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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970009377

CLIFFORD DAVIS EL

4400 CAMPUS DR, FT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 531-4650 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
Enrollment
868
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
846 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
73
Kindergarten
113
Grade 1
132
Grade 2
120
Grade 3
147
Grade 4
135
Grade 5
148
Student demographics
White
14917%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
16319%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Black
36442%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
16119%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
303%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
42149%
Female
44752%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
8.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
10.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +1.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.6pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
868
+79 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 16.3:1
% White
17%
was 10%
% Hispanic
19%
was 23%
% Black
42%
was 35%
% Asian
19%
was 31%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CLIFFORD DAVIS EL

CLIFFORD DAVIS EL is one of the sizable elementary schools in FT WORTH, Texas, operated by FORT WORTH ISD, with 868 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 67% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; CLIFFORD DAVIS EL is among them.

Demographically, CLIFFORD DAVIS EL shows that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 17% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CLIFFORD DAVIS EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, CLIFFORD DAVIS EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 31.3%; CLIFFORD DAVIS EL posts 7.7%, -23.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which CLIFFORD DAVIS EL is one.

The closest other public school is TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOLS - FORT WORTH CAMPUS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLIFFORD DAVIS EL. On composite proficiency, CLIFFORD DAVIS EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 789 students in 2018 compared to 868 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 31% to 19%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students

Quick facts

School name
CLIFFORD DAVIS EL
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
4400 CAMPUS DR, FT WORTH, TX 76119
Phone
(817) 531-4650
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
868
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
21.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
846 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970009377
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CLIFFORD DAVIS EL
How large is CLIFFORD DAVIS EL?
CLIFFORD DAVIS EL enrolls approximately 868 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CLIFFORD DAVIS EL serve?
CLIFFORD DAVIS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CLIFFORD DAVIS EL have?
CLIFFORD DAVIS EL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at CLIFFORD DAVIS EL?
Student demographics at CLIFFORD DAVIS EL are roughly 17% White, 19% Hispanic, 42% Black, 19% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is CLIFFORD DAVIS EL in?
CLIFFORD DAVIS EL is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
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