Is Clifford Elementary a good school?

Clifford Elementary ranks 1704 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clifford Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 673 students attended Clifford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clifford Elementary?

Students at Clifford Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 37% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Clifford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clifford Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Sequoia High

Clifford Elementary

Summary:

Clifford Elementary is a public K-8 school in Redwood City, California, with an enrollment of 682 students. The school is part of the Redwood City Elementary District, which is ranked 875 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Clifford Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across various grade levels. For example, the school's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy range from 35.09% to 57.14%, compared to the district's 40.77% to 52.2% and the state's 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, Clifford's proficiency rates range from 29.82% to 60.94%, outperforming the district's 31.9% to 46.22% and the state's 31.57% to 45.64%. However, the school's performance gaps between different student groups, particularly between White students and Hispanic/English Language Learner students, are significant and consistent across academic subjects and grade levels.

Compared to nearby schools, Clifford Elementary outperforms Roosevelt Elementary, which is also part of the Redwood City Elementary District, in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. But Clifford lags behind the high-performing schools in the neighboring San Carlos Elementary District, such as Arundel Elementary, Mariposa, and Arroyo, which consistently rank among the top 5% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Clifford Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.2% in 2017-2018 to 28.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district's and state's averages.

Detail:

Public K-8

225 Clifford Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94062-3205

(650) 482-2402

District: Redwood City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1704^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Clifford Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sequoia High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.7

Number of students: 673

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

37.0%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clifford Elementary ranks better than 70.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Redwood City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.44. (See more...)

