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Schools in Clifton

Clifton’s public schools

West Side Joint School District 202 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Idaho’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.2K
▼ 18% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
ID 17.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
798 students on the public path
In brief

Clifton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Clifton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Beutler Middle School places highest (better than 85%); West Side Senior High School lowest (72%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clifton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Harold B Lee Elementary Schoolin DaytonA
6–8Beutler Middle Schoolin DaytonA
9–12West Side Senior High Schoolin DaytonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Side Joint School District 202.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West Side Joint School District 202Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 798 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$9,159ID $11,119 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 54.8% · 445 students tested
Math58%
State average 41.9% · 444 students tested

Clifton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Clifton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifton—West Side Joint School District 202

Every school in Clifton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cliftonin other towns
Harold B Lee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dayton
A
373 students21:1Rate it →
Beutler Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dayton
A
177 students15:1Rate it →
West Side Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dayton
B+
248 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifton’s schools

Are Clifton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clifton. West Side Joint School District 202 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clifton in?

West Side Joint School District 202.

Where do Clifton kids go to high school?

West Side Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.