Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Clifton ISD: B

Total students

484

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Clifton ISD: 15 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Clifton ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 90%

Clifton Elementary School is an elementary school in Clifton, TX, in the Clifton ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 484 students. 51.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,032, which is $8,855 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cliftonisd.org

Address

1000 Key Ave
Clifton, TX 76634-2107

Office phone number

(254) 675-1875

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Clifton Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

484

African American

6 (1.2%)

Clifton ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Clifton ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

189 (39%)

Clifton ISD: 37.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Clifton ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

255 (52.7%)

Clifton ISD: 54.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

30 (6.2%)

Clifton ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

39.0%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

52.7%

Two or more races

6.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

51.9 %

Clifton ISD: 43.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

66.1 %

Clifton ISD: 62%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.4 %

Clifton ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

51.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

66.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11.4 %

Clifton ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.7 %

Clifton ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

19.8 %

Clifton ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.4%

Gifted and talented

2.7%

Special education

19.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Clifton ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Clifton ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Clifton ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Clifton ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

0.5 %

Clifton ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Clifton ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Clifton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

0.7 %

Clifton ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Clifton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0.5 %

Clifton ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Clifton ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

35.2

African American

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (2.8%)

Clifton ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

34.2 (97.2%)

Clifton ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Clifton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

29.3 (83.3%)

Clifton ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (14.3%)

Clifton ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.8 (2.4%)

Clifton ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.8

Clifton ISD: 12.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Clifton ISD: 15 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,032

Clifton ISD: $53,770

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$37,020

Clifton ISD: $44,188

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,892

Clifton ISD: $41,301

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,822

Clifton ISD: $49,721

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,620

Clifton ISD: $59,030

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,369

Clifton ISD: $64,428

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,840

Clifton ISD: $61,014

Statewide: $71,111

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