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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKHART ISD·NCES 482787003127
Clear Fork Elementary School
1102 CLEAR FORK ST, LOCKHART, TX 78644 · (512) 398-0450 · Caldwell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
333 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LOCKHART ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 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 24 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Clear Fork Elementary School
Clear Fork Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork Elementary School this school | 523 | 63.7% | 42.5% |
| Dunaway Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 525 | 65.9% | 47.1% |
| John J Ciavarra Elementary School DEVINE | 502 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Scharbauer Elementary School MIDLAND | 579 | 64.8% | 34.9% |
| Early Childhood Center PORTLAND | 529 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Koennecke Elementary School SEGUIN | 560 | 65.0% | 40.5% |
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 Clear Fork Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,273 of 4,401 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,593 of 4,466 ▲ 1,372 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,274 of 4,466 ▲ 1,202 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #211 of 3,998 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #2,320 of 4,938 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #4,316 of 4,622 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #2,567 of 4,628 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #2,935 of 4,789 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #757 of 1,307 | #4 of 6 |
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
523
+81 (+18%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 523 | 28.1 | 18.6:1 | 64% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 30.5 | 17.1:1 | 65% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 36.3 | 14.3:1 | 63% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 66% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 29.4 | 16.2:1 | 64% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 71% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 71% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 53% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 35 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Fork Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (475 to 523); teachers down 4% (29.4 to 28.1).
About Clear Fork Elementary School
At 1102 CLEAR FORK ST in LOCKHART, Texas, Clear Fork Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 523 students, in kindergarten through 5.
LOCKHART ISD has 9 schools and 6,753 students, and Clear Fork Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 66% of enrollment at Clear Fork Elementary School. Smaller groups are 29% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Caldwell County is roughly 57% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Clear Fork Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
With 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Clear Fork Elementary School was 18.6:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. On average, public schools in Caldwell County report 76%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Clear Fork Elementary School, the prediction is 46.5% and the result is 42.5%.
Across Caldwell County, median household income is about $69,758, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Caldwell County number 19 and enroll about 9,286.
Navarro Elementary School is the public school closest to Clear Fork Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Clear Fork Elementary School is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 442 in 2020-21 and 523 in 2024-25, a rise of 81 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,669
Census ACS
Median income
$69,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCKHART ISD
- Lockhart High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Lockhart Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,501 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Other schools in LOCKHART
- Lockhart High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Lockhart Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,501 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- The Excel Center (for Adults)High · 571 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Navarro Elementary School0.2 mi · 667
- Lockhart High School0.3 mi · 2,006
- Bluebonnet Elementary School0.8 mi · 614
- Lockhart Pride High School0.9 mi · 66
- Lockhart Junior High School1.1 mi · 1,501
- George W Carver Early Education Center1.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Fork Elementary SchoolHow large is Clear Fork Elementary School?
Clear Fork Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-05.
Is Clear Fork Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clear Fork Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Clear Fork Elementary School have?
Clear Fork Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Clear Fork Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clear Fork Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Clear Fork Elementary School in?
Clear Fork Elementary School is part of LOCKHART ISD.
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