Enrollment
112
High
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360771000553
CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
11 HALL AVE, STAR LAKE, NY 13690 · (315) 848-3333 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
71 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 72% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.5%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 58.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New York 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 New York'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-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 112 | 63.4% | 54.2% |
| WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTFIELD | 133 | 60.2% | 59.2% |
| GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GILBERTSVILLE | 138 | 53.6% | 41.2% |
| HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAMMONDSPORT | 193 | 55.4% | 68.8% |
| HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HARRISVILLE | 164 | 52.4% | 69.4% |
| SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOL SPENCER | 234 | 61.1% | 72.8% |
Matched among New York high 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-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #660 of 1,135 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #396 of 1,109 ▲ 132 | #5 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #883 of 1,135 ▼ 29 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #1,166 of 1,216 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #576 of 1,167 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
112
-17 (-13%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 112 | 20.8 | 5.4:1 | 63% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 19.4 | 6.3:1 | 68% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 19 | 6.5:1 | 70% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 16 | 8.1:1 | 69% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 14 | 9.8:1 | 63% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 55% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 19 | 9.2:1 | 66% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 24 | 8.9:1 | 46% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 25 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
At 11 HALL AVE in STAR LAKE, New York, CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small high school. The school counts 112 students across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.
District-wide, CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2 schools and 245 students.
Federal enrollment data show CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 89% White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% Asian. That is close to the 92% White share among all St. Lawrence County residents. CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 20.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 5.4:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 5.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in St. Lawrence County average 45%.
The allk12 Grade for CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is +2.5 points: 54.2% actual, 51.7% predicted.
St. Lawrence County has these Census figures: the median household income is $62,850, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, St. Lawrence County has 40 public schools and roughly 13,653 students.
The closest public school to CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is CLIFTON-FINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Nearby schools with test data average 43.2% proficiency; CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 54.2%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 8.1:1 to 5.4:1.
Community posts for CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLIFTON-FINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 133 students
Nearby schools
- CLIFTON-FINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 133
- HARRISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 148
- HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 164
- EDWARDS-KNOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.8 mi · 289
- EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL15.8 mi · 205
- GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL23.8 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 5.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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