CLAUDE SCHOOLS

CLAUDE SCHOOLS is a close-knit unified-grade school in CLAUDE, Texas, operated by CLAUDE ISD. The school serves 297 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

Operationally, CLAUDE SCHOOLS answers to CLAUDE ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, CLAUDE SCHOOLS shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLAUDE SCHOOLS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.0%, the actual is 67.2%, a residual of +5.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Armstrong County put the typical household earns roughly $72,750 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%.

Nearest neighbor: GROOM SCHOOL, around 16.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLAUDE SCHOOLS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 58.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. CLAUDE SCHOOLS's enrollment has edged up 86% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 297). Class-load math has rose: from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for CLAUDE SCHOOLS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.