Clear Lake City El, Houston TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Clear Lake City El

Clear Lake City Elementary serves the early grades from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Houston's Clear Creek ISD. The school enrolls a student body of roughly equal parts White and Hispanic students, with smaller shares of Black and Asian students and a substantial representation of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Just over half the student body meets this income threshold.

On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, the school shows a pattern of mixed performance across tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates are stronger. Third and fourth graders showed around half to just over half meeting grade-level standards, while fifth graders performed notably higher. In mathematics, performance is more variable. Third graders showed lower proficiency, fourth graders slightly higher, and fifth graders performed substantially better, with a solid majority at or above proficient. Science testing occurs only in fifth grade at the elementary level, and proficiency there sits below the midpoint. When looking at the school's position relative to other districts in Harris County, its overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a genuine strength that reflects competitive academic performance within the county context.

The school's setting is Houston's sprawling, car-dependent landscape. The zip code where the school sits shows housing values typical of suburban Houston and rental rates consistent with regional affordability patterns. The immediate Clear Creek ISD area is among one of the faster-growing parts of the Houston region, shