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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD·NCES 482178002198
East Cliff Elementary School
1140 BROADWAY, PORTLAND, TX 78374 · (361) 777-4255 · San Patricio County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
197 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (86) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 33.0% | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 35.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 East Cliff Elementary School
East Cliff Elementary School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cliff Elementary School this school | 474 | 41.6% | 60.1% |
| Village Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 486 | 42.6% | 45.1% |
| Ft Concho Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 447 | 38.7% | 72.8% |
| Bonham Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 571 | 42.4% | 37.3% |
| Lily B Clayton Elementary School FORT WORTH | 476 | 39.3% | 56.1% |
| Vickers Elementary School VICTORIA | 510 | 46.3% | 56.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 East Cliff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In San Patricio County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #760 of 4,401 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #701 of 4,466 ▲ 5 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #883 of 4,466 ▼ 92 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,870 of 3,998 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #2,781 of 4,938 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,167 of 4,622 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #1,556 of 4,628 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #3,887 of 4,789 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #1,817 of 2,838 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
474
-86 (-15%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 37.8 | 15.7:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 38% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 36% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 34.3 | 15.8:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 12% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Cliff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (541 to 474); teachers up 2% (34.3 to 35).
About East Cliff Elementary School
East Cliff Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, located in PORTLAND, Texas. It covers grades 1 through 5, with a total enrollment of 474 students.
The district, GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, operates 7 schools serving 5,024 students.
East Cliff Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 46%. Other students are 45% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Patricio County residents are about 57% Hispanic. East Cliff Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.5:1 comes from the school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 42% of students at East Cliff Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 63% average for public schools in San Patricio County is 21 points higher.
East Cliff Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Cliff Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.1% and a predicted 55.9%.
Within San Patricio County, median household income is about $69,704, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of San Patricio County number 33 and enroll about 13,920.
Clark Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. East Cliff Elementary School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for East Cliff Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, East Cliff Elementary School went from 560 students to 474. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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San Patricio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,181
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD
- Gregory-Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Gregory-Portland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,148 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 529 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in PORTLAND
- Gregory-Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Gregory-Portland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,148 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 529 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Clark Elementary School0.8 mi · 457
- Gregory-Portland Middle School1.0 mi · 1,148
- Gregory-Portland High School1.4 mi · 1,511
- Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 529
- Austin Elementary School2.4 mi · 375
- Andrews Elementary School2.6 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About East Cliff Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Cliff Elementary School?
East Cliff Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does East Cliff Elementary School serve?
East Cliff Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does East Cliff Elementary School have?
East Cliff Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is East Cliff Elementary School?
East Cliff Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 46% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is East Cliff Elementary School in?
East Cliff Elementary School is part of GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD.
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