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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
92
-29 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.2:1
% White
72%
was 84%
% Hispanic
25%
was 11%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CLIFF ELEMENTARY
CLIFF ELEMENTARY, a rural-scale elementary-level community in CLIFF, New Mexico, part of SILVER CITY, educates 92 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 68% leaner than the state mean of about 287.
Within SILVER CITY, which oversees 9 schools and 2,100 students, CLIFF ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
Demographically, CLIFF ELEMENTARY shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Grant County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting CLIFF ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLIFF ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of New Mexico schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.4%; actual is 50.8%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, Grant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $44,958 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Grant County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students), of which CLIFF ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: CLIFF HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLIFF ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.1%.
CLIFF ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLIFF ELEMENTARY has fell 24%, going from 121 students in 2018 to 92 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.
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