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Which teacher or staff member at GEORGE CLARKE EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001842
George Clarke Elementary School
3300 S HENDERSON ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76110 · (817) 814-6100 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
342 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 60 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% | 51.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 George Clarke Elementary School
George Clarke Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Clarke Elementary School this school | 388 | 88.1% | 32.1% |
| Robbin E L Washington International Elementary School EL PASO | 371 | 88.4% | 44.5% |
| Harwell Elementary School LUBBOCK | 385 | 88.1% | 28.3% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School HEREFORD | 366 | 87.4% | 43.0% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School AUSTIN | 376 | 88.8% | 29.9% |
| Lamar Elementary School HARLINGEN | 401 | 88.5% | 40.4% |
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 George Clarke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,471 of 4,401 | #226 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,245 of 4,466 ▼ 348 | #319 of 339 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,055 of 4,466 ▼ 104 | #297 of 339 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #315 of 3,998 | #32 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #3,580 of 4,938 | #283 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #956 of 4,622 | #64 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #3,933 of 4,628 | #332 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #1,271 of 4,789 | #99 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #1,295 of 2,838 | #126 of 242 |
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
388
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 388 | 29.4 | 13.2:1 | 88% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 88% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 26.9 | 14.9:1 | 90% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 91% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 85% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 90% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 91% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 82% (502) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 30 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Clarke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (476 to 388); teachers down 14% (34 to 29.4).
About George Clarke Elementary School
Federal records list George Clarke Elementary School as an elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 388 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
A total of 136 schools make up FORT WORTH ISD, with 70,612 students enrolled.
George Clarke Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 3% White, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tarrant County's population at about 30%. George Clarke Elementary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 29.4 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 88%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
allk12 grades George Clarke Elementary School a C-. 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, George Clarke Elementary School would be expected to post about 36.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.1%.
Tarrant County has these Census figures: median household income is about $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Tarrant County number 639 and enroll about 385,835.
The school nearest to George Clarke Elementary School is Richard J Wilson Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, George Clarke Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 381 in 2020-21 to 388 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Trimble Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,924 students
- Arlington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,898 students
- South Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- Richard J Wilson Elementary School0.7 mi · 508
- Paschal High School0.9 mi · 2,127
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth1.0 mi · 2,020
- Worth Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 439
- Daggett Elementary School1.1 mi · 526
- Applied Learning Academy1.1 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About George Clarke Elementary SchoolHow many students attend George Clarke Elementary School?
George Clarke Elementary School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does George Clarke Elementary School serve?
George Clarke Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Clarke Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Clarke Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is George Clarke Elementary School?
George Clarke Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees George Clarke Elementary School?
George Clarke Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.