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Clark Elementary

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Clark Elementary ranks 2880 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clark Elementary in Baytown, TX, is a K-5 school in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District serving 712 students in a relatively higher-income area, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 60.67%—the lowest among nearby district peers. Once a top-tier school ranking in the 80th percentile statewide a decade ago, Clark has experienced a significant and sustained decline, dropping to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026. This downward trend is especially notable given its economic advantage, which typically correlates with stronger academic performance.

Clark’s strongest area is reading, where it consistently outperforms district averages across all tested grades. For example, in 2025-2026, 5th-grade reading proficiency reached 55.64%, nearly 7 points higher than the district average and well above schools like De Zavala Elementary (43.94%) and Ashbel Smith Elementary (35%). However, mathematics is a critical weakness, with proficiency rates below state averages in every grade—4th-grade math, for instance, was just 32.19%. This math struggle is a primary driver of the school’s low overall ranking. In contrast, nearby Crockett Elementary (2.52 miles away) has been on a stable upward trajectory, consistently outperforming Clark in both math and reading despite serving a similar community.

Another interesting comparison is with Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown, a charter school in the Bob Hope School district. Despite a high poverty rate (82.7%), Bob Hope ranks in the 79th percentile statewide and achieves dramatically higher test scores—for instance, 4th-grade math proficiency of 82.35% versus Clark’s 32.19%. This highlights that poverty does not predetermine performance and underscores the challenges Clark faces. Additionally, a growing gender gap has emerged, with female students ranking in the 49th percentile and male students in the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting the decline may disproportionately affect boys. Clark’s per-student spending ($10,470) is lower than many lower-performing district peers, which may limit resources to address these academic challenges.

712

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,176

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6033 N Hwy 146
Baytown, TX 77521

(281) 420-4800

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

27.1%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

Texas avg51%

2,880^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

690^th of 951Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District 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	38.1	2880 of 4627	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	2383 of 4651	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3281 of 4710	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	2246 of 4647	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2122 of 4581	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	1418 of 4578	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	2073 of 4479	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	1697 of 4359	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.8	1549 of 4329	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.9	852 of 4286	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	852 of 4320	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	1212 of 2406	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1811 of 2443	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1211 of 2443	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1416 of 2421	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	1075 of 2444	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	1636 of 2515	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1259 of 2483	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	89.5	11 of 1005	98.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	3425 of 4461	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3737 of 4331	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2914 of 4295	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	1224 of 4240	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	2266 of 3668	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	2464 of 3556	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2329 of 3487	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2295 of 3446	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1671 of 3226	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	2327 of 4575	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2671 of 4658	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2122 of 4588	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2044 of 4561	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	1194 of 4499	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	1913 of 4348	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	1599 of 4306	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	1743 of 3075	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	1275 of 2980	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1870 of 2958	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	1151 of 3006	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	1620 of 3184	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	1594 of 3106	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	2951 of 4413	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2429 of 4465	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1989 of 4401	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1713 of 4376	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	881 of 4329	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	1794 of 4188	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1672 of 4168	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	2394 of 4520	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3012 of 4594	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2481 of 4521	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	2177 of 4477	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	1508 of 4451	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2102 of 4309	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	871 of 4264	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3473 of 4582	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3172 of 4647	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	2328 of 4585	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	2288 of 4563	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	1734 of 4498	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2232 of 4357	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	1878 of 4319	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	543 of 1106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	829 of 1099	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	482 of 1004	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	288 of 961	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2324 of 4301	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	1961 of 4292	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	2079 of 4086	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1917 of 3952	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	1480 of 3799	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.8	3451 of 3684	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3330 of 3558	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	2016 of 3006	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	2310 of 3108	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1866 of 3106	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1932 of 3082	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	1554 of 3082	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1749 of 3142	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1707 of 3127	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2018)99th percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 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
Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 N Hwy 146	Baytown	77521	Chambers County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	712	46	15.4	60.7%	193 (27.1%)	110 (15.4%)	357 (50.1%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	38.1	2880^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.8%		46	2383^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%	497							45.2	49.3	55.6	38.5	32.2	39.1	$8,176
Stephen F Austin Elementary	Public	K-5	3022 Massey Tompkins	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4620	792	49	16.1	64.9%	157 (19.8%)	75 (9.5%)	538 (67.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	31	3367^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.2%		41.4	2683^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.3%	684	0.0			0.0			40.2	54.6	47.5	26.0	29.1	40.0	$8,094
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	4500 Barkaloo Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4645	545	38	14.1	77.1%	59 (10.8%)	95 (17.4%)	377 (69.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	48.5	2192^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	52.6%		52.4	1998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.0%	194	50.0	50.0	25.0	28.6	0.0	12.5	47.2	54.8	60.0	43.2	40.9	41.9	$8,896
Alamo Elementary	Public	K-5	6100 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4595	746	48	15.4	75.5%	90 (12.1%)	152 (20.4%)	470 (63.0%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	40.5	2706^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.5%		40.4	2749^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	43	0.0		50.0	20.0		33.3	41.5	55.7	59.4	35.9	37.4	35.5	$8,038
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Clayton Dr	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4605	640	41	15.7	82.7%	100 (15.6%)	136 (21.3%)	383 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	22.9	3881^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.9	4086^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	205		40.0					35.6	39.1	45.1	28.8	26.4	37.8	$8,766
Ashbel Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	403 E James	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4615	548	39	14.0	88.0%	37 (6.8%)	45 (8.2%)	452 (82.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	13.6	4365^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.7%		15.9	4242^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%	123		20.0					23.7	23.9	35.0	21.6	32.4	35.0	$8,226
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	816 N Pruett St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4625	498	37	13.3	87.8%	35 (7.0%)	64 (12.9%)	385 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$9,990
Victoria Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Seabird St	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 421-1800	763	47	16.1	64.6%	111 (14.5%)	145 (19.0%)	438 (57.4%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	39.6	2779^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.9%		38.9	2849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.7%	70							39.4	49.5	54.5	32.3	37.9	48.4	$8,798
Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	304 N Pruett St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Bob Hope School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 983-3244	370	21	17.5	82.7%	21 (5.7%)	55 (14.9%)	280 (75.7%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	74.3	962^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	79.2%					(n/a)							56.8	73.5		40.5	82.4		$14,751
Banuelos Elementary	Public	K-5	7770 Eastpoint Blvd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	769	47	16.2	72.7%	72 (9.4%)	193 (25.1%)	465 (60.5%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	37.9	2900^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.7	3074^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%	174							30.7	43.2	54.6	31.5	47.8	50.0	$8,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Elementary

Is Clark Elementary a good school?

Clark Elementary ranks 2880^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clark Elementary?

Students at Clark Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 27% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Clark Elementary in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Clark Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Clark Elementary.

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