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Schools in Clifton Springs · Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District

Clifton Springs’s public schools score below 77% of New York districts on tests and graduation

29% of students in Clifton Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clifton Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 83% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 18 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 18 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,438 students on the public path
In brief

Clifton Springs’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 83% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Clifton Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,060 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Midlakes Middle/High School. Enrollment is up 58% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Clifton Springs’s grade

D Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 23% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (992)Better than 23%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 653 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Clifton Springs anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 83% of Clifton Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (662 in math, 644 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Midlakes Elementary SchoolPhelps-Clifton Springs Central School DistrictC−
7–12Midlakes Middle/High SchoolPhelps-Clifton Springs Central School DistrictA

Clifton Springs’s public schools are run by Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District, which also serves Hopewell, Manchester, Phelps and Phelps. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,438 students, up 58% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,060NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 48.9% · 644 students tested
Math29%
State average 46.5% · 662 students tested

Clifton Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Clifton Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifton SpringsC−Phelps-Clifton Springs Central

Every school in Clifton Springs

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

Also serving Clifton Springsin other towns
Midlakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
761 students10:1Rate it →
Midlakes Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12
A
677 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifton Springs’s schools

Are Clifton Springs’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clifton Springs children attend score below 77% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clifton Springs in?

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,438 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Clifton Springs’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Clifton Springs spend per student?

$27,060 in Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.