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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566002863
Clarke Elementary School
51600 COMMANCHE AVE, FORT CAVAZOS, TX 76544 · (254) 336-1510 · Coryell County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
330 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 153 | 32% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 53.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 48.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Clarke Elementary School
Clarke Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Elementary School this school | 481 | 68.6% | 65.8% |
| Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 473 | 70.8% | 51.5% |
| Fain Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 67.0% | 30.4% |
| Bliss Elementary School EL PASO | 459 | 67.8% | 50.9% |
| Northside Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 480 | 65.2% | 35.8% |
| Stonegate Elementary School BEDFORD | 472 | 64.2% | 63.2% |
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 Clarke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Coryell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #477 of 4,401 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #652 of 4,466 ▼ 135 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #338 of 4,466 ▲ 1,004 | #1 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #2,715 of 4,938 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,403 of 4,622 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #125 of 4,628 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #2,643 of 4,789 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #1,278 of 2,838 | #3 of 8 |
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
481
-79 (-14%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 481 | 34.7 | 13.8:1 | 69% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 35.7 | 14.4:1 | 65% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 34.2 | 16.6:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 58% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 36.6 | 16.2:1 | 56% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 60% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 66% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 82% (499) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 53 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (592 to 481); teachers down 5% (36.6 to 34.7).
About Clarke Elementary School
Clarke Elementary School is an elementary school in FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, reachable at (254) 336-1510. A total of 481 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 3.
Besides Clarke Elementary School, KILLEEN ISD runs 54 other schools. The district enrolls 42,883 students.
Clarke Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 33%. Other students are 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 15% multiracial. By comparison, Coryell County residents are about 59% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.8:1, with 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Coryell County is 14 points.
A school in Texas with Clarke Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 44.4%. Clarke Elementary School scores 65.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Coryell County, the median household income is $71,301, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Clarke Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Killeen ISD Early College High School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Clarke Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 14% from 2020-21, when Clarke Elementary School had 560 students, to 2024-25, when it had 481. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Coryell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,748
Census ACS
Median income
$71,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KILLEEN ISD
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Killeen High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,031 students
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
Other schools in FORT CAVAZOS
- Killeen ISD Early College High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Venable Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Other Clarke Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Clarke Elementary. Clarke Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Clarke ElementaryHenderson, NC · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Killeen ISD Early College High School0.3 mi · 960
- Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School1.3 mi · 730
- Clear Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 696
- Adventhealth School1.7 mi · 13
- Audie Murphy Middle School1.7 mi · 768
- Montague Village Elementary School2.1 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Clarke Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarke Elementary School?
Clarke Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Clarke Elementary School serve?
Clarke Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Clarke Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Clarke Elementary School.
How diverse is Clarke Elementary School?
Clarke Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Clarke Elementary School public or private?
Clarke Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.