Compare Details Clifford Elementary ranks better than 63.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.19. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Clifford Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Redwood City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.7%), White (37%), two or more races (7.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clifford Elementary is 19.7. 4 elementary schools in the Redwood City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Clifford Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Clifford Elementary 1704^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Clifford Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Clifford Elementary 1007^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Clifford Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Redwood City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Redwood City Elementary 875^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.03	1229^th	4809	74.4%
2005	75.71	1103^rd	4822	77.1%
2006	74.05	1175^th	4818	75.6%
2007	59.70	1841^st	5113	64.0%
2008	61.31	1797^th	5113	64.9%
2009	53.02	2303^rd	5193	55.7%
2010	54.19	2317^th	5314	56.4%
2011	56.33	2223^rd	5377	58.7%
2012	56.98	2212^th	5390	59.0%
2013	57.33	2280^th	5530	58.8%
2015	56.04	2125^th	5611	62.1%
2016	57.62	2102^nd	5614	62.6%
2017	66.18	1744^th	5692	69.4%
2018	80.09	1120^th	5662	80.2%
2019	75.16	1372^nd	5789	76.3%
2022	56.14	2231^st	5883	62.1%
2023	66.70	1725^th	5874	70.6%
2024	67.44	1704^th	5862	70.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.02	1870^th	3246	42.4%
2019	81.93	290^th	3275	91.1%
2022	33.05	2356^th	3311	28.8%
2023	38.89	1901^st	3250	41.5%
2024	38.83	1906^th	3160	39.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.59	811^th	2420	66.5%
2024	31.48	1727^th	2634	34.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.98	1453^rd	5084	71.4%
2019	65.84	1420^th	5173	72.5%
2022	39.73	3027^th	5264	42.5%
2023	37.71	3259^th	5374	39.4%
2024	41.64	3007^th	5511	45.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.32	890^th	5413	83.6%
2019	79.40	1107^th	5492	79.8%
2022	60.79	1901^st	5635	66.3%
2023	69.48	1522^nd	5617	72.9%
2024	69.10	1529^th	5605	72.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.70	809^th	2128	62.0%
2019	53.11	893^rd	2585	65.5%
2022	47.38	876^th	2227	60.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.92	1274^th	5431	76.5%
2019	69.67	1531^st	5510	72.2%
2022	51.61	2362^nd	5663	58.3%
2023	61.36	1886^th	5650	66.6%
2024	63.44	1822^nd	5636	67.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.68	1457^th	4830	69.8%
2019	56.56	1879^th	4963	62.1%
2022	34.98	3290^th	5084	35.3%
2023	45.59	2518^th	5098	50.6%
2024	47.41	2443^rd	5102	52.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.32	320^th	2737	88.3%
2019	79.69	476^th	2834	83.2%
2022	66.83	916^th	2726	66.4%
2023	71.98	737^th	2662	72.3%
2024	70.45	792^nd	2647	70.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	64.21	535^th	1769	69.8%
2005	81.55	265^th	1777	85.1%
2006	79.56	301^st	1804	83.3%
2007	71.79	449^th	1999	77.5%
2008	76.22	349^th	2005	82.6%
2009	69.10	541^st	2063	73.8%
2010	65.80	646^th	2179	70.4%
2011	60.48	807^th	2236	63.9%
2012	50.51	1087^th	2259	51.9%
2013	55.25	1008^th	2379	57.6%
2015	39.46	1354^th	2477	45.3%
2016	39.47	1376^th	2497	44.9%
2017	50.57	1087^th	2508	56.7%
2018	70.68	626^th	2480	74.8%
2019	71.68	656^th	2715	75.8%
2022	61.63	865^th	2740	68.4%
2023	55.83	1014^th	2802	63.8%
2024	55.19	1007^th	2777	63.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	50.98	451^st	1540	70.7%
2023	57.55	311^th	1529	79.7%
2024	52.13	410^th	1477	72.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.09	616^th	1538	59.9%
2024	59.09	415^th	1550	73.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.81	1119^th	2230	49.8%
2019	57.41	812^th	2369	65.7%
2022	58.03	784^th	2458	68.1%
2023	39.98	1334^th	2549	47.7%
2024	49.33	1062^nd	2575	58.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.71	549^th	2262	75.7%
2019	78.04	463^rd	2380	80.5%
2022	68.81	632^nd	2509	74.8%
2023	68.69	652^nd	2547	74.4%
2024	60.32	816^th	2546	67.9%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.04	176^th	1369	87.1%
2019	90.42	82^nd	1491	94.5%
2022	37.93	826^th	1531	46.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.14	632^nd	2273	72.2%
2019	61.87	763^rd	2407	68.3%
2022	55.46	925^th	2527	63.4%
2023	44.19	1228^th	2558	52.0%
2024	49.31	1094^th	2547	57.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.88	706^th	2072	65.9%
2019	60.37	680^th	2213	69.3%
2022	48.00	1056^th	2359	55.2%
2023	39.27	1295^th	2391	45.8%
2024	39.94	1304^th	2383	45.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Clifford Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.40	390^th	1496	73.9%
2019	76.49	332^nd	1602	79.3%
2022	74.38	335^th	1555	78.5%
2023	72.21	377^th	1552	75.7%
2024	77.30	286^th	1535	81.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Clifford Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	357	20	27	66	1	n/a	n/a	0	471
1989	358	15	28	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	372	25	30	93	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
1991	356	30	26	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	496
1992	361	27	24	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	505
1993	382	16	35	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1994	370	17	37	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1995	419	22	66	215	3	n/a	n/a	0	725
1996	419	22	66	215	3	n/a	n/a	0	725
1997	464	25	75	253	4	n/a	n/a	0	821
1998	456	22	79	244	3	n/a	n/a	0	804
1999	478	22	79	246	2	n/a	n/a	0	827
2000	476	25	84	243	2	n/a	n/a	0	830
2001	439	11	76	243	2	n/a	n/a	0	771
2002	438	12	78	204	4	n/a	n/a	0	736
2003	438	12	78	204	4	n/a	n/a	0	736
2004	438	12	73	223	4	n/a	n/a	0	750
2005	447	17	75	239	1	n/a	n/a	2	781
2006	411	18	73	245	0	n/a	n/a	11	758
2007	370	12	78	268	0	n/a	n/a	8	736
2008	357	16	78	308	1	n/a	n/a	0	760
2009	339	19	60	328	3	20	16	0	785
2010	330	18	65	353	3	19	6	0	794
2011	302	18	51	364	2	20	14	0	771
2012	293	17	53	352	1	13	13	0	742
2013	279	17	48	355	2	11	16	0	728
2014	263	10	41	362	1	11	21	0	709
2015	262	11	31	383	2	11	27	0	727
2016	278	9	25	348	1	10	29	0	700
2017	256	6	28	306	0	8	34	0	638
2018	261	3	27	249	0	9	32	0	581
2019	253	4	19	240	0	6	32	0	554
2020	252	6	20	256	0	7	35	0	576
2021	257	7	23	277	0	5	39	0	608
2022	249	6	36	324	0	3	40	0	658
2023	247	5	43	337	1	6	43	0	682
2024	249	5	42	321	1	4	51	0	673

