Middle

  1. How many students attend Clifton Middle?
    235 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 241 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clifton, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clifton Middle?
    11.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clifton Middle a Title I school?
    Clifton Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clifton Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Clifton Middle scored proficient or above: 54-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Clifton Middle in?
    Clifton ISD, NCES district ID 4814400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481440000420 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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