CLIFTON MIDDLE

CLIFTON MIDDLE is an intimate intermediate school in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by HOUSTON ISD. The school works with 363 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. CLIFTON MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CLIFTON MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). The remainder looks like 11% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CLIFTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CLIFTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is YES PREP - WHITE OAK, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLIFTON MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. CLIFTON MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 50% since 2018, when it stood at 723 (now 363). Black enrollment moved from 20% to 11% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the CLIFTON MIDDLE community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.