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If you had an hour of school board time for CLEAR LAKE CITY EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428000904
Clear Lake City Elementary School
1707 FAIRWIND RD, HOUSTON, TX 77062 · (281) 284-4200 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
252 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
52.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Lake City Elementary School
Clear Lake City Elementary School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake City Elementary School this school | 507 | 49.7% | 56.4% |
| Ridgewood Elementary School LUBBOCK | 545 | 49.5% | 48.3% |
| James H Ross Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 510 | 48.2% | 53.0% |
| Victor H Hexter Elementary School DALLAS | 481 | 49.9% | 52.9% |
| Whiteside Elementary School LUBBOCK | 434 | 50.9% | 64.3% |
| Highland Park Elementary School NEDERLAND | 547 | 50.1% | 59.5% |
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 Lake City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #974 of 4,401 | #104 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,294 of 4,466 ▲ 55 | #162 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #929 of 4,466 ▼ 43 | #102 of 625 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,747 of 3,998 | #433 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,466 of 4,938 | #460 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,774 of 4,622 | #372 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #847 of 4,628 | #107 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #3,594 of 4,789 | #565 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #1,698 of 2,838 | #291 of 441 |
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
507
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 50% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 53% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 37.8 | 13.9:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 43% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 36.8 | 16.0:1 | 47% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 42% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 40% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 23% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 53 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Lake City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (589 to 507); teachers down 10% (36.8 to 33).
About Clear Lake City Elementary School
Families in HOUSTON, Texas, are served by Clear Lake City Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 507 students in pre-K through 5.
CLEAR CREEK ISD has 46 schools; together they serve 39,684 students.
Clear Lake City Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 41%. The remaining students are 39% White, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 44% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Clear Lake City Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Clear Lake City Elementary School is 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.4:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 20 points higher.
allk12 grades Clear Lake City Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Clear Lake City Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.4%.
Clear Lake City Elementary School is located in Harris County, where the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clear Lake City Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Nearby, G H Whitcomb Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Clear Lake City Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Clear Lake City Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Clear Lake City Elementary School's location as City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 512 students in 2020-21 and 507 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Clear Lake City Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- G H Whitcomb Elementary School0.7 mi · 557
- Clear Lake Intermediate School0.7 mi · 839
- Falcon Pass Elementary School0.9 mi · 545
- Space Center Intermediate School1.1 mi · 785
- Clear Lake High School1.4 mi · 2,500
- John F Ward Elementary School1.4 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Lake City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clear Lake City Elementary School?
Clear Lake City Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clear Lake City Elementary School serve?
Clear Lake City Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Clear Lake City Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Clear Lake City Elementary School.
How diverse is Clear Lake City Elementary School?
Clear Lake City Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 41% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Clear Lake City Elementary School in?
Clear Lake City Elementary School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.