📍 650 Parks School House Rd, Waxahachie, Ellis County, 75165
Clift el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxahachie, Ellis County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stefani Foster. It is part of the Waxahachie Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clift el enrolls 549 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 31% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 33% |
| White | 169 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 169 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
347 of the school's 549 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clift el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Clift el is one of 17 schools in WAXAHACHIE ISD, based in WAXAHACHIE, Texas. The district serves 11,196 students district-wide and employs 760 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 549 students, Clift el is smaller than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe