Is Clifton-Fine Elementary School a good school?

Clifton-Fine Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Clifton-Fine Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 139 students attended Clifton-Fine Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Clifton-Fine Elementary School?

Students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School are 93% White, 4% American Indian, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clifton-Fine Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clifton-Fine Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School

Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Summary:

Clifton-Fine Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Star Lake, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 129 students. The school is part of the Clifton-Fine Central School District, which is ranked 694 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clifton-Fine Elementary School consistently performs below the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 14.29% to 22.22%, compared to the state average of 42.6% to 47.05%. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 13.33% to 33.33%, compared to the state average of 48.93% to 58.03%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high spending per student, the school's performance has been declining over the years.

In comparison, the nearby Edwards-Knox Elementary School and Harrisville Elementary School, while not performing at the top of the state, generally outperform Clifton-Fine Elementary School in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. Clifton-Fine Elementary School also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.24% to 62.59% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

11 Hall Ave
Star Lake, NY 13690-0075

(315) 848-3333

District: Clifton-Fine Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2269^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,228

Students who attend Clifton-Fine Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 139

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

American Indian:

4.3%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clifton-Fine Elementary School ranks worse than 92.8% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.04. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.8%), American Indian (4.3%), Hispanic (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clifton-Fine Elementary School is 11.1. (See more...)

Compare Clifton-Fine Elementary School employs 12.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clifton-Fine Elementary School is $15,228.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clifton-Fine Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clifton-Fine Elementary School 2269^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Clifton-Fine Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Clifton-Fine Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clifton-Fine Central School District 694^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clifton-Fine Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	62.78	1011^th	2206	54.2%
2007	66.57	878^th	2219	60.4%
2008	67.61	834^th	2227	62.6%
2009	76.62	418^th	2257	81.5%
2010	56.46	1128^th	2263	50.2%
2011	51.63	1231^st	2286	46.2%
2012	53.21	1232^nd	2320	46.9%
2013	25.66	1835^th	2325	21.1%
2014	33.69	1627^th	2345	30.6%
2015	31.60	1666^th	2352	29.2%
2016	32.96	1655^th	2366	30.1%
2017	33.23	1633^rd	2386	31.6%
2018	24.30	1928^th	2395	19.5%
2019	39.11	1447^th	2413	40.0%
2021	37.00	1438^th	2201	34.7%
2022	23.20	1960^th	2434	19.5%
2023	16.43	2138^th	2439	12.3%
2024	13.04	2269^th	2445	7.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.23	1758^th	1941	9.4%
2019	33.71	1206^th	1859	35.1%
2023	41.66	1020^th	2016	49.4%
2024	24.08	1804^th	2110	14.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.67	1193^rd	2045	41.7%
2019	43.41	1072^nd	2032	47.2%
2021	35.63	1139^th	1678	32.1%
2022	22.15	1809^th	2099	13.8%
2023	18.15	1839^th	2041	9.9%
2024	18.48	1870^th	2078	10.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.20	1727^th	2338	26.1%
2019	45.34	1268^th	2357	46.2%
2021	51.13	944^th	1955	51.7%
2022	24.20	1924^th	2401	19.9%
2023	16.00	2156^th	2403	10.3%
2024	16.90	2169^th	2413	10.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.59	1982^nd	2340	15.3%
2019	31.82	1666^th	2358	29.3%
2021	25.13	1564^th	1961	20.2%
2022	24.27	1931^st	2400	19.5%
2023	16.33	2140^th	2400	10.8%
2024	13.30	2240^th	2411	7.1%

