CLEAR FORK EL

CLEAR FORK EL is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in LOCKHART, Texas, overseen by LOCKHART ISD, with 523 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

LOCKHART ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,753 students. CLEAR FORK EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CLEAR FORK EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Caldwell County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, CLEAR FORK EL records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CLEAR FORK EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at CLEAR FORK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Caldwell County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLEAR FORK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.1%; this one delivers 45.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Caldwell County) reports that median household income runs about $69,758, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Caldwell County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,286 students), CLEAR FORK EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NAVARRO EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLEAR FORK EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLEAR FORK EL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLEAR FORK EL has edged up 10%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CLEAR FORK EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.