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Clark Elementary

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Clark Elementary ranks 1224 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clark Elementary in Portland, TX, is a 1st-5th grade school serving 457 students within the high-performing Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd), a district ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide. The school has consistently earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the last five years, with its state ranking climbing from the 63rd percentile in 2015-2016 to the 74th percentile in the most recent data. Notably, over half of its student body (53.4% in 2024-2025) is economically disadvantaged, yet the school achieves strong academic outcomes, demonstrating effective use of resources with a per-student spending of $10,258—lower than nearby Austin Elementary ($12,403) and the lower-performing Woodroe Petty Elementary ($11,851).

Clark Elementary stands out for its exceptional performance in mathematics, consistently outperforming district rivals. In the 2025-2026 school year, Clark's 4th-grade math proficiency (61.76%) was higher than Austin Elementary's (55%), and its 5th-grade math proficiency (52.58%) significantly exceeded Austin's (41.98%). The school also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 86th percentile for Hispanic students and the 79th percentile for low-socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025, showcasing its ability to close achievement gaps. Additionally, its Gifted and Talented program soared to the 97th percentile in 2024-2025, a dramatic turnaround from the 84th percentile the prior year. Compared to neighboring districts, the contrast is stark: Clark's 4th-grade math proficiency is nearly six times higher than Charlie Marshall Elementary (10.17%) in the Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd) and nearly double that of Woodroe Petty Elementary (35%) in the Taft Independent School District (Isd).

While Clark Elementary is a reliable strong performer, it has areas for growth. Science is a relative weakness, with only 40% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025—well above the state average (29.57%) but below district peer East Cliff Elementary (48.91%). The school also shows volatility in English Language Learner support, ranking in the 91st percentile in 2024-2025 but dropping to the 65th percentile the following year. Overall, Clark Elementary offers a strong, efficient education with standout math performance and effective support for diverse student groups, making it a solid choice for families in the Portland area.

457

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,908

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 Memorial Pkwy
Portland, TX 78374-2099

(361) 777-4045

District: Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Clark Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gregory-Portland Middle
High:	Gregory-Portland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.2%

White:

30.4%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg59%

Texas avg51%

1,224^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

164^th of 951Gregory-Portland 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	68.0	1224 of 4627	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	935 of 4651	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	965 of 4710	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	1008 of 4647	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1084 of 4581	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	1792 of 4578	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	1576 of 4479	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	1793 of 4359	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	1396 of 4329	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	1569 of 4286	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.9	1005 of 4320	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	67.1	1353 of 4260	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	1074 of 4221	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.7	1547 of 4206	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.9	613 of 4095	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	219 of 3937	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	75.9	726 of 3884	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	63.0	1470 of 3768	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	1050 of 3724	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	540 of 3476	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.6	1118 of 3475	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.3	1572 of 3465	54.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.4	2206 of 4461	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	3727 of 4331	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	2690 of 4295	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2389 of 4240	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	573 of 1643	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.9	250 of 2918	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	51.8	1574 of 3668	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	2338 of 3556	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	1391 of 3487	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	10.8	3435 of 3446	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	60.4	999 of 3226	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	1587 of 4575	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	784 of 3744	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	1314 of 4658	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	1002 of 4588	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	1489 of 4561	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	1628 of 4499	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	1571 of 4348	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	1868 of 4306	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	1602 of 3075	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	479 of 2980	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	691 of 2958	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	546 of 3006	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	1317 of 3184	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	1283 of 3106	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	830 of 4413	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	507 of 3644	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	756 of 4465	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	812 of 4401	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	1217 of 4376	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	1887 of 4329	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	1896 of 4188	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	1968 of 4168	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	1177 of 4520	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	786 of 3705	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	526 of 4594	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	666 of 4521	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	552 of 4477	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	1277 of 4451	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	1588 of 4309	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1636 of 4264	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	1071 of 4582	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	906 of 3739	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	823 of 4647	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1016 of 4585	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	853 of 4563	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	1887 of 4498	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	1584 of 4357	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	1850 of 4319	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	1279 of 4301	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	1438 of 3549	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	1115 of 4292	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	442 of 4086	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	709 of 3952	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	1799 of 3799	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	2124 of 3684	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1534 of 3558	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	1721 of 3006	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.2	1059 of 2612	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	1229 of 3108	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	896 of 3106	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	911 of 3082	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	1611 of 3082	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	939 of 3142	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	1583 of 3127	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)51st percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-26 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+6 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Clark Elementary	Public	1-5	2250 Memorial Pkwy	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4045	457	35	13.0	53.4%	139 (30.4%)	5 (1.1%)	298 (65.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	68	1224^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.8	935^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.9%	289							58.1	59.8	61.5				49.4	61.8	52.6					$9,908
East Cliff Elementary	Public	1-5	1140 Broadway	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4255	474	35	13.5	41.6%	211 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	219 (46.2%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	82.6	675^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.1	607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.9%	68							59.8	66.7	74.2				58.6	65.1	68.8					$10,563
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1201 Daniel Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(371) 777-1091	529	34	15.5	62.9%	157 (29.7%)	9 (1.7%)	334 (63.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)																				$00
Andrews Elementary	Public	1-5	4015 Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4048	530	37	14.3	55.5%	129 (24.3%)	6 (1.1%)	373 (70.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	70.2	1129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.6%		63.1	1432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%	303	54.6		28.6	54.6		28.6	58.4	59.1	71.8				30.8	64.2	74.1					$9,627
Austin Elementary	Public	1-5	308 N Gregory Ave	Gregory	78359	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4252	375	30	12.5	54.7%	102 (27.2%)	2 (0.5%)	253 (67.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	57.3	1744^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.5	1405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.8%	339							51.8	58.2	55.6				50.6	55.0	42.0					$12,049
Gilbert J Mircovich Elementary	Public	3-5	2720 Big Oak Ln	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 776-1683	478	31	15.1	69.5%	185 (38.7%)	7 (1.5%)	272 (56.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	41.7	2605^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.7%		38.8	2863^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	258		25.0			12.5		49.3	51.0	47.2				44.4	42.3	33.6					$7,802
Ingleside Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2100 Achievement Blvd	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 776-3060	511	33	15.3	73.4%	161 (31.5%)	5 (1.0%)	326 (63.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)																				$7,003
Woodroe Petty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Peach Streeet	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-2636	390	25	15.4	89.0%	79 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	307 (78.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.3	3923^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		12.8	4380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	457							34.0	30.0	32.1				30.0	35.0	45.5					$9,025
Charlie Marshall Elementary	Public	3-5	2300 McMullen Ln	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-3455	379	24	15.7	72.8%	111 (29.3%)	4 (1.1%)	252 (66.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	20.8	3998^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.6%		16.6	4206^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.6%	208							40.0	28.8	55.7				30.5	10.2	26.1					$7,655
Corpus Christi Montessori School	Public, Charter	1-8	822 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 852-0707	139	9	15.4		29 (20.9%)	9 (6.5%)	89 (64.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	18.3	4140^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.5%		31.7	3332^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.4%	808							31.3	52.0	38.9	27.3	31.6	55.6	18.8	28.0	11.1	9.1	15.8	0.0	11.1	$9,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clark Elementary?

Students at Clark Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 30% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Clark Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clark Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gregory-Portland Middle
High : Gregory-Portland High School

How many students attend Clark Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Clark Elementary.

What district is Clark Elementary in?

Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Clark Elementary a good school?

Clark Elementary ranks 1224^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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