Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3

Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is an one-room-style K-5 school in Clifton, Kansas, one of the schools within Clifton-Clyde. The school enrolls 90 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 313.

Clifton-Clyde runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 310 students. Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Washington County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,482 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,079 students), Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 is one campus in the mix.

Clifton-Clyde Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 has stayed largely flat, going from 90 students in 2018 to 90 in 2025.

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