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East Cliff Elementary

Summary:

East Cliff Elementary is a public elementary school located in Portland, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 580. The school is part of the Gregory-Portland Independent School District, which is ranked 233 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Cliff Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in STAAR test scores across multiple grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 66.67% of 3rd graders, 59.78% of 4th graders, and 60% of 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the district's 54.73%, 54.71%, and 56.43%, respectively, and the state's 48.85%, 50.66%, and 53.96%. In STAAR Mathematics, East Cliff Elementary had 62.07% of 3rd graders, 68.82% of 4th graders, and 57.14% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 47.28%, 53.94%, and 51.82%, and the state's 40.86%, 44.67%, and 48.96%. The school's performance in STAAR Science for 5th grade (31.87% proficient or better) also exceeds the district (30.81%) and state (26.29%) averages.

East Cliff Elementary has a more balanced racial composition compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Andrews Elementary and Austin Elementary, which have a higher percentage of Hispanic students and lower percentages of White students. While East Cliff Elementary performs well across various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, and White students, the school's performance for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and At-Risk students is relatively lower, suggesting an area for potential improvement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1140 Broadway
       Portland, TX  78374-1399

(361) 777-4255

District: Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
815th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,801 Help


Students who attend East Cliff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gregory-Portland Middle
High:    Gregory-Portland High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  580

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.9%
Hispanic:
45.9%
Asian:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.4% Help


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Compare Details East Cliff Elementary ranks better than 82.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.29. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.9%), White (45.9%), Asian (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Cliff Elementary is 14.8, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Cliff Elementary is $9,801. 2 elementary schools in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

East Cliff Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd) 233rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Cliff Elementary

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Rank History for all students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.50 348th 3465 90.0%
2005 83.24 274th 3475 92.1%
2006 85.61 150th 3476 95.7%
2007 82.30 304th 3724 91.8%
2008 87.91 65th 3768 98.3%
2009 85.18 193rd 3884 95.0%
2010 77.22 635th 3937 83.9%
2011 82.17 357th 4095 91.3%
2012 86.07 387th 4206 90.8%
2013 86.08 385th 4221 90.9%
2014 86.58 370th 4260 91.3%
2015 76.60 928th 4320 78.5%
2016 82.34 625th 4286 85.4%
2017 93.17 257th 4329 94.1%
2018 82.17 613th 4359 85.9%
2019 81.91 632nd 4479 85.9%
2021 80.70 713th 4578 84.4%
2022 79.88 755th 4581 83.5%
2023 85.38 562nd 4647 87.9%
2024 78.29 815th 4675 82.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.93 1137th 3226 64.8%
2019 83.33 237th 3333 92.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.79 322nd 3558 90.9%
2019 83.16 231st 3684 93.7%
2021 44.43 1740th 3799 54.2%
2022 59.82 1075th 3952 72.8%
2023 68.99 737th 4086 82.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.86 344th 4264 91.9%
2019 75.17 588th 4309 86.4%
2021 67.25 999th 4451 77.6%
2022 70.97 850th 4477 81.0%
2023 72.23 784th 4521 82.7%
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Rank History for Female students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.51 645th 4306 85.0%
2019 77.73 720th 4348 83.4%
2021 84.80 533rd 4499 88.2%
2022 79.50 704th 4561 84.6%
2023 87.39 423rd 4588 90.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.14 1251st 3106 59.7%
2019 50.49 2008th 3184 36.9%
2021 71.75 852nd 3006 71.7%
2022 66.71 1005th 2958 66.0%
2023 61.71 1370th 2980 54.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.98 1868th 4240 55.9%
2019 47.51 2147th 4295 50.0%
2021 45.20 2171st 4331 49.9%
2022 46.53 2348th 4461 47.4%
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Rank History for Male students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.13 617th 4319 85.7%
2019 82.68 559th 4357 87.2%
2021 74.60 893rd 4498 80.1%
2022 77.18 824th 4563 81.9%
2023 79.58 728th 4585 84.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.68 93rd 1005 90.7%
2019 76.42 136th 1009 86.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.87 865th 4168 79.2%
2019 77.75 532nd 4188 87.3%
2021 62.49 1235th 4329 71.5%
2022 63.95 1221st 4376 72.1%
2023 71.68 849th 4401 80.7%
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Rank History for White students at East Cliff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.45 697th 3127 77.7%
2019 67.63 868th 3142 72.4%
2021 75.00 556th 3082 82.0%
2022 73.71 608th 3082 80.3%
2023 81.07 384th 3106 87.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Enrollment information for East Cliff Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 352 5 3 55 n/a n/a n/a 0 415
1989 375 10 4 54 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1990 388 10 5 62 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1991 446 11 5 63 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1992 420 6 5 70 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1993 425 11 4 63 0 n/a n/a 0 503
1994 303 6 5 58 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1995 310 8 2 52 2 n/a n/a 0 374
1996 310 8 2 52 2 n/a n/a 0 374
1997 325 8 3 55 2 n/a n/a 0 393
1998 331 8 5 75 2 n/a n/a 0 421
1999 308 11 8 81 2 n/a n/a 0 410
2000 304 6 5 66 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2001 312 14 4 72 5 n/a n/a 0 407
2002 258 5 2 79 2 n/a n/a 0 346
2003 258 5 2 79 2 n/a n/a 0 346
2004 266 8 4 78 2 n/a n/a 0 358
2005 270 8 3 101 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2006 264 7 7 107 3 n/a n/a 0 388
2007 259 8 7 99 5 n/a n/a 0 378
2008 267 4 6 107 4 n/a n/a 0 388
2009 263 5 7 111 4 n/a n/a 0 390
2010 233 2 5 128 2 n/a n/a 0 370
2011 213 5 5 130 3 0 6 0 362
2012 203 0 3 135 3 0 10 0 354
2013 218 1 4 127 3 0 5 0 358
2014 235 1 4 140 2 0 10 0 392
2015 230 2 9 147 2 0 9 0 399
2016 270 5 10 170 3 0 8 0 466
2017 292 2 14 203 4 0 9 0 524
2018 283 4 22 218 3 0 11 0 541
2019 254 6 32 234 2 0 10 0 538
2020 254 5 34 228 2 0 8 0 531
2021 263 11 27 244 2 0 13 0 560
2022 262 5 24 233 2 1 14 0 541
2023 266 0 25 266 2 1 20 0 580

