Enrollment
90
Elementary
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON-CLYDE·NCES 200495000099
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3
120 N Cloud, Clifton, KS 66937 · (785) 455-3319 · Washington County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
35 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clifton-Clyde. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
83.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
61.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.3% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 45.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 this school | 90 | 38.9% | 57.9% |
| South Haven Elem South Haven | 100 | 38.0% | 35.6% |
| Cunningham Elem Cunningham | 109 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Norwich Elementary School Norwich | 108 | 41.7% | 46.7% |
| Axtell Elementary School Axtell | 113 | 38.1% | 46.7% |
| Sharon Springs Elem Sharon Springs | 108 | 39.8% | 59.2% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #662 of 714 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
90
-6 (-6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90 | 8.8 | 10.2:1 | 39% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 7.3 | 13.0:1 | 34% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 8.8 | 10.7:1 | 45% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 10 | 9.6:1 | 43% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 8.2 | 11.0:1 | 34% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 10 | 9.4:1 | 38% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 6 | 21.8:1 | 39% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 7 | 11.7:1 | 50% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 80 | 7 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (90 to 90); teachers up 7% (8.2 to 8.8).
About Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is one of the public schools in Clifton, Kansas. It is a small elementary school. School enrollment was 90 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 3. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 71% smaller than that.
The 3 schools of Clifton-Clyde, including Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3, enroll 310 students.
About 94% of the student body at Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is White. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. The White share in Washington County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 8.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.2:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 37%.
allk12 grades Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.9%, compared with a predicted 43.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Washington County, the median household income is $65,482, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 8 public schools in Washington County, enrolling about 1,079 students in all.
The shortest distance from Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Clifton-Clyde Middle School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 declined 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 96 to 90 students.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,533
Census ACS
Median income
$65,482
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clifton-Clyde
- Clifton-Clyde Middle SchoolMiddle · 116 students
- Clifton-Clyde Sr HighHigh · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Clifton-Clyde Middle School0.2 mi · 116
- Clifton-Clyde Sr High6.9 mi · 104
- Linn Elem13.1 mi · 161
- Linn High13.2 mi · 66
- Clay Center Community Middle15.3 mi · 226
- Clay Center Community High15.4 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3How large is Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3?
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 enrolls approximately 90 students in grades PK-03.
Is Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 have?
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3?
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 in?
Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is part of Clifton-Clyde.
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