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Cheatham Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cheatham Elementary is a public elementary school in Clarksville, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Clarksville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 928 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cheatham Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 3,846 and 4,549 out of around 4,600 schools. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades is 30.95%, 9.68%, and 24.39%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. Cheatham Elementary also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Blossom Elementary, Deport Elementary, Avery Elementary, Rivercrest Elementary, and Detroit Elementary, generally perform better academically than Cheatham Elementary, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from around 56% to 77%, compared to Cheatham Elementary's 100%.

258

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,159

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1106 Clarence Nix Jr Dr
Clarksville, TX 75426-1016

(903) 427-3891

District: Clarksville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cheatham Elementary usually attend:

High:

Clarksville Middle And High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.2%

Hispanic:

26.4%

White:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Texas avg47%

4,549^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

928^th of 961Clarksville 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	7.7	4549 of 4651	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	4535 of 4710	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	4501 of 4647	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4028 of 4581	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3846 of 4578	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4153 of 4479	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3148 of 4359	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	2927 of 4329	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	2927 of 4286	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.4	3636 of 4320	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.0	3259 of 4260	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	3466 of 4221	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	4052 of 4206	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	3405 of 4095	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	3667 of 3937	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.8	3773 of 3884	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.7	3680 of 3768	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	3597 of 3724	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	3030 of 3476	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	3215 of 3475	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	41.1	2429 of 3465	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1847 of 1905	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2307 of 2443	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2153 of 2443	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	2112 of 2421	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	2035 of 2444	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	2166 of 2515	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1735 of 2483	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	3771 of 4461	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	3058 of 4331	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3816 of 4295	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2589 of 4240	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	2599 of 2918	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	2792 of 3668	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	2722 of 3556	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	2234 of 3446	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	653 of 3333	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	660 of 3226	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	3699 of 3744	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	4516 of 4658	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	4394 of 4588	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3970 of 4561	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3661 of 4499	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	4269 of 4348	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3385 of 4306	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	38.3	2446 of 3184	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	2676 of 3106	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	3512 of 3644	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4167 of 4465	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4122 of 4401	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	2459 of 4376	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	2338 of 4329	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	2195 of 4188	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	1976 of 4168	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	3608 of 3705	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	4380 of 4594	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	4347 of 4521	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3522 of 4477	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3356 of 4451	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	3992 of 4309	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2777 of 4264	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	3626 of 3739	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	4446 of 4647	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	4456 of 4585	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3941 of 4563	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3758 of 4498	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3330 of 4357	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2696 of 4319	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	1040 of 1128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1093 of 1099	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	3386 of 3549	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	3845 of 4292	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	4066 of 4086	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	2989 of 3108	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	3058 of 3106	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	2683 of 3082	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2875 of 3142	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1343 of 3127	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)23rd percentile+16 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)8th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2024)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-32 vs state

Mathematics15%-31 vs state

Science7%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Cheatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1106 Clarence Nix Jr Dr	Clarksville	75426	Red River County	Clarksville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 427-3891	258	19	13.9	95.7%	46 (17.8%)	114 (44.2%)	68 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	7.7	4549^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%		10	4535^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.7%	14	31.0	9.7	24.4	19.1	6.3	16.7	7.1	$10,159
Detroit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 2nd SE	Detroit	75436	Red River County	Detroit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 674-3137	222	17	13.2	66.7%	164 (73.9%)	10 (4.5%)	26 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	8.6	4526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%		30.9	3404^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.7%	1122	16.7	33.3	6.7	16.7	22.2	3.2	12.9	$16,647
Rivercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4220 Us Hwy 271 S	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 632-5205	320	23	13.9	76.6%	225 (70.3%)	10 (3.1%)	61 (19.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	36.4	3026^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%		50.9	2125^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.9%	901	33.3	30.4	37.7	28.9	41.1	48.2	43.4	$9,125
Deport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Church	Deport	75435	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 652-3325	154	13	11.9	66.2%	129 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	55.1	1833^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.6%		58	1701^st of 4710 public elementary schools	63.9%	132	50.0	68.2	66.7	54.6	45.5	37.5	12.5	$11,187
Blossom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 High St	Blossom	75416	Lamar County	Prairiland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 982-5230	408	28	14.7	49.5%	341 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	60.1	1572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.2%		47.7	2324^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.7%	752	48.3	52.9	57.1	41.7	59.4	55.4	35.7	$7,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheatham Elementary

How many students attend Cheatham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Cheatham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cheatham Elementary?

Students at Cheatham Elementary are 44% African American, 26% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% Two or more races.

Is Cheatham Elementary a good school?

Cheatham Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cheatham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cheatham Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Clarksville Middle And High School

What district is Cheatham Elementary in?

Clarksville Independent School District (Isd)

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