Clarkston Elementary

Summary:

Clarkston Elementary is a public elementary school in Tyler, Texas, serving 363 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Tyler Independent School District. The school faces significant challenges, with lower academic performance, a high percentage of minority and economically disadvantaged students, and questions around the effective use of its relatively high per-student funding.

Clarkston Elementary's STAAR test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with its 3rd grade reading proficiency at just 30% compared to 45.91% for the district and 48.85% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for African American and low-income students, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups. In contrast, nearby schools like Birdwell School and Caldwell Arts Academy have significantly higher academic achievement, even among their minority and economically disadvantaged students.

Despite Clarkston Elementary's relatively high per-student spending of $10,523, the school's academic performance remains low, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. The school may need to examine how its resources are being allocated and utilized to better support student learning and address the unique needs of its diverse student population, which includes a significantly higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students compared to nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2915 Williamsburg
       Tyler, TX  75701-6534


(903) 262-1980

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3090th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,523 Help


Students who attend Clarkston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hubbard Middle
High:    Tyler Legacy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  379

Racial breakdown:

African American:
37.2%
White:
28.8%
Hispanic:
21.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clarkston Elementary ranks worse than 66.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 9th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Clarkston Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.2%), White (28.8%), Hispanic (21.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clarkston Elementary is 13.4, which is the 2nd best among 17 elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clarkston Elementary is $10,523, which is the 6th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clarkston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarkston Elementary 3090th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Clarkston Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tyler Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Tyler Independent School District (Isd) 501st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clarkston Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.23 1623rd 3465 53.2%
2005 63.75 1333rd 3475 61.6%
2006 67.21 1158th 3476 66.7%
2007 61.57 1576th 3724 57.7%
2008 27.15 3212th 3768 14.8%
2009 26.17 3351st 3884 13.7%
2010 39.29 2868th 3937 27.2%
2011 35.51 3155th 4095 23.0%
2012 21.71 3788th 4206 9.9%
2013 31.38 3343rd 4221 20.8%
2014 19.77 3822nd 4260 10.3%
2015 24.38 3603rd 4320 16.6%
2016 15.75 3899th 4286 9.0%
2017 41.81 2414th 4329 44.2%
2018 31.59 3092nd 4359 29.1%
2019 32.41 3185th 4479 28.9%
2021 41.06 2501st 4578 45.4%
2022 34.24 3108th 4581 32.2%
2023 29.26 3440th 4647 26.0%
2024 35.59 3090th 4675 33.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.07 959th 1114 13.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.50 2239th 3226 30.6%
2019 51.06 1509th 3333 54.7%
2021 56.93 1131st 3446 67.2%
2022 35.97 2435th 3487 30.2%
2023 60.00 1163rd 3556 67.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.89 3525th 3558 0.9%
2019 32.04 2683rd 3684 27.2%
2021 62.40 830th 3799 78.2%
2022 50.90 1512th 3952 61.7%
2023 52.26 1515th 4086 62.9%
2024 26.95 3433rd 4261 19.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.90 3182nd 4264 25.4%
2019 33.63 3226th 4309 25.1%
2021 46.77 2263rd 4451 49.2%
2022 39.25 2884th 4477 35.6%
2023 33.18 3324th 4521 26.5%
2024 37.16 3087th 4560 32.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.99 3190th 4306 25.9%
2019 35.68 2971st 4348 31.7%
2021 52.05 1911th 4499 57.5%
2022 36.88 2979th 4561 34.7%
2023 31.99 3270th 4588 28.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.05 2178th 3106 29.9%
2021 70.80 908th 3006 69.8%
2022 42.67 2128th 2958 28.1%
2023 46.48 2071st 2980 30.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.13 3492nd 4240 17.6%
2019 27.61 3550th 4295 17.3%
2021 31.20 3277th 4331 24.3%
2022 35.92 3099th 4461 30.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.41 3019th 4319 30.1%
2019 31.41 3234th 4357 25.8%
2021 33.33 2950th 4498 34.4%
2022 33.40 3178th 4563 30.4%
2023 29.79 3422nd 4585 25.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.57 1813th 2483 27.0%
2019 22.64 2220th 2515 11.7%
2021 37.15 1533rd 2444 37.3%
2022 40.34 1457th 2421 39.8%
2023 27.43 1956th 2443 19.9%
2024 30.22 1858th 2421 23.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.39 2822nd 4168 32.3%
2019 55.20 1651st 4188 60.6%
2021 57.03 1510th 4329 65.1%
2022 51.61 1983rd 4376 54.7%
2023 47.66 2207th 4401 49.9%
2024 65.58 1153rd 4431 74.0%
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Rank History for White students at Clarkston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.06 2015th 3127 35.6%
2019 50.31 1596th 3142 49.2%
2021 44.71 1733rd 3082 43.8%
2022 39.65 2045th 3082 33.6%
2023 45.86 1791st 3106 42.3%
2024 20.26 2724th 3078 11.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Clarkston Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Clarkston Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 390 49 3 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 454
1989 365 57 2 11 1 n/a n/a 0 436
1990 356 64 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1991 365 58 2 24 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1992 373 53 4 31 0 n/a n/a 0 461
1993 391 58 2 27 0 n/a n/a 0 478
1994 356 61 3 33 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1995 303 65 2 41 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1996 303 65 2 41 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1997 269 77 7 42 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1998 282 74 4 44 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1999 269 96 6 44 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2000 261 93 5 64 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2001 225 106 3 65 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2002 225 105 5 66 3 n/a n/a 0 404
2003 225 105 5 66 3 n/a n/a 0 404
2004 193 112 1 68 1 n/a n/a 0 375
2005 195 139 2 65 1 n/a n/a 0 402
2006 192 133 12 62 2 n/a n/a 0 401
2007 192 135 1 52 3 n/a n/a 0 383
2008 194 117 4 74 3 n/a n/a 0 392
2009 188 137 3 79 4 n/a n/a 0 411
2010 181 136 4 88 1 n/a n/a 0 410
2011 181 109 4 90 2 1 8 0 395
2012 157 113 1 110 1 3 8 0 393
2013 140 110 2 112 3 2 6 0 375
2014 113 112 2 120 3 1 14 0 365
2015 107 117 5 123 0 1 20 0 373
2016 118 114 3 111 0 0 12 0 358
2017 121 121 5 116 1 0 16 0 380
2018 114 112 7 105 1 0 16 0 355
2019 105 146 16 113 1 0 27 0 408
2020 96 147 11 101 0 0 31 0 386
2021 110 143 5 100 0 0 26 0 384
2022 98 156 5 101 1 0 36 0 397
2023 97 143 3 90 1 0 29 0 363
2024 109 141 8 82 2 0 37 0 379