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Rank History for White students at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	26.27	974^th	1224	20.4%
2022	34.44	971^st	1399	30.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Clifton-Fine Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	361	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
1990	378	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1991	345	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	36	383
1992	348	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1993	326	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1994	306	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1995	284	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1996	284	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1997	269	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
1998	257	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1999	227	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
2000	217	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
2001	214	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
2002	207	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	207
2003	207	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	207
2004	224	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
2005	216	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
2006	156	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	160
2007	159	3	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	166
2008	153	3	6	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	164
2009	159	4	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	167
2010	151	3	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	159
2011	164	8	2	2	1	0	0	0	177
2012	176	11	3	4	1	0	0	0	195
2013	178	7	2	9	1	0	0	0	197
2014	173	5	1	7	1	0	2	0	189
2015	158	6	2	14	1	0	1	0	182
2016	156	2	4	7	2	0	3	0	174
2017	153	3	4	6	4	0	2	0	172
2018	156	3	4	9	2	0	5	0	179
2019	149	3	4	4	2	0	5	0	167
2020	140	3	3	3	1	0	5	0	155
2021	126	3	4	2	0	0	4	0	139
2022	127	1	3	2	0	0	3	0	136
2023	117	0	2	1	5	0	4	0	129
2024	129	0	0	2	6	0	2	0	139

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clifton-Fine Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	363	25.4	14.2	n/a
1990	380	25.9	14.6	n/a
1991	383	24.4	15.6	n/a
1992	351	24.4	14.3	n/a
1993	326	22.0	14.8	n/a
1994	309	22.0	14.0	40.1
1995	284	20.0	14.2	44
1996	284	20.0	14.2	44
1997	269	20.0	13.5	44.6
1998	259	20.0	13.0	37.5
1999	228	20.0	11.4	37.7
2000	218	15.5	14.1	50.5
2001	215	18.0	11.9	57.7
2002	207	21.0	9.9	60.4
2003	207	21.0	9.9	60.4
2004	224	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	218	20.1	10.8	59.2
2006	160	16.0	10.0	69.4
2007	166	15.1	11.0	69.9
2008	164	14.0	11.7	65.9
2009	167	13.0	12.8	60.5
2010	159	14.0	11.3	73
2011	177	15.7	11.2	68.9
2012	195	16.0	12.1	79
2013	197	16.0	12.3	82.7
2014	189	16.0	11.8	75.1
2015	182	14.0	13.0	73.6
2016	174	13.0	13.3	70.1
2017	172	11.9	14.3	75
2018	179	14.3	12.5	75.4
2019	167	15.5	10.7	65.3
2020	155	22.0	7.0	65.8
2021	139	14.9	9.3	62.6
2022	136	13.2	10.2	61.8
2023	129	10.1	12.6	61.2
2024	139	12.4	11.1	54

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clifton-Fine Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	363	25.4	14.2	n/a
1990	380	25.9	14.6	n/a
1991	383	24.4	15.6	n/a
1992	351	24.4	14.3	n/a
1993	326	22.0	14.8	n/a
1994	309	22.0	14.0	40.1
1995	284	20.0	14.2	44
1996	284	20.0	14.2	44
1997	269	20.0	13.5	44.6
1998	259	20.0	13.0	37.5
1999	228	20.0	11.4	37.7
2000	218	15.5	14.1	50.5
2001	215	18.0	11.9	57.7
2002	207	21.0	9.9	60.4
2003	207	21.0	9.9	60.4
2004	224	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	218	20.1	10.8	59.2
2006	160	16.0	10.0	69.4
2007	166	15.1	11.0	69.9
2008	164	14.0	11.7	65.9
2009	167	13.0	12.8	60.5
2010	159	14.0	11.3	73
2011	177	15.7	11.2	68.9
2012	195	16.0	12.1	79
2013	197	16.0	12.3	82.7
2014	189	16.0	11.8	75.1
2015	182	14.0	13.0	73.6
2016	174	13.0	13.3	70.1
2017	172	11.9	14.3	75
2018	179	14.3	12.5	75.4
2019	167	15.5	10.7	65.3
2020	155	22.0	7.0	65.8
2021	139	14.9	9.3	62.6
2022	136	13.2	10.2	61.8
2023	129	10.1	12.6	61.2
2024	139	12.4	11.1	54

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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