Summary:
The three public schools in the Clarendon Independent School District (Isd) serve 401 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades in the small city of Clarendon, Texas, with the district earning a 3-star rating and ranking 304th out of 951 districts statewide.
Clarendon High School is the district's standout performer, boasting a 97.1% graduation rate, a 0.0% dropout rate, and consistently exceeding state averages on End-of-Course exams in Biology, English I and II Reading, and U.S. History. It benefits from the highest per-student spending at $16,946 and an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 6.5:1. In contrast, Clarendon Elementary excels in mathematics, with 4th and 5th graders significantly outperforming state proficiency rates (67.74% vs. 49.28% and 73.08% vs. 47.38%, respectively), indicating a strong math foundation. However, Clarendon J H presents a critical concern, as its state ranking plummeted from the 80th percentile (4-star) to the 47th percentile (2-star) in one year, driven by sharp declines in math proficiency—for example, 7th-grade math fell from 58.33% to 14.29%.
Key metrics reveal notable disparities: the high school receives over 50% more funding per student than the elementary ($11,158) and middle school ($11,304), while the middle school, which is struggling the most, has the lowest spending. Student-teacher ratios are low across all schools, but the high school's 6.5:1 ratio is exceptionally small. The district's overall 3-star rating masks this internal disparity, as the high-performing high school and solid elementary contrast sharply with the rapidly declining middle school. The elementary's strong math program makes the subsequent middle school slump particularly puzzling, suggesting a need for curriculum alignment or targeted intervention at the middle school level to address this weak link in the educational pipeline.
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