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Schools in Clifton

Clifton’s public schools

Clifton-Fine Central School District 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?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$39.6K
▲ 15% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
245 students on the public path
In brief

Clifton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Clifton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 36%); Clifton-Fine Elementary School lowest (29%). 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–6Clifton-Fine Elementary Schoolin Star LakeC
7–12Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High Schoolin Star LakeC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clifton-Fine Central School District.

The district

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

Clifton-Fine Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 245 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 7.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$39,644NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 48.9% · 119 students tested
Math22%
State average 46.5% · 114 students tested

Clifton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifton—Clifton-Fine Central
FineDClifton-Fine Central
ColtonC+Colton-Pierrepont Central PK–12 · Tupper Lake Central PK–12
Clare—Edwards-Knox Central

Every school in Clifton

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 Cliftonin other towns
Clifton-Fine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Star Lake
C
133 students12:1Rate it →
Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Star Lake
C+
112 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifton’s schools

Are Clifton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clifton. Clifton-Fine Central School District 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, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clifton in?

Clifton-Fine Central School District.

Where do Clifton kids go to high school?

Clifton-Fine Junior-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.