Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSVILLE ISD·NCES 481419000895
Cheatham Elementary School
1106 CLARENCE NIX JR DR, CLARKSVILLE, TX 75426 · (903) 427-3891 · Red River County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
247 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cheatham Elementary School→Clarksville Middle and High School
Based on grade levels within CLARKSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
21.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
13.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 15.0% | 35.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.0% | 59.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 45.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cheatham Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham Elementary School this school | 258 | 95.7% | 16.9% |
| Lamar County Head Start PARIS | 206 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Connally Early Childhood Center WACO | 251 | 91.2% | N/A |
| San Augustine Elementary School SAN AUGUSTINE | 277 | 88.4% | 37.9% |
| Brookhollow Elementary School LUFKIN | 273 | 93.4% | 28.8% |
| Trout Primary School LUFKIN | 219 | 92.7% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cheatham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #4,332 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #4,444 of 4,466 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,436 of 4,466 ▼ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #450 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #4,414 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,441 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #619 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #412 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #1,900 of 2,838 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
258
+18 (+8%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 258 | 18.6 | 13.9:1 | 96% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 19.2 | 13.7:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 18.7 | 14.6:1 | 93% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 99% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 16.7 | 17.5:1 | 90% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 86% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 71% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 46 | 12.0:1 | 75% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheatham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (292 to 258); teachers up 11% (16.7 to 18.6).
About Cheatham Elementary School
Cheatham Elementary School is a public elementary school in CLARKSVILLE, Texas. The school reports 258 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
Within CLARKSVILLE ISD, Cheatham Elementary School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 500 students.
Black students are the largest group at Cheatham Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 18% White, and 12% multiracial. Red River County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Cheatham Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Cheatham Elementary School employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Cheatham Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 96%. The rate at public schools in Red River County averages 72%, lower than here.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 32.8%. Cheatham Elementary School posts 16.9%, 15.9 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Red River County this way: median household income is about $48,491, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 10 public schools in Red River County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,125.
Nearby, Clarksville Middle and High School is about 0.5 miles away. On average proficiency, Cheatham Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Cheatham Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 258 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 240.
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Red River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,611
Census ACS
Median income
$48,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,125 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARKSVILLE ISD
- Clarksville Middle and High SchoolHigh · 242 students
Other schools in CLARKSVILLE
- Clarksville Middle and High SchoolHigh · 242 students
Other Cheatham Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cheatham Elementary. Cheatham Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cheatham Elementary SchoolLAVEEN, AZ · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksville Middle and High School0.5 mi · 242
- Detroit Elementary School12.1 mi · 222
- Detroit Junior High School12.6 mi · 112
- Detroit High School12.6 mi · 154
- Rivercrest Junior High School15.3 mi · 149
- Rivercrest High School15.4 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Cheatham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cheatham Elementary School?
Cheatham Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cheatham Elementary School serve?
Cheatham Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cheatham Elementary School have?
Cheatham Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Cheatham Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cheatham Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 26% Hispanic, 44% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Cheatham Elementary School?
Cheatham Elementary School is overseen by CLARKSVILLE ISD in Red River County.
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