Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 188 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER CITY·NCES 350243000559
CLIFF ELEMENTARY
622 STATE HWY 211, CLIFF, NM 88028 · (575) 535-2051 · Grant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of New Mexico 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.
- ABeats 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 New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
92 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
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 | 6 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 12% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 55% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
50.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 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 CLIFF ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFF ELEMENTARY this school | 92 | 100.0% | 50.8% |
| MELROSE ELEMENTARY MELROSE | 120 | 98.3% | 58.1% |
| RED RIVER VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL RED RIVER | 84 | 100.0% | N/A |
| QUEMADO ELEMENTARY QUEMADO | 73 | 100.0% | N/A |
| SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE ROSWELL | 196 | 100.0% | 70.5% |
| EAGLE NEST ELEMENTARY EAGLE NEST | 72 | 100.0% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico 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 CLIFF ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #420 of 490 | #8 of 10 |
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
92
-32 (-26%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 92 | 9.3 | 9.9:1 | 100% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 11.5 | 8.8:1 | 24% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 14.5 | 7.6:1 | 100% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 8 | 15.5:1 | 100% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 10.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | 81% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 8 | 14.8:1 | 62% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 58% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 10 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLIFF ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (121 to 92); teachers down 14% (10.8 to 9.3).
About CLIFF ELEMENTARY
CLIFF ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school, is located in CLIFF, New Mexico. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 92 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students.
SILVER CITY serves 2,100 students across 9 schools.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at CLIFF ELEMENTARY. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Grant County is about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at CLIFF ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
CLIFF ELEMENTARY's 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for CLIFF ELEMENTARY is A-. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
CLIFF ELEMENTARY is a top-10% school in New Mexico on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.4% with an actual 50.8%.
Among Grant County residents, median household income is about $44,958, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. CLIFF ELEMENTARY is one of 16 public schools in Grant County, which together enroll about 3,240 students.
Nearest public school: CLIFF HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. CLIFF ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 50.8% compares with 47.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 124 to 92. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.5:1 to 9.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at CLIFF ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,775
Census ACS
Median income
$44,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SILVER CITY
- SILVER HIGHHigh · 618 students
- HARRISON SCHMITT ELEMENTARYElementary · 337 students
- G.W.STOUT ELEMENTARYElementary · 334 students
- LA PLATA MIDDLEMiddle · 259 students
- JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 199 students
- SIXTH STREET ELEMENTARYElementary · 123 students
Nearby schools
- CLIFF HIGH0.0 mi · 95
- SILVER SCHOLARS ACADEMY23.0 mi · 43
- JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY23.0 mi · 199
- LA PLATA MIDDLE23.1 mi · 259
- ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER23.1 mi · 201
- SILVER HIGH23.1 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About CLIFF ELEMENTARYHow large is CLIFF ELEMENTARY?
CLIFF ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 92 students in grades PK-06.
Is CLIFF ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CLIFF ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at CLIFF ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at CLIFF ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at CLIFF ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CLIFF ELEMENTARY are roughly 72% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is CLIFF ELEMENTARY in?
CLIFF ELEMENTARY is part of SILVER CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.