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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001843
Lily B Clayton Elementary School
2000 PARK PL AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76110 · (817) 814-5400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- A+Three-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
15.1:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
58%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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
Schools most like Lily B Clayton Elementary School
Lily B Clayton Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily B Clayton Elementary School this school | 476 | 39.3% | 56.1% |
| Lomax Elementary School LA PORTE | 512 | 36.7% | 59.0% |
| Ft Concho Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 447 | 38.7% | 72.8% |
| Shackelford Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 452 | 42.7% | 40.9% |
| Village Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 486 | 42.6% | 45.1% |
| Boone Elementary School AUSTIN | 428 | 34.6% | 46.0% |
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 Lily B Clayton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #988 of 4,401 | #61 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #874 of 4,466 ▲ 51 | #47 of 339 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #522 of 4,466 ▲ 107 | #27 of 339 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.5pp | #159 of 3,998 | #8 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #2,763 of 4,938 | #193 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,564 of 4,622 | #200 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #1,633 of 4,628 | #207 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #3,963 of 4,789 | #280 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #1,592 of 2,838 | #145 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
476
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 476 | 31.5 | 15.1:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 31.8 | 14.9:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 31.1 | 18.0:1 | 33% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 39% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 37% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lily B Clayton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (560 to 476); teachers up 1% (31.1 to 31.5).
About Lily B Clayton Elementary School
Lily B Clayton Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 476 students.
FORT WORTH ISD has a total of 136 schools and 70,612 students, Lily B Clayton Elementary School among them.
The student body at Lily B Clayton Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 46%. Next come 46% Hispanic and 6% Black. In Tarrant County overall, the White share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Lily B Clayton Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 39% at Lily B Clayton Elementary School. Across public schools in Tarrant County, the average is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lily B Clayton Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Texas public elementary schools.
Lily B Clayton Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.1% is within a point of the 56.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Tarrant County area, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Tarrant County, 639 public schools serve about 385,835 students.
Ki Charter - Fort Worth sits about 0.4 miles from Lily B Clayton Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lily B Clayton Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Lily B Clayton Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 476, compared with 491 in 2020-21.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Ki Charter - Fort Worth0.4 mi · 80
- De Zavala Elementary School0.8 mi · 274
- Children's Medical Center0.8 mi · 41
- Daggett Middle School0.8 mi · 353
- Trimble Technical High School1.0 mi · 1,924
- Daggett Elementary School1.0 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Lily B Clayton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lily B Clayton Elementary School?
Lily B Clayton Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lily B Clayton Elementary School serve?
Lily B Clayton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lily B Clayton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lily B Clayton Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lily B Clayton Elementary School?
At Lily B Clayton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lily B Clayton Elementary School public or private?
Lily B Clayton Elementary School 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.