The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in Science. The lowest is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Clifton-clyde Sr High
Clifton-Clyde Senior High School serves ninth through twelfth grade in the small town of Clyde, Kansas, part of the Clifton-Clyde unified school district. The high school is the only school in the district located in Clyde; the middle school and elementary school are in the neighboring town of Clifton. The entire community is rural and agricultural, set near the Republican River in north-central Kansas. Clyde itself is a very small, shrinking town with an aging population, gradual population decline, and no major private employers identified in available sources. The school district is the primary institutional employer in town, alongside the municipal government. There is no public transit; residents rely on cars. A parent considering this school should know the setting is quiet, with limited local amenities and a commute likely required for most services and jobs beyond basic town functions.
The student body is small and overwhelmingly white, with very little racial or ethnic diversity. A meaningful share of students come from low-income households, as reflected in the share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across the four high school grades, indicating a stable, predictable class size year to year.
The available academic assessment data is from a single school year and covers only eighth-grade students, which is the grade before they enter this high school. These results are thin and should be interpreted with caution, as they reflect a single cohort of students who have since moved on. In math, none of the tested students scored at the proficient level. In English language arts, about one in eight tested students met the proficiency bar. In science, roughly one in five tested students scored proficient. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across tested subjects and grades, fell in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Cloud County. Parents should be aware that these results are based on a small number of test-takers from several years ago, and they may not fully represent current high school performance.
No four-year graduation rate was available for this school. Similarly, chronic absenteeism data was not reported, and no information on discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance was provided in the available data. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes, such as boundary shifts, program launches, or facility projects, that would affect a family’s decision. The school’s program offerings beyond the core curriculum were not listed in the data.
The housing market in the area is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, with home values well below the Kansas median. Monthly mortgage costs are modest compared to rent, which makes homeownership more accessible than renting. The local unemployment rate is close to the national average, and median household income nationally has been stable in recent years, though local figures for Clyde specifically were not provided in a directly comparable form.
This is a very small rural high school in a declining town, serving a predominantly white student body with a notable share of low-income families. The academic performance data is limited and weak, particularly in math, where no tested eighth graders met proficiency. A family considering this school would want to investigate current academic outcomes at the high school level directly with the school or district, look into what elective and advanced coursework is offered, and understand the commute and limited local employment landscape. For families who value a tight-knit, small-town school environment and are comfortable with the rural setting and its constraints, this may be a viable option, but the available evidence does not show strong academic results.
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