CLIFTON MIDDLE

CLIFTON MIDDLE operates as a tiny intermediate school in CLIFTON, Texas, part of CLIFTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 235 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

CLIFTON MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by CLIFTON ISD, a district that serves 1,001 students overall.

On demographics, CLIFTON MIDDLE lists that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest reads as 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting CLIFTON MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bosque County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CLIFTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

In the area at large, Bosque County reports that median household income runs about $68,914, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Bosque County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,462 students), CLIFTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CLIFTON H S, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CLIFTON MIDDLE comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

CLIFTON MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. CLIFTON MIDDLE's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 214 (now 235).

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