Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 134 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARENDON ISD·NCES 481416000892
Clarendon Elementary School
822 5TH ST, CLARENDON, TX 79226 · (806) 310-7760 · Donley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
114 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 28 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Based on grade levels within CLARENDON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -7.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 38.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 39.0% | 24.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Clarendon Elementary School
Clarendon Elementary School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Elementary School this school | 204 | 55.9% | 54.9% |
| Neches Elementary School PALESTINE | 195 | 55.4% | 44.2% |
| Milano Elementary School MILANO | 187 | 52.9% | 54.3% |
| Lipan Elementary School LIPAN | 229 | 55.9% | 56.2% |
| Mt Enterprise Elementary School MT ENTERPRISE | 252 | 59.5% | 53.4% |
| Leonard Elementary School LEONARD | 238 | 53.4% | 54.5% |
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 Clarendon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,082 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #922 of 4,466 ▼ 332 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,013 of 4,466 ▼ 133 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #4,611 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #32 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #2,874 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #3,324 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #1,631 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
204
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 204 | 20.1 | 10.1:1 | 56% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 18.7 | 10.8:1 | 60% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 61% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 58% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 18.3 | 13.1:1 | 56% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 59% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 63% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 54% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarendon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (239 to 204); teachers up 10% (18.3 to 20.1).
About Clarendon Elementary School
Clarendon Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in CLARENDON, Texas. It educates 204 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 61% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
CLARENDON ISD (3 schools, 401 students) runs Clarendon Elementary School.
White students make up a majority at Clarendon Elementary School, at 73%. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Donley County overall, about 84% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.1 students per teacher. That is 5.0 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 56% of students. For comparison, public schools in Donley County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Clarendon Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 49.8% for a school in Texas with Clarendon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Clarendon Elementary School posts 54.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Donley County, the median household income is $58,750, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Donley County has 4 public schools and roughly 496 students.
The nearest public school is Clarendon Junior High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Clarendon Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's size has been steady, with 200 students in 2020-21 and 204 in 2024-25.
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Donley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,257
Census ACS
Median income
$58,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARENDON ISD
- Clarendon High SchoolHigh · 128 students
- Clarendon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 69 students
Other schools in CLARENDON
- Clarendon High SchoolHigh · 128 students
- Clarendon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 69 students
Other Clarendon Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Clarendon Elementary. Clarendon Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- CLARENDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLARENDON, AR · 240 students
- Clarendon Elementary SchoolNorth Clarendon, VT · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Clarendon Junior High School0.0 mi · 69
- Clarendon High School0.1 mi · 128
- Hedley School14.5 mi · 95
- Groom School21.9 mi · 130
- Memphis Middle School24.3 mi · 77
- Memphis High School24.4 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Clarendon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarendon Elementary School?
Clarendon Elementary School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Clarendon Elementary School serve?
Clarendon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Clarendon Elementary School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Clarendon Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Clarendon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clarendon Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarendon Elementary School?
Clarendon Elementary School is overseen by CLARENDON ISD in Donley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.