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Cliff Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 415 24.0 17.2 n/a
1989 443 n/a n/a n/a
1990 465 27.0 17.2 n/a
1991 525 27.3 19.2 n/a
1992 501 29.2 17.1 5
1993 503 30.0 16.8 7
1994 372 22.2 16.8 6.2
1995 374 24.1 15.5 9.9
1996 374 24.1 15.5 9.9
1997 393 25.6 15.4 8.4
1998 421 25.0 16.8 9.7
1999 410 25.6 16.0 16.1
2000 381 24.6 15.5 15.2
2001 407 25.5 16.0 12.3
2002 346 19.0 18.2 14.2
2003 346 19.0 18.2 14.2
2004 358 20.0 17.9 12
2005 382 22.3 17.1 12.6
2006 388 23.3 16.7 13.7
2007 378 23.2 16.3 15.3
2008 388 23.3 16.7 20.1
2009 390 22.5 17.3 19.2
2010 370 23.5 15.7 23.8
2011 362 20.5 17.6 19.1
2012 354 20.7 17.0 23.4
2013 358 21.7 16.4 20.1
2014 392 22.7 17.2 20.9
2015 399 23.0 17.3 19
2016 466 28.0 16.6 21.5
2017 524 31.2 16.7 23.5
2018 541 34.2 15.7 38.6
2019 538 32.0 16.8 33.6
2020 531 32.0 16.5 30.1
2021 560 35.7 15.6 35.7
2022 541 38.3 14.1 40.1
2023 580 39.0 14.8 38.4

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 East Cliff Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 415 24.0 17.2 n/a
1989 443 n/a n/a n/a
1990 465 27.0 17.2 n/a
1991 525 27.3 19.2 n/a
1992 501 29.2 17.1 5
1993 503 30.0 16.8 7
1994 372 22.2 16.8 6.2
1995 374 24.1 15.5 9.9
1996 374 24.1 15.5 9.9
1997 393 25.6 15.4 8.4
1998 421 25.0 16.8 9.7
1999 410 25.6 16.0 16.1
2000 381 24.6 15.5 15.2
2001 407 25.5 16.0 12.3
2002 346 19.0 18.2 14.2
2003 346 19.0 18.2 14.2
2004 358 20.0 17.9 12
2005 382 22.3 17.1 12.6
2006 388 23.3 16.7 13.7
2007 378 23.2 16.3 15.3
2008 388 23.3 16.7 20.1
2009 390 22.5 17.3 19.2
2010 370 23.5 15.7 23.8
2011 362 20.5 17.6 19.1
2012 354 20.7 17.0 23.4
2013 358 21.7 16.4 20.1
2014 392 22.7 17.2 20.9
2015 399 23.0 17.3 19
2016 466 28.0 16.6 21.5
2017 524 31.2 16.7 23.5
2018 541 34.2 15.7 38.6
2019 538 32.0 16.8 33.6
2020 531 32.0 16.5 30.1
2021 560 35.7 15.6 35.7
2022 541 38.3 14.1 40.1
2023 580 39.0 14.8 38.4

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Cliff Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $197 (2.2%) $8,944 (97.8%) $9,141
2020 $446 (4.8%) $8,822 (95.2%) $9,269
2021 $405 (4.1%) $9,396 (95.9%) $9,801

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Cliff Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 632nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 562nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (East Cliff Elementary)6066
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))4955
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Cliff Elementary)6368
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))5457
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (East Cliff Elementary)5857
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))5150
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (East Cliff Elementary)5661
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))4952
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (East Cliff Elementary)7377
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))5266
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (East Cliff Elementary)7967
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))5661
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (East Cliff Elementary)6154
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd))4645
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students538580
 7.8%
African American60
 100%
American Indian22
Asian3225
 21.9%
Hispanic234266
 13.7%
Pacific Islander01
White254266
 4.7%
Two or More Races1020
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.6%38.4%
 4.8%

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East Cliff Elementary ranks 815th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at East Cliff Elementary are 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 580 students attended East Cliff Elementary.

Students who attend East Cliff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gregory-Portland Middle
High : Gregory-Portland High School


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