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Clara Love Elementary

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Clara Love Elementary ranks 1937 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clara Love Elementary in Justin, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 648 students as part of the highly-rated Northwest Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently shown a strong upward trajectory, climbing from the 30th percentile to the 58th percentile in state rankings over the past few years.

One of the most exciting developments at Clara Love is its exceptional performance with Gifted and Talented students, who now rank in the 85th percentile—a dramatic leap from the previous year. This suggests the school has implemented a highly effective program for its highest-achieving students, setting it apart from nearby schools like Kay Granger Elementary (86th percentile overall) and Wayne A. Cox Elementary (93rd percentile), which are already at high plateaus. Meanwhile, Clara Love is actively improving, while some neighbors like J Lyndal Hughes Elementary and J C Thompson Elementary are declining. The school has also seen strong gains for male students (68th percentile) and special education students (59th percentile), indicating targeted interventions are working.

However, challenges remain. Math scores across all grades consistently lag behind district and state averages, and 5th-grade science proficiency (25.84%) is a notable weakness. Additionally, while the school excels with its Gifted and Talented population, it is still working to close achievement gaps for other groups. Despite these areas for growth, Clara Love’s recent momentum—including a particularly strong 5th-grade cohort in 2025-2026—makes it a school to watch, especially for families seeking a rising star in the Northwest Independent School District (Isd).

648

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,684

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16301 Elementary Dr
Justin, TX 76247

(817) 698-6600

District: Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Clara Love Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gene Pike Middle
High:	Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

Hispanic:

35.3%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg53%

Texas avg50%

1,937^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

277^th of 951Northwest 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	53.4	1937 of 4627	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	2187 of 4651	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	2971 of 4710	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3020 of 4647	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3056 of 4581	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	2686 of 4578	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	1963 of 4479	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	1716 of 4359	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	2301 of 4329	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	2051 of 4286	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	2010 of 4320	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.4	1735 of 4260	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	1193 of 4221	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	1269 of 4206	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	2206 of 4095	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	1790 of 2406	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.4	808 of 1905	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1276 of 2443	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	1140 of 2443	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1215 of 2421	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	1209 of 2444	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	527 of 2515	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	308 of 2483	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	672 of 1045	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	3162 of 4461	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4159 of 4331	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3990 of 4295	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2949 of 4240	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1005 of 1643	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	1512 of 2918	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	2761 of 3668	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3014 of 3556	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	2984 of 3487	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	2994 of 3446	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	3268 of 3333	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	1742 of 3226	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	2531 of 4575	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	1610 of 3744	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	3191 of 4658	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2970 of 4588	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3161 of 4561	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2869 of 4499	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	1584 of 4348	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	1568 of 4306	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	462 of 3075	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.2	1460 of 2619	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2065 of 2980	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.7	1145 of 2958	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	1986 of 3006	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	1225 of 3184	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	2022 of 3106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	2024 of 4413	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	2252 of 3644	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	3814 of 4465	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3871 of 4401	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3532 of 4376	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3067 of 4329	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2753 of 4188	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3049 of 4168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2604 of 4520	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	1997 of 3705	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3597 of 4594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3712 of 4521	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3227 of 4477	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	3014 of 4451	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2107 of 4309	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1770 of 4264	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	1474 of 4582	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	1839 of 3739	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	2656 of 4647	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3050 of 4585	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	2909 of 4563	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	2427 of 4498	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2570 of 4357	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	1912 of 4319	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	488 of 1106	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	427 of 975	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	902 of 1128	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	998 of 1099	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	703 of 1004	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	94.7	16 of 1112	98.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	1775 of 4301	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	1570 of 3549	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	3306 of 4292	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2114 of 4086	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2012 of 3952	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2153 of 3799	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	2049 of 3684	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1960 of 3558	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	1560 of 3006	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	1503 of 2612	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	2251 of 3108	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	2358 of 3106	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	2583 of 3082	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	2578 of 3082	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	1818 of 3142	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	1588 of 3127	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2024)36th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd 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	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Clara Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16301 Elementary Dr	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 698-6600	648	47	13.8	48.6%	252 (38.9%)	97 (15.0%)	229 (35.3%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.5%)	53.4	1937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.1%		49.2	2187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.0%	250	27.8	20.0	49.0	55.3	63.0	40.5	45.7	48.2		$8,684
Alan And Andra Perrin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1073 Canyon Maple Dr	Fort Worth	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 215-0000	565	42	13.5	39.6%	202 (35.8%)	118 (20.9%)	153 (27.1%)	60 (10.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.2%)	38.2	2877^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.8%					(n/a)			55.1	39.6	60.5	39.8	29.0	32.1		$00
W R Hatfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	936 Blackhorse Trail	Fort Worth	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0350	756	50	15.0	25.5%	278 (36.8%)	126 (16.7%)	210 (27.8%)	84 (11.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.5%)	57.5	1735^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.5%		45.9	2394^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	659			44.4	48.6	74.8	33.3	51.0	65.5		$8,576
Justin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Boss Range Rd	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0800	667	45	14.9	25.3%	444 (66.6%)	37 (5.5%)	135 (20.2%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.7%)	51.4	2040^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.9%		46.5	2348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%	308			52.7	52.5	60.9	36.4	40.5	54.4		$7,891
J C Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Wishbone Ln	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-3800	726	51	14.1	35.5%	300 (41.3%)	120 (16.5%)	226 (31.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.9%)	26.5	3658^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.9%		32.9	3259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.9%	399			38.6	48.8	46.7	32.0	30.9	25.8		$8,332
J Lyndal Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13824 Lost Spurs Rd	Roanoke	76262	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1900	672	48	14.0	42.1%	285 (42.4%)	125 (18.6%)	162 (24.1%)	47 (7.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	56.6	1780^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.5%		72.7	1012^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%	768			45.1	56.1	68.0	35.3	44.4	64.1		$8,705
Wayne A Cox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Litsey Rd	Roanoke	76262	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-7200	701	50	13.9	14.1%	362 (51.6%)	84 (12.0%)	117 (16.7%)	101 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.6%)	82.6	673^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	85.5%		91.4	320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.1%	353			77.2	69.3	76.7	75.0	47.0	60.0	100.0	$8,296
Sendera Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1216 Diamond Back	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-3500	813	59	13.7	38.5%	351 (43.2%)	198 (24.4%)	159 (19.6%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.2%)	46.2	2319^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.9%		35.2	3105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%	786			57.6	55.0	54.7	48.3	38.3	27.0		$7,808
Molly Livengood Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14117 Borealis Dr	Haslet	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 215-0000	680	44	15.4	35.4%	254 (37.4%)	148 (21.8%)	151 (22.2%)	58 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (10.0%)	45.7	2345^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.3%		42.8	2585^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.4%	240			50.8	55.7	58.5	36.2	40.4	38.9		$10,496
Kay Granger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12771 Saratoga Springs Cir	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1100	637	46	13.9	21.7%	366 (57.5%)	50 (7.8%)	127 (19.9%)	43 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	45 (7.1%)	74.5	956^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.3%		83.4	630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%	326			60.8	63.4	71.2	57.6	51.5	58.5		$8,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Clara Love Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clara Love Elementary?

Students at Clara Love Elementary are 39% White, 35% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Clara Love Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Clara Love Elementary.

Is Clara Love Elementary a good school?

Clara Love Elementary ranks 1937^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Clara Love Elementary in?

Northwest Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Clara Love Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clara Love Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gene Pike Middle
High : Northwest High School

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