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Clayton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clayton Elementary in Austin, TX, is a consistently high-performing school serving 637 students in grades PK through 5, located in the 78739 zip code of southwest Austin. Part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd), Clayton has ranked in the 97th percentile or higher statewide for the past decade and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger every year on record. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 and slightly above-average per-student spending, the school provides a strong foundation for individualized instruction and academic excellence.

What truly sets Clayton apart is its exceptional support for diverse student groups. The school ranks in the 99th percentile for Hispanic student performance and the 99th percentile for English Language Learners, demonstrating highly effective programs that help all students thrive. Its Special Education program also stands out, ranking in the 97th percentile—a remarkable achievement that many high-performing schools struggle to match. While nearby schools like Mills Elementary (99th percentile) and Bear Creek Elementary (97th percentile) are also elite, Clayton’s historical consistency is notable, never dropping below the 95th percentile in the last decade. This sustained excellence, even as enrollment has grown, reflects a deeply embedded culture of high achievement.

One area for attention is a slight dip in math proficiency compared to reading—for example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 80.23% versus 66.28% in math in the 2025-2026 school year. This gap is more pronounced at Clayton than at Mills Elementary, which shows more balanced scores. Additionally, the school achieves top-tier results with lower per-student spending than some nearby schools with lower rankings, such as Boone Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary, suggesting effective resource management. Overall, Clayton is a powerhouse of academic achievement, particularly in serving diverse student populations, making it a standout choice in southwest Austin’s high-performing school cluster.

637

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,033

Per pupil spending ?

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7525 La Crosse Ave
Austin, TX 78739

(512) 841-9200

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Clayton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gorzycki Middle
High:	Bowie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Asian:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (79% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg55%

Texas avg51%

156^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

523^rd of 951Austin 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
2026	95.3	156 of 4627	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	222 of 4651	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	72 of 4710	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	98 of 4647	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	93 of 4581	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	89 of 4578	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	127 of 4479	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	97 of 4359	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	101 of 4329	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	120 of 4286	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.4	46 of 4320	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.3	53 of 4260	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	78 of 4221	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.3	151 of 4206	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	125 of 4095	96.9%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	427 of 3937	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.7	281 of 3884	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	81.9	377 of 3768	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	373 of 3724	90.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	117 of 999	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	145 of 814	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	172 of 1045	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	77 of 1015	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	39 of 957	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	24 of 967	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	155 of 1009	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	158 of 1005	84.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.6	547 of 4461	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	94.6	93 of 4331	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	57.3	1500 of 4295	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	819 of 4240	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	78 of 2918	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	62 of 3668	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	44 of 3556	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	74 of 3446	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	64.7	854 of 3333	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	320 of 4575	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	293 of 3744	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	92 of 4658	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	125 of 4588	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	158 of 4561	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	109 of 4499	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	89 of 4348	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	136 of 4306	96.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	231 of 3075	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	388 of 2619	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	731 of 2980	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	425 of 2958	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	352 of 3006	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	405 of 3184	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	388 of 3106	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	23 of 4413	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	93 of 3644	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	96 of 4465	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	193 of 4401	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	249 of 4376	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	225 of 4329	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	220 of 4188	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	58 of 4168	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	416 of 3705	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	307 of 4594	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	1035 of 4521	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	794 of 4477	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	838 of 4451	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	1585 of 4309	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	61 of 4582	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	111 of 3739	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	69 of 4647	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	76 of 4585	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	56 of 4563	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	72 of 4498	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	181 of 4357	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	94 of 4319	97.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	216 of 1106	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	165 of 975	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	155 of 1128	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	124 of 1099	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	127 of 1004	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	147 of 1112	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	70 of 1046	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	113 of 4301	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	149 of 3549	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	208 of 4292	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	111 of 4086	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	164 of 3952	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	191 of 3799	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	199 of 3684	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	133 of 3558	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	627 of 3006	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	516 of 2612	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	123 of 3108	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	191 of 3106	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	191 of 3082	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	211 of 3082	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	195 of 3142	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	193 of 3127	93.8%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)88th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading86%+31 vs state

Mathematics73%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-9200	637	48	13.2	4.9%	331 (52.0%)	6 (0.9%)	136 (21.4%)	113 (17.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.8%)	95.3	156^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.2%	66							80.2	86.3	89.3	66.3	76.5	75.0	$10,033
Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12200 Meridian Park Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-8900	582	44	13.2	13.7%	309 (53.1%)	10 (1.7%)	142 (24.4%)	81 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	93.4	235^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.3	213^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.4%	22							67.9	78.5	86.8	69.9	75.8	75.0	$9,442
Kiker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5913 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2584	750	52	14.3	4.3%	434 (57.9%)	10 (1.3%)	147 (19.6%)	93 (12.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.1%)	93.3	239^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.1	331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%	92							73.7	87.9	84.5	56.5	80.7	86.1	$8,444
Bear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12801 Escarpment Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-0040	509	41	12.4	5.5%	256 (50.3%)	5 (1.0%)	112 (22.0%)	107 (21.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.3	116^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.6	203^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.6%	87							87.4	87.0	84.2	71.3	82.6	76.6	$8,627
Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 Davis Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-2400	703	57	12.2	7.5%	412 (58.6%)	11 (1.6%)	144 (20.5%)	82 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)	97.7	64^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.7	65^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.6%	1							83.3	89.3	87.7	72.6	90.8	85.4	$10,309
Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Croftwood Dr	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2537	428	32	13.3	34.6%	187 (43.7%)	13 (3.0%)	198 (46.3%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	51.7	2025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.2%		48.2	2246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.7%	221							50.0	57.1	65.4	29.3	44.2	47.5	$10,169
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Patton Ranch Rd	Austin	78735	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2336	617	45	13.7	50.4%	212 (34.4%)	18 (2.9%)	340 (55.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	58.2	1695^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.4%		59.9	1584^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.9%	111	0.0	9.1	18.8	0.0		9.1	57.4	58.1	61.3	45.8	45.9	47.7	$9,817
Baranoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12009 Buckingham Gate Rd	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-7100	810	60	13.5	14.1%	466 (57.5%)	8 (1.0%)	255 (31.5%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	83	656^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.6	853^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	197							70.3	64.6	77.1	49.6	66.1	70.0	$8,725
Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Kentish Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-2700	555	44	12.5	29.5%	252 (45.4%)	10 (1.8%)	221 (39.8%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.8%)	65.1	1339^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.1%		72.9	1006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.4%	333							56.8	67.1	76.5	39.8	54.3	43.5	$10,732
Kocurek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Curlew Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2547	507	42	12.0	65.7%	129 (25.4%)	26 (5.1%)	312 (61.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.1%)	39.6	2783^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.9%		41.5	2674^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.5%	109	40.0	22.2		20.0	10.0		35.7	53.9	54.3	29.1	46.2	41.4	$11,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton Elementary

What district is Clayton Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Clayton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clayton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gorzycki Middle
High : Bowie High School

How many students attend Clayton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Clayton Elementary.

Is Clayton Elementary a good school?

Yes! Clayton Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 156^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clayton Elementary?

Students at Clayton Elementary are 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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