Clifton Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Clifton Forge, Virginia

Clifton Middle in Clifton Forge, Virginia enrolled 594 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 44% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

413 students in 2022-23, 622 students in 2023-24, 594 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.5 to 43.0.

Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-234132023-246222024-25594
Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-234132023-246222024-25594
Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-234132023-246222024-25594
Students enrolled at Clifton Middle by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-234132023-246222024-25594
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341337.511.0
2023-2462244.514.0
2024-2559443.013.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Clifton Middle 13.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 13.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Clifton Middle 13.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 13.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Clifton Middle 13.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 13.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Clifton Middle 13.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClifton Middle 13.8state median 13.1U.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 207 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clifton Middle enrolled 413 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 207 of the 413 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent33.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.1% of students were White, 7.4% Black, 6.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.1%
  2. Black7.4%
  3. Two or more races6.9%
  4. Hispanic4.2%
  5. Asian0.3%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Clifton Middle scored proficient or above: 52% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math52%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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. Maury River MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 24 miles away: 481 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
  2. Lylburn Downing MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 24 miles away: 187 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
  3. Compare Clifton Middle with Maury River MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alleghany Highlands Public Schools spends per student$14,827 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,827
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaClifton Middle is the number 218 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#218 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.13.8:1
  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?
    594 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 413 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clifton Forge, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clifton Middle?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clifton Middle a Title I school?
    Clifton Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clifton Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Clifton Middle scored proficient or above: 52% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Clifton Middle in?
    Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100152. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510015201888 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, 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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