Cliffside Elementary School

Regular School · Cliffside, NC

Cliffside Elementary School is a regular school school in Cliffside, North Carolina, serving grades KG–05 with 188 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

188

Teachers (FTE)

12.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	133	71%
Hispanic/Latino	32	17%
Black or African American	11	6%
Two or more races	11	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	1%
Total enrollment	188	92M / 96F

English Language Learners: 10 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	41.9%	121
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	46.9%	121
Science Proficiency	60-69%	—	38

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.24 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

45.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	188	100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 338

Cliffside, NC 28024

Phone: (828)288-2235

http://ces.rcsnc.org/

District

Rutherford County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,437

District enrollment: 7,527

Other Schools in District

Ellenboro Elementary School Elementary
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School Elementary
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School Elementary
Harris Elementary School Elementary
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Elementary
Pinnacle Elementary School Elementary
Rutherfordton Elementary School Elementary
Spindale Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28024) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370408001637

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD