CHEATHAM EL

Located at 1106 CLARENCE NIX JR DR, in CLARKSVILLE, Texas, CHEATHAM EL is a low-enrollment primary school that instructs 258 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by CLARKSVILLE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 2 schools in CLARKSVILLE ISD (500 students total), CHEATHAM EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CHEATHAM EL shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 26% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Red River County's rate of about 72%.

After controlling for student poverty, CHEATHAM EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.1%; this one comes in at 17.8%, -14.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Red River County shows median household income runs about $48,491, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Red River County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,125 students), of which CHEATHAM EL is one.

The closest other public school is CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE AND H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHEATHAM EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

CHEATHAM EL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 292 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 49% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the CHEATHAM EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.