CLARK EL

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in PORTLAND, Texas, CLARK EL educates 457 students from grades 1 through 5, overseen by GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD.

CLARK EL is one of 7 schools operated by GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, a district that enrolls 5,024 students overall.

Demographically, CLARK EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%; the rest reads as 30% White. By comparison, San Patricio County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Patricio County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CLARK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Patricio County) logs that median household income runs about $69,704, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Patricio County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students), of which CLARK EL is one.

GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CLARK EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLARK EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

CLARK EL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 33%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 39% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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