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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956008684
Claybon Elementary School
1011 FM 741, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4305 · Kaufman County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
253 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 32% smaller than its 4th grade class (125).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Claybon Elementary School
Claybon Elementary School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claybon Elementary School this school | 583 | 43.4% | 56.4% |
| Eagle Springs Elementary School HUMBLE | 672 | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| Haggar Elementary School DALLAS | 546 | 48.4% | 43.1% |
| Savannah Elementary School AUBREY | 728 | 40.9% | 30.5% |
| Lakeview Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 531 | 41.2% | 42.5% |
| Willett Elementary School FORNEY | 741 | 37.8% | 55.8% |
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 Claybon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #970 of 4,401 | #5 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,575 of 4,466 ▼ 213 | #7 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,167 of 4,466 ▲ 88 | #4 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,022 of 3,998 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #1,743 of 4,938 | #17 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,386 of 4,622 | #9 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #530 of 4,628 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #3,824 of 4,789 | #30 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #1,993 of 2,838 | #5 of 10 |
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
583
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 583 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 43% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 36.3 | 15.2:1 | 36% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 38.9 | 14.8:1 | 35% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 24% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 39.3 | 16.6:1 | 23% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 23% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 26% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claybon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (651 to 583); teachers down 1% (39.3 to 39).
About Claybon Elementary School
Claybon Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in FORNEY, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 583 students.
The district, FORNEY ISD, has 18,565 students enrolled across 24 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Claybon Elementary School is White (38%). The remaining students are 32% Black, 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Kaufman County is about 54% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Claybon Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Kaufman County.
allk12 grades Claybon Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Claybon Elementary School, the prediction is 55.2% and the result is 56.4%.
Claybon Elementary School is located in Kaufman County, where median household income is about $89,485, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 65 public schools in Kaufman County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,319.
Nearby, Forney High School is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.2%; Claybon Elementary School's is 56.4%, ranking 4th of 8.
Claybon Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Claybon Elementary School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Claybon Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORNEY ISD
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Nearby schools
- Forney High School0.8 mi · 2,582
- Jones Int Sc0.9 mi · 758
- Warren Middle School0.9 mi · 738
- Forney Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 197
- Rhea Intermediate School1.2 mi · 599
- Johnson Elementary School1.5 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Claybon Elementary SchoolHow large is Claybon Elementary School?
Claybon Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-04.
Is Claybon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Claybon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Claybon Elementary School have?
Claybon Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Claybon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Claybon Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 23% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Claybon Elementary School public or private?
Claybon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.