Cliffside Elementary School
4016 Us Hwy 221a
Cliffside NC, 28024, Rutherford County
Phone: 828-657-6004
Ranking: 
(878 out of 1,874, top 47%)*
(878 out of 1,874, top 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rutherford County Schools
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: | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 355 | 378 | 386 | 395 | 409 | 424 | 451 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 16.6% | 72 | 19.0% | 61 | 15.8% | 58 | 14.7% | 59 | 14.4% | 67 | 15.8% | 84 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 18.3% | 49 | 13.0% | 51 | 13.2% | 61 | 15.4% | 70 | 17.1% | 81 | 19.1% | 74 | 16.4% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 15.8% | 55 | 14.6% | 62 | 16.1% | 67 | 17.0% | 76 | 18.6% | 70 | 16.5% | 82 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 15.8% | 60 | 15.9% | 65 | 16.8% | 73 | 18.5% | 72 | 17.6% | 72 | 17.0% | 72 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 15.8% | 61 | 16.1% | 76 | 19.7% | 66 | 16.7% | 64 | 15.6% | 66 | 15.6% | 71 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 17.7% | 81 | 21.4% | 71 | 18.4% | 70 | 17.7% | 68 | 16.6% | 68 | 16.0% | 68 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 193 | 54.4% | 204 | 54.0% | 194 | 50.3% | 196 | 49.6% | 199 | 48.7% | 218 | 51.4% | 230 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 162 | 45.6% | 174 | 46.0% | 192 | 49.7% | 199 | 50.4% | 202 | 49.4% | 198 | 46.7% | 205 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 11.5% | 36 | 9.5% | 36 | 9.3% | 32 | 8.1% | 24 | 5.9% | 26 | 6.1% | 27 | 6.0% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.8% | 18 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.6% | 38 | 9.3% | 40 | 9.4% | 35 | 7.8% |
| White: | 288 | 81.1% | 308 | 81.5% | 308 | 79.8% | 322 | 81.5% | 345 | 84.4% | 357 | 84.2% | 376 | 83.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 4.2% | 16 | 4.2% | 21 | 5.4% | 22 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 267 | 75.2% | 274 | 72.5% | 253 | 65.5% | 250 | 63.3% | 270 | 66.0% | 223 | 52.6% | 253 | 56.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.9% | 28 | 7.4% | 23 | 6.0% | 26 | 6.6% | 25 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.6% | 32 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.24 | 15.55 | 16.41 | 16.06 | 16.76 | 16.00 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 74.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88.6% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 42.9% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.9% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 83.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 55.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 72.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 67.4% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 70.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 48.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.6% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 46.1% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 56.6% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 70.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 47.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 54% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 65.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 67.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.9% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 44.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 56.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 62.1% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.5% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 74% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 37.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 43.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 63.6% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 70.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 79.7% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.6% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 45.5% | 45.4% |
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* Cliffside Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.