📍 100 Sharon Circle, Clifton Forge, Covington city, 24422
Clifton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Clifton Forge, Covington city. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clifton Middle enrolls 413 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.6% Black or African American and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 413 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clifton Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-60, state senate district 25, state house district 19.
Clifton Middle is one of 8 schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, based in Low Moor, Virginia. The district serves 2,804 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, Clifton Middle is larger than the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant