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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318012293
Clara Love Elementary School
16301 ELEMENTARY DR, JUSTIN, TX 76247 · (817) 698-6600 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
315 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +47.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 47 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Clara Love Elementary School
Clara Love Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Love Elementary School this school | 648 | 48.6% | 40.9% |
| Greenfield Elementary School FORT WORTH | 620 | 48.7% | 41.0% |
| House Creek Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 622 | 49.2% | 51.3% |
| Davis Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 616 | 53.1% | 45.1% |
| Elva C Lobit Middle School LEAGUE CITY | 669 | 46.5% | 46.8% |
| Giesinger Elementary School CONROE | 713 | 49.9% | 52.9% |
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 Clara Love Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,472 of 4,401 | #98 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,201 of 4,466 ▼ 31 | #79 of 138 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,857 of 4,466 ▲ 86 | #86 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #407 of 3,998 | #8 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #1,269 of 4,938 | #37 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,364 of 4,622 | #61 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #583 of 4,628 | #50 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #3,638 of 4,789 | #50 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #965 of 1,307 | #43 of 48 |
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
648
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 648 | 46.9 | 13.8:1 | 49% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 63.3 | 13.8:1 | 51% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 56.6 | 13.5:1 | 50% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 52 | 12.6:1 | 43% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 41.7 | 14.7:1 | 35% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 30% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 34% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clara Love Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (614 to 648); teachers up 13% (41.7 to 46.9).
About Clara Love Elementary School
Clara Love Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in JUSTIN, Texas. Its 648 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
NORTHWEST ISD, which runs Clara Love Elementary School, has 37 schools and 32,098 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Clara Love Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denton County is roughly 57% White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 49%. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in Denton County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Clara Love Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.9%.
Clara Love Elementary School is located in Denton County, where the median household income is $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Clara Love Elementary School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Clara Love Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Clara Love Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 656 in 2020-21 and 648 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 students
Other schools in JUSTIN
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Justin Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
- New Early Childhood Center 1Elementary
- New Early Childhood Center 2Elementary
Nearby schools
- Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School0.8 mi · 565
- Gene Pike Middle School0.9 mi · 1,137
- W R Hatfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 756
- Northwest High School1.1 mi · 2,672
- Justin Elementary School3.0 mi · 667
- J C Thompson Elementary School4.2 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Clara Love Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clara Love Elementary School?
Clara Love Elementary School enrolls approximately 648 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clara Love Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clara Love Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clara Love Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clara Love Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clara Love Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clara Love Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 35% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Clara Love Elementary School in?
Clara Love Elementary School is part of NORTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.