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clarkston Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 454 22.0 20.6 n/a
1989 436 n/a n/a n/a
1990 436 27.0 16.1 n/a
1991 449 27.1 16.5 n/a
1992 461 27.3 16.8 12.8
1993 478 32.0 14.9 21.8
1994 453 30.7 14.8 17.9
1995 411 31.6 13.0 25.1
1996 411 31.6 13.0 25.1
1997 395 31.4 12.6 23.3
1998 404 31.7 12.7 30.9
1999 415 28.1 14.8 29.6
2000 423 33.2 12.7 30.5
2001 399 32.5 12.3 37.6
2002 404 33.1 12.2 43.6
2003 404 33.1 12.2 43.6
2004 375 28.9 13.0 49.6
2005 402 31.1 12.9 53
2006 401 32.8 12.2 57.1
2007 383 30.8 12.4 60.6
2008 392 31.2 12.6 58.9
2009 411 34.9 11.8 60.3
2010 410 35.6 11.4 62.9
2011 395 31.5 12.5 60
2012 393 29.5 13.3 60.8
2013 375 29.2 12.8 66.1
2014 365 30.9 11.8 69.3
2015 373 29.0 12.8 67.6
2016 358 29.0 12.3 68.4
2017 380 29.1 13.0 67.9
2018 355 24.8 14.2 67.3
2019 408 27.7 14.7 68.9
2020 386 28.1 13.7 77.5
2021 384 27.9 13.7 79.4
2022 397 28.6 13.8 80.4
2023 363 28.5 12.7 81.3
2024 379 28.2 13.4 83.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clarkston Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 454 22.0 20.6 n/a
1989 436 n/a n/a n/a
1990 436 27.0 16.1 n/a
1991 449 27.1 16.5 n/a
1992 461 27.3 16.8 12.8
1993 478 32.0 14.9 21.8
1994 453 30.7 14.8 17.9
1995 411 31.6 13.0 25.1
1996 411 31.6 13.0 25.1
1997 395 31.4 12.6 23.3
1998 404 31.7 12.7 30.9
1999 415 28.1 14.8 29.6
2000 423 33.2 12.7 30.5
2001 399 32.5 12.3 37.6
2002 404 33.1 12.2 43.6
2003 404 33.1 12.2 43.6
2004 375 28.9 13.0 49.6
2005 402 31.1 12.9 53
2006 401 32.8 12.2 57.1
2007 383 30.8 12.4 60.6
2008 392 31.2 12.6 58.9
2009 411 34.9 11.8 60.3
2010 410 35.6 11.4 62.9
2011 395 31.5 12.5 60
2012 393 29.5 13.3 60.8
2013 375 29.2 12.8 66.1
2014 365 30.9 11.8 69.3
2015 373 29.0 12.8 67.6
2016 358 29.0 12.3 68.4
2017 380 29.1 13.0 67.9
2018 355 24.8 14.2 67.3
2019 408 27.7 14.7 68.9
2020 386 28.1 13.7 77.5
2021 384 27.9 13.7 79.4
2022 397 28.6 13.8 80.4
2023 363 28.5 12.7 81.3
2024 379 28.2 13.4 83.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Clarkston Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,297 (15.0%) $7,330 (85.0%) $8,627
2020 $1,400 (15.3%) $7,763 (84.7%) $9,163
2021 $1,724 (16.4%) $8,799 (83.6%) $10,523

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3185th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3440th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Clarkston Elementary)3435
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))3445
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Clarkston Elementary)3816
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4142
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Clarkston Elementary)4333
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))3843
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Clarkston Elementary)1729
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4348
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Clarkston Elementary)3858
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4554
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Clarkston Elementary)4638
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))5745
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Clarkston Elementary)3223
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students408363
 11%
African American146143
 2.1%
American Indian11
Asian163
 81.3%
Hispanic11390
 20.4%
Pacific Islander00
White10597
 7.6%
Two or More Races2729
 7.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.9%81.3%
 12.4%


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Students who attend Clarkston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hubbard Middle
High : Tyler Legacy High School

Clarkston Elementary ranks 3090th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 379 students attended Clarkston Elementary.

Students at Clarkston Elementary are 37% African American, 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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