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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001843
LILY B CLAYTON EL
2000 PARK PL AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76110 · (817) 814-5400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
187 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
-84 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.0:1
% White
46%
was 49%
% Hispanic
46%
was 44%
% Black
6%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LILY B CLAYTON EL
LILY B CLAYTON EL operates as a moderately sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. Current enrollment sits at 476 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within FORT WORTH ISD, which oversees 136 schools and 70,612 students, LILY B CLAYTON EL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LILY B CLAYTON EL shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Tarrant County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.
After controlling for student poverty, LILY B CLAYTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which LILY B CLAYTON EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: KI CHARTER - FORT WORTH, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LILY B CLAYTON EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LILY B CLAYTON EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.1%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LILY B CLAYTON EL has edged down 15%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 476 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.
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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
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- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- SOUTH HILLS H SHigh · 1,846 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- KI CHARTER - FORT WORTH0.4 mi · 80
- DE ZAVALA EL0.8 mi · 274
- CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CTR0.8 mi · 41
- DAGGETT MIDDLE0.8 mi · 353
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H S1.0 mi · 1,924
- DAGGETT EL1.0 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About LILY B CLAYTON ELWhat is the total enrollment at LILY B CLAYTON EL?
LILY B CLAYTON EL enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LILY B CLAYTON EL serve?
LILY B CLAYTON EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LILY B CLAYTON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LILY B CLAYTON EL is approximately 15.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LILY B CLAYTON EL?
At LILY B CLAYTON EL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is LILY B CLAYTON EL public or private?
LILY B CLAYTON EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.