Bayard Elementary School vs. Cliff Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Bayard Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Student Attention
Cliff Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 170 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Bayard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in New Mexico for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 10-14% (which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 24%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 25-29% (which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 34%).
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the New Mexico state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 79% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 111 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Cliff Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in New Mexico for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 65-69% (which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 24%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55-59% (which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 34%).
The student:teacher ratio of 7:1 is lower than the New Mexico state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 79% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-6
Total Students
170 students
111 students
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% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
58% | 42%
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Total Classroom Teachers
19 teachers
15 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Cliff Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Cliff Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-b405rD7.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
7:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Cliff Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Cliff Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-W49jJH.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#529 out of 810 schools in NM
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#30 out of 810 schools in NM
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
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![This chart displays the overall school rank of Cliff Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Cliff Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-w5y2mr.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
65-69%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
55-59%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Bayard Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Bayard Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/54000/53815/bayard-elementary-school-chart-b3UnxCR.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-b2bSCGS.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
60-79%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Cliff Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Cliff Elementary School by grade.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-00x88D.png)
Pre-K Students
17
3
Kindergarten Students
37
14
Grade 1 Students
27
10
Grade 2 Students
18
14
Grade 3 Students
22
18
Grade 4 Students
23
10
Grade 5 Students
26
21
Grade 6 Students
-
21
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
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![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Cliff Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Cliff Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-BJe0Bf.png)
% Asian
n/a
1%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-F5bExE.png)
% Hispanic
88%
16%
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% Black
n/a
2%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-b6u1BYF.png)
% White
12%
80%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-4l8vZZ.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
1%
n/a
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Diversity Score
0.21
0.34
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Cliff Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Cliff Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-fEY3BV.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
100%
100%
![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Bayard Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Bayard Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/54000/53815/bayard-elementary-school-chart-7XWTBL.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Cliff Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/54000/54255/cliff-elementary-school-chart-ltYXQ9.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
14%
6%
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