Clifford Elementary

Clifford Elementary operates as a well-populated elementary school in Redwood City, California, one of the schools within Redwood City Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 698 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Redwood City Elementary comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,378 students; Clifford Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Clifford Elementary shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 37% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Clifford Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Clifford Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clifford Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Mateo County put median household earnings sit near $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Clifford Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

Nearest neighbor: White Oaks Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clifford Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 77.4%.

Clifford Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clifford Elementary has grew 20%, going from 581 students in 2018 to 698 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 45% to 37%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.