Clifford Elementary

Clifford Street School sits in the hills of Echo Park. The school was founded in 1908 and has since consistently served quality education to a decent number of students, studying in kindergarten through 5th grade level, year after year. A member of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Clifford follows the traditional single track calendar year. Clifford's mission is to be able to offer a rigorous academic program that fosters learning and is also focused on building good character in order to help the children expericence academic success and to possess the skills to make wise choices as it relates to their personal, career, and life goals.

School Statistics

Clifford Street School's teachers are comprised of 91% who possess full credentials, and 0% first year teachers. Their faculty have accumulated for 12 average years teaching, and 11 average years teaching in the district. The school's average class size is 34 for kindergarten, 17 for grade 1, 13 for grade 2, 14 for grade 3, 24 for grade 4, and 23 for grade 5. Its student per teacher ratio is 20.56, ranking them #171 among 224 elementary schools in Los Angeles based on Students per Teacher Ratio. The Students per paraprofessional staff ratio is 37, the Students per office/clerical staff ratio is 62, while the Students per other classified staff ratio is at 46.

Majority of the school's population are of Hispanic/Latino descent (80%). Other race/ethnicities that make up the school population are Filipino (8%), White (5%), Asian (4%), American Indian/Alaskan (2%), and African American (less than 1%).