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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CLARK EL this year?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD·NCES 482178002197
Clark Elementary School
2250 MEMORIAL PKWY, PORTLAND, TX 78374 · (361) 777-4045 · San Patricio County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-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.
- C+Three-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
13.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
244 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (86) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
48%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 (55.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Elementary School this school | 457 | 53.4% | 55.8% |
| Rosemont Lower - Chris V Semos Building DALLAS | 457 | 53.0% | N/A |
| Jourdanton Elementary School JOURDANTON | 434 | 56.2% | 38.6% |
| Comal Creek Elementary School SCHERTZ | 455 | 53.6% | 41.7% |
| Harry C Withers Elementary School DALLAS | 447 | 49.4% | 54.5% |
| Calallen Wood River Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 425 | 51.5% | 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 Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In San Patricio County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,007 of 4,401 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,220 of 4,466 ▼ 145 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,253 of 4,466 ▼ 217 | #3 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,275 of 3,998 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,946 of 4,938 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #854 of 4,622 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #2,563 of 4,628 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #3,437 of 4,789 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #362 of 2,838 | #1 of 11 |
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
457
-137 (-23%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 457 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 43.5 | 14.9:1 | 68% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 62% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 66% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 42.3 | 16.2:1 | 68% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 53% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 59% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 50% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (685 to 457); teachers down 17% (42.3 to 35).
About Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in PORTLAND, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 1 through 5, with 457 students on the rolls.
Clark Elementary School is one of 7 schools in GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, which enrolls 5,024 students in total.
The student body at Clark Elementary School is 65% Hispanic. It is also 30% White. San Patricio County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 9 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Clark Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, Clark Elementary School has a ratio of 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Patricio County is 63%.
Clark Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.9% at Clark Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.8%.
The school is in San Patricio County, where median household income comes to about $69,704, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across San Patricio County, 33 public schools serve about 13,920 students.
Clark Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Gregory-Portland Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Clark Elementary School at 4th of 8.
Clark Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 23%, from 594 to 457. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.2 to 13.1 over 4 years.
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San Patricio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,181
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD
- Gregory-Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Gregory-Portland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,148 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 529 students
- East Cliff Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in PORTLAND
- Gregory-Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Gregory-Portland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,148 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 529 students
- East Cliff Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other Clark Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Clark Elementary. Clark Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 21.
- Clark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 828 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 712 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 354 students
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 858 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Gregory-Portland Middle School0.2 mi · 1,148
- Gregory-Portland High School0.7 mi · 1,511
- East Cliff Elementary School0.8 mi · 474
- Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 529
- Andrews Elementary School1.8 mi · 530
- Austin Elementary School2.7 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 01-05.
Is Clark Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clark Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Clark Elementary School have?
Clark Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Clark Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clark Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Clark Elementary School in?
Clark Elementary School is part of GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.