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clifford Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	471	18.0	26.1	n/a
1989	470	19.0	24.7	n/a
1990	522	21.0	24.8	n/a
1991	496	22.0	22.5	n/a
1992	505	22.4	22.5	13.5
1993	549	20.0	27.5	15.3
1994	538	22.5	23.9	16
1995	725	29.7	24.4	20
1996	725	29.7	24.4	20
1997	821	38.0	21.6	20.1
1998	804	41.5	19.4	23.4
1999	827	43.5	19.0	15.8
2000	830	45.3	18.3	16.7
2001	771	42.6	18.1	18.2
2002	736	39.6	18.6	18.6
2003	736	39.6	18.6	18.6
2004	750	37.6	19.9	16.5
2005	781	39.0	20.0	18.7
2006	758	37.7	20.1	20.6
2007	736	37.3	19.7	23.8
2008	760	41.1	18.5	25.4
2009	785	41.3	18.1	32.7
2010	794	35.8	22.1	35.1
2011	771	n/a	n/a	37.2
2012	742	33.2	22.3	n/a
2013	728	33.0	22.0	48.5
2014	709	31.0	22.8	41.2
2015	727	31.0	23.4	40.7
2016	700	33.0	21.2	34.4
2017	638	29.5	21.6	36.8
2018	581	26.0	22.3	28.2
2019	554	25.1	22.0	35.9
2020	576	n/a	n/a	35.8
2021	608	29.0	20.9	31.9
2022	658	30.0	21.8	38.9
2023	682	30.0	22.7	44
2024	673	34.0	19.7	43.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clifford Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	471	18.0	26.1	n/a
1989	470	19.0	24.7	n/a
1990	522	21.0	24.8	n/a
1991	496	22.0	22.5	n/a
1992	505	22.4	22.5	13.5
1993	549	20.0	27.5	15.3
1994	538	22.5	23.9	16
1995	725	29.7	24.4	20
1996	725	29.7	24.4	20
1997	821	38.0	21.6	20.1
1998	804	41.5	19.4	23.4
1999	827	43.5	19.0	15.8
2000	830	45.3	18.3	16.7
2001	771	42.6	18.1	18.2
2002	736	39.6	18.6	18.6
2003	736	39.6	18.6	18.6
2004	750	37.6	19.9	16.5
2005	781	39.0	20.0	18.7
2006	758	37.7	20.1	20.6
2007	736	37.3	19.7	23.8
2008	760	41.1	18.5	25.4
2009	785	41.3	18.1	32.7
2010	794	35.8	22.1	35.1
2011	771	n/a	n/a	37.2
2012	742	33.2	22.3	n/a
2013	728	33.0	22.0	48.5
2014	709	31.0	22.8	41.2
2015	727	31.0	23.4	40.7
2016	700	33.0	21.2	34.4
2017	638	29.5	21.6	36.8
2018	581	26.0	22.3	28.2
2019	554	25.1	22.0	35.9
2020	576	n/a	n/a	35.8
2021	608	29.0	20.9	31.9
2022	658	30.0	21.8	38.9
2023	682	30.0	22.7	44
2024	673	34.0	19.7	43.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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