Bluff Elementary School
1421 South Bluff Blvd
Clinton IA, 52732, Clinton County
Phone: 563-242-1606
Ranking: 
(409 out of 696, bottom 41%)*
(409 out of 696, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Clinton Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 418 | 433 | 410 | 390 | 419 | 507 | 534 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 9.6% | 20 | 4.6% | 26 | 6.3% | NA | NA | 23 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.5% | 30 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 16.0% | 82 | 18.9% | 60 | 14.6% | 69 | 17.7% | 60 | 14.3% | 87 | 17.2% | 81 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 17.7% | 64 | 14.8% | 70 | 17.1% | 65 | 16.7% | 64 | 15.3% | 66 | 13.0% | 84 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 13.4% | 73 | 16.9% | 64 | 15.6% | 68 | 17.4% | 71 | 16.9% | 78 | 15.4% | 76 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 15.1% | 65 | 15.0% | 65 | 15.9% | 63 | 16.2% | 70 | 16.7% | 69 | 13.6% | 86 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 14.1% | 64 | 14.8% | 62 | 15.1% | 66 | 16.9% | 55 | 13.1% | 87 | 17.2% | 94 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 14.1% | 65 | 15.0% | 63 | 15.4% | 59 | 15.1% | 76 | 18.1% | 87 | 17.2% | 83 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 231 | 55.3% | 234 | 54.0% | 224 | 54.6% | 201 | 51.5% | 232 | 55.4% | 269 | 53.1% | 285 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 187 | 44.7% | 199 | 46.0% | 186 | 45.4% | 189 | 48.5% | 187 | 44.6% | 230 | 45.4% | 245 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 9.3% | 46 | 10.6% | 42 | 10.2% | 33 | 8.5% | 34 | 8.1% | 36 | 7.1% | 39 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 36 | 8.6% | 33 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.4% | 34 | 8.1% | 63 | 12.4% | 66 | 12.4% |
| White: | 312 | 74.6% | 330 | 76.2% | 322 | 78.5% | 315 | 80.8% | 324 | 77.3% | 405 | 79.9% | 424 | 79.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 7.4% | 24 | 5.5% | 21 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.4% | 25 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 66.7% | 277 | 64.0% | 247 | 60.2% | 242 | 62.1% | 268 | 64.0% | 296 | 58.4% | 315 | 59.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.6% | 33 | 7.6% | 30 | 7.3% | 38 | 9.7% | 41 | 9.8% | 60 | 11.8% | 57 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.94 | 12.82 | 12.06 | 12.19 | 9.82 | 11.60 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.19% | 81.35% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 84.30% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.19% | 83.27% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 87.39% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.58% | 77.17% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 78.91% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.92% | 76.38% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 79.38% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 75.81% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 74.80% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 79.84% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 79.20% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.3% | 84.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.7% | 15.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% | 24.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% | 75.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,618.0 | $38,855.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,008.0 | $30,616.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,847.0 | $41,520.0 |
* Bluff Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.