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What's the most underrated thing about CLARK EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115011562
Clark Elementary School
6033 N HWY 146, BAYTOWN, TX 77521 · (281) 420-4800 · Chambers County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
432 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Elementary School this school | 712 | 60.7% | 40.4% |
| Mayfield Elementary School PRINCETON | 668 | 61.7% | 39.3% |
| Evelyn Turlington Elementary School HOCKLEY | 715 | 57.1% | 44.5% |
| Diane Winborn Elementary School KATY | 728 | 60.0% | 46.4% |
| Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham DALLAS | 703 | 55.9% | 66.1% |
| Roth Elementary School KLEIN | 683 | 65.6% | 47.6% |
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 Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Chambers County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,538 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,225 of 4,466 ▼ 508 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,261 of 4,466 ▼ 347 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,763 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #842 of 4,938 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,820 of 4,622 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #992 of 4,628 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #3,081 of 4,789 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #963 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
712
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 712 | 46.2 | 15.4:1 | 61% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 44.9 | 16.1:1 | 63% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 45.9 | 14.9:1 | 63% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 55% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 55% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 40% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (675 to 712); teachers up 5% (44 to 46.2).
About Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in BAYTOWN, Texas. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 712 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 37% bigger than that.
GOOSE CREEK CISD (34 schools, 24,032 students) runs Clark Elementary School.
A majority of students at Clark Elementary School, 50%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. By the diversity index, Clark Elementary School comes in at 65%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 61%. On average, public schools in Chambers County report 44%.
Clark Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Clark Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 40.4% actual against 47.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Chambers County show that median household income is about $109,804, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 18 public schools operate in Chambers County, serving about 11,701 students.
Of nearby public schools, Stephen F Austin Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 40.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Clark Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 733 to 712.
The Clark Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Chambers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,498
Census ACS
Median income
$109,804
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
11,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD
- Goose Creek MemorialHigh · 2,335 students
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,747 students
- E F Green Junior SchoolMiddle · 1,095 students
- Gentry Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Highlands Junior High SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in BAYTOWN
- Goose Creek MemorialHigh · 2,335 students
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,747 students
- E F Green Junior SchoolMiddle · 1,095 students
- Gentry Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Cedar Bayou Junior High SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other Clark Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Clark Elementary. Clark Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 21.
- Clark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 828 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPORTLAND, TX · 457 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 354 students
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 858 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Stephen F Austin Elementary School1.5 mi · 792
- Gentry Junior High School1.8 mi · 1,013
- Cedar Bayou Junior High School2.5 mi · 869
- Crockett Elementary School2.5 mi · 545
- Alamo Elementary School3.0 mi · 746
- Gccisd Virtual Academy3.0 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Elementary SchoolHow large is Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 712 students in grades KG-05.
Is Clark Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clark Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Clark Elementary School have?
Clark Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Clark Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clark Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 50% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Clark Elementary School in?
Clark Elementary School is part of GOOSE CREEK CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.