CLAYBON EL

CLAYBON EL is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in FORNEY, Texas, operated by FORNEY ISD, enrolling 583 students in grades pre-K through 4.

FORNEY ISD runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 18,565 students. CLAYBON EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CLAYBON EL records that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 32% Black, 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kaufman County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLAYBON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 55.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kaufman County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,485, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CLAYBON EL is one of 65 public schools in Kaufman County (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students).

FORNEY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLAYBON EL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. CLAYBON EL's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 583). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 8% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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