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Lily B Clayton Elementary

Q: Is Lily B Clayton Elementary a good school?

Lily B Clayton Elementary ranks 737 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lily B Clayton Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 477 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state.

Lily B Clayton Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in STAAR test scores, with 64.29% of 3rd graders proficient or better in reading, compared to 40.56% for the district and 52.02% for Texas. The school also has strong performance among certain student subgroups, with White students and Gifted and Talented students ranking in the top quartile of Texas elementary schools. Lily B Clayton has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is one of the higher-performing elementary schools in the state.

While Lily B Clayton Elementary outperforms the district and state, some nearby schools, such as North High Mount Elementary and Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in reading. This suggests the area may have a concentration of high-performing elementary schools. Additionally, Lily B Clayton Elementary serves a diverse student population, with around 45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school's academic performance remains strong.

476

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,821

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Park Pl Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76110-1299

(817) 814-5400

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lily B Clayton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McLean 6th Grade
	McLean Middle
High:	Paschal High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

45.6%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg35%

Texas avg47%

737^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 80Elementary Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

733^rd of 961Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	737 of 4651	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	1212 of 4710	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	1208 of 4647	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	930 of 4581	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	645 of 4578	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	713 of 4479	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	826 of 4359	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	893 of 4329	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	55.3	2036 of 4286	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.7	809 of 4320	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	1105 of 4260	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	1105 of 4221	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	849 of 4206	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	1161 of 4095	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	57.7	1915 of 3937	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	2081 of 3884	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	2390 of 3768	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.7	2318 of 3724	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.3	1399 of 3476	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	1576 of 3475	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.2	966 of 3465	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	1410 of 2443	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.7	478 of 2443	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	1238 of 2421	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	789 of 2444	67.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.9	893 of 4461	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	994 of 4331	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	35.6	2999 of 4295	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.1	449 of 4240	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1050 of 2918	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	2535 of 3668	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2210 of 3556	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1741 of 3487	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	906 of 3446	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	2498 of 3333	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	2822 of 3226	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	499 of 3744	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	1125 of 4658	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	870 of 4588	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	1058 of 4561	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	554 of 4499	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	453 of 4348	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	565 of 4306	86.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1212 of 2619	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	1408 of 2980	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	634 of 2958	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	582 of 3006	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	914 of 3184	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	856 of 3106	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	1385 of 3644	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	2819 of 4465	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	2209 of 4401	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	2298 of 4376	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	2311 of 4329	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2280 of 4188	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2672 of 4168	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1651 of 3705	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	3799 of 4594	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	2300 of 4521	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	2447 of 4477	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	1830 of 4451	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	2782 of 4309	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2469 of 4264	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	652 of 3739	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	1437 of 4647	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1591 of 4585	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	887 of 4563	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	687 of 4498	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	1018 of 4357	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	1244 of 4319	71.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	83.5	100 of 1004	90.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	539 of 3549	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	1533 of 4292	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	1658 of 4086	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1284 of 3952	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	2269 of 3799	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	2027 of 3684	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2481 of 3558	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	154 of 2612	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	479 of 3108	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	503 of 3106	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	114 of 3082	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	76 of 3082	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	126 of 3142	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	159 of 3127	94.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)90th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2024)42nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading70%+15 vs state

Mathematics57%+12 vs state

Science46%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Lily B. is a gem of a school. The PTA maintains a great website: www.lilybclayton.org. I always know what's going on. The teachers and faculty are wonderful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lily B Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Park Pl Ave	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5400	476	32	15.1	39.3%	219 (46.0%)	28 (5.9%)	217 (45.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	80.5	737^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%		67.9	1212^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.3%	475										64.3	72.9	71.8				64.3	54.3	53.5				46.5			$10,821
De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 College Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5600	274	18	15.3	75.5%	33 (12.0%)	43 (15.7%)	186 (67.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	66.9	1268^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%		64.9	1352^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	71.3%	84	20.0	33.3	28.6	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0			53.6	75.0	63.3				35.7	73.2	50.0				23.3			$13,965
Daggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 Page Ave	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5500	526	35	14.9	86.1%	39 (7.4%)	49 (9.3%)	426 (81.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	28.9	3499^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.8%		43.3	2646^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.8%	853	10.5		18.8	22.2		16.7	0.0			22.0	36.8	44.8				30.0	38.3	45.1				17.4			$11,497
Daggett Montessori	Public	K-8	801 W Jessamine	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6300	546	34	16.0	46.0%	171 (31.3%)	29 (5.3%)	322 (59.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	52.5	1990^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.2%		55	1882^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	60.0%	108								83.3	100.0	59.3	46.2	64.6	64.1	73.8	48.4	44.4	33.9	38.5	50.0	20.0	59.4	21.5	64.9	33.3	$11,302
Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center	Public	K-5	3320 W Cantey St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 815-5700	379	23	16.1	25.9%	213 (56.2%)	24 (6.3%)	120 (31.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	81	724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.4%		66.3	1288^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.7%	564										76.9	66.1	74.6				63.1	62.9	39.0				59.3			$9,777
George Clarke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 S Henderson St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6100	388	29	13.2	88.1%	12 (3.1%)	8 (2.1%)	358 (92.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27.6	3579^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%		29.6	3487^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.0%	92	0.0									19.2	31.0	57.1				19.1	29.0	34.0				38.0			$11,719
South High Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Birchman Ave	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1800	510	36	14.2	74.5%	75 (14.7%)	62 (12.2%)	338 (66.3%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	41	2709^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%		40.4	2817^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.2%	108										42.5	61.4	63.2				28.7	41.4	33.8				15.9			$10,378
Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Missouri Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2000	366	26	13.8	95.6%	14 (3.8%)	156 (42.6%)	190 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	12.8	4382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%		12.1	4463^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	5.2%	81										17.4	45.7	20.5				8.5	30.4	17.8				6.7			$14,013
Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Evans Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0600	401	29	13.6	94.3%	13 (3.2%)	76 (19.0%)	303 (75.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	17.4	4168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%		19.5	4097^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.0%	71	5.0	26.3	25.0	22.2	6.7		0.0			31.8	31.4	24.4				36.4	38.5	22.0				2.4			$11,106
Carroll Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Jefferson Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0700	489	34	14.2	84.3%	25 (5.1%)	105 (21.5%)	330 (67.5%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	26.3	3646^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.9	3722^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.0%	76	22.2	25.0	22.2	13.3		16.7	11.1			38.0	41.5	44.4				29.0	43.3	23.1				2.9			$11,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Lily B Clayton Elementary

What district is Lily B Clayton Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Lily B Clayton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Lily B Clayton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lily B Clayton Elementary?

Students at Lily B Clayton Elementary are 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lily B Clayton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lily B Clayton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McLean 6th Grade
Middle : McLean Middle
High : Paschal High School

Is Lily B Clayton Elementary a good school?

Lily B Clayton Elementary ranks 737^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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