EAST CLIFF EL

EAST CLIFF EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in PORTLAND, Texas, overseen by GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 474 students spanning grades 1 through 5.

EAST CLIFF EL is one of 7 schools operated by GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, a district that hosts 5,024 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAST CLIFF EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 45% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EAST CLIFF EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below San Patricio County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EAST CLIFF EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 57.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Patricio County put the typical household earns roughly $69,704 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, San Patricio County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students), of which EAST CLIFF EL is one.

CLARK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around EAST CLIFF EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST CLIFF EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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