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East Cliff Elementary

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East Cliff Elementary ranks 676 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

East Cliff Elementary in Portland, TX, is a high-performing school serving 474 students in grades 1-5 within the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd), consistently ranking among the top 15-17% of all Texas elementary schools.

This school stands out for its exceptional mathematics proficiency, with 5th-grade math scores reaching 68.75%—over 20 percentage points higher than the state average and significantly outperforming nearby schools like Andrews Elementary (30.77% in 3rd-grade math). East Cliff also excels in science, with 48.91% of 5th-graders proficient compared to just 29.57% statewide. Notably, the school ranks in the 94th percentile for supporting English Language Learner students, demonstrating effective instructional strategies. While its overall ranking has slightly dipped from a historic high in 2016-2017, it remains an elite choice, especially when compared to Clark Elementary—located just 0.83 miles away—which lags behind in nearly every subject despite being in the same district.

East Cliff serves a more economically diverse student body than many neighbors, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 41.56%, and benefits from higher per-student spending of $9,801. This combination of resources and strong leadership makes it a beacon of academic excellence in a region where many schools struggle, such as Charlie Marshall Elementary and Woodroe Petty Elementary, which often rank in the bottom 15% statewide. For families prioritizing strong math, science, and ELL support, East Cliff is a standout choice.

474

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,563

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1140 Broadway
Portland, TX 78374-1399

(361) 777-4255

District: Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend East Cliff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gregory-Portland Middle
High:	Gregory-Portland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

White:

44.5%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg59%

Texas avg51%

676^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

163^rd of 947Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	676 of 4643	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	607 of 4651	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	821 of 4710	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	562 of 4647	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	755 of 4581	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	713 of 4578	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	632 of 4479	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	613 of 4359	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	93.2	257 of 4329	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	82.3	625 of 4286	85.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	928 of 4320	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	86.6	370 of 4260	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	385 of 4221	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	387 of 4206	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	357 of 4095	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	77.2	635 of 3937	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.2	193 of 3884	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	65 of 3768	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	304 of 3724	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	150 of 3476	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	83.2	274 of 3475	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	81.5	348 of 3465	90.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	5 of 814	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	44.6	700 of 1045	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.4	136 of 1009	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	93 of 1005	90.7%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	2348 of 4461	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2171 of 4331	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	2147 of 4295	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1868 of 4240	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	183 of 2918	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	600 of 3668	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	237 of 3333	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	57.9	1137 of 3226	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	639 of 4588	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	510 of 3744	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	621 of 4658	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	423 of 4588	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	704 of 4561	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	533 of 4499	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	720 of 4348	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	645 of 4306	85.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	642 of 3080	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	644 of 2619	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1370 of 2980	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	1005 of 2958	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	852 of 3006	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	2008 of 3184	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	1251 of 3106	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	592 of 4425	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	633 of 3644	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	986 of 4465	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	849 of 4401	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1221 of 4376	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	1235 of 4329	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	532 of 4188	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	865 of 4168	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	673 of 4535	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	614 of 3705	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1012 of 4594	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	784 of 4521	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	850 of 4477	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	999 of 4451	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	588 of 4309	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	344 of 4264	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	766 of 4597	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	560 of 3739	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	987 of 4647	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	728 of 4585	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	824 of 4563	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	893 of 4498	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	559 of 4357	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	617 of 4319	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	727 of 4308	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	1215 of 3549	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	1884 of 4292	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	737 of 4086	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	1075 of 3952	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.4	1740 of 3799	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	231 of 3684	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	322 of 3558	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	826 of 3015	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	519 of 2612	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	615 of 3108	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	384 of 3106	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	608 of 3082	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	556 of 3082	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	868 of 3142	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	697 of 3127	77.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2025)99th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+13 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
East Cliff Elementary	Public	1-5	1140 Broadway	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4255	474	35	13.5	41.6%	211 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	219 (46.2%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	82.6	676^th of 4643 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.1	607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.9%	69							59.8	66.7	74.2	58.6	65.1	68.8	$10,563
Clark Elementary	Public	1-5	2250 Memorial Pkwy	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4045	457	35	13.0	53.4%	139 (30.4%)	5 (1.1%)	298 (65.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	68.1	1227^th of 4643 public elementary schools	73.6%		74.8	935^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.9%	292							58.1	59.8	61.5	49.4	61.8	52.6	$9,908
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1201 Daniel Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(371) 777-1091	529	34	15.5	62.9%	157 (29.7%)	9 (1.7%)	334 (63.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)													$00
Austin Elementary	Public	1-5	308 N Gregory Ave	Gregory	78359	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4252	375	30	12.5	54.7%	102 (27.2%)	2 (0.5%)	253 (67.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	57.4	1748^th of 4643 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.5	1405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.8%	343							51.8	58.2	55.6	50.6	55.0	42.0	$12,049
Andrews Elementary	Public	1-5	4015 Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4048	530	37	14.3	55.5%	129 (24.3%)	6 (1.1%)	373 (70.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	70.2	1131^st of 4643 public elementary schools	75.6%		63.1	1432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%	301	54.6		28.6	54.6		28.6	58.4	59.1	71.8	30.8	64.2	74.1	$9,627
Gilbert J Mircovich Elementary	Public	3-5	2720 Big Oak Ln	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 776-1683	478	31	15.1	69.5%	185 (38.7%)	7 (1.5%)	272 (56.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	41.8	2611^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	2863^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	252		25.0			12.5		49.3	51.0	47.2	44.4	42.3	33.6	$7,802
Ingleside Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2100 Achievement Blvd	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 776-3060	511	33	15.3	73.4%	161 (31.5%)	5 (1.0%)	326 (63.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)													$7,003
Woodroe Petty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Peach Streeet	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-2636	390	25	15.4	89.0%	79 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	307 (78.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.3	3934^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.8	4380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	446							34.0	30.0	32.1	30.0	35.0	45.5	$9,025
Charlie Marshall Elementary	Public	3-5	2300 McMullen Ln	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-3455	379	24	15.7	72.8%	111 (29.3%)	4 (1.1%)	252 (66.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	20.9	4009^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.7%		16.6	4206^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.6%	197							40.0	28.8	55.7	30.5	10.2	26.1	$7,655
H T Faulk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	902 W Nelson St	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-3141	432	28	15.4	73.6%	135 (31.3%)	10 (2.3%)	275 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)								(n/a)													$7,691

Frequently Asked Questions about East Cliff Elementary

How many students attend East Cliff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended East Cliff Elementary.

What schools do graduates of East Cliff Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Cliff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gregory-Portland Middle
High : Gregory-Portland High School

What district is East Cliff Elementary in?

Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

Is East Cliff Elementary a good school?

East Cliff Elementary ranks 676^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Cliff Elementary?

Students at East Cliff Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 45% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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