Clifton Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Clifton Middle School serves 363 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1311th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364005497 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 363 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.9% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Clifton Middle School in context
Size
Clifton Middle School is the 31st largest of Houston ISD's 42 middle schools; its 363 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 538 students, so Clifton Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 129 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 107, against an average of 121 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 129 in grade 6 and 127 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 11%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Clifton Middle School has 25.14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 363 students would have about 25.2 teachers, so Clifton Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Hoffman Middle School, 1.4 miles away in Aldine ISD. There are 16 middle schools within 5 miles and 53 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.8% |
| Black | 11% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 129 |
| Grade 7 | 107 |
| Grade 8 | 127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6001 Golden Forest Dr., Houston, TX 77092
Phone: (713)613-2516
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clifton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Middle School | Aldine ISD | 1.4 mi | 643 | 11 | 84.4% |
| KIPP Nexus Middle School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 432 | 18.5 | 88.2% |
| Landrum Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.1 mi | 698 | 12.7 | 91% |
| Black Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.3% |
| Drew Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.8 mi | 363 | 9.2 | 85.1% |
| Houston Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.9 mi | 372 | 11.1 | 88.2% |
| Dean Middle School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,143 | 13.9 | 91.4% |
| Williams Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 352 | 12.5 | 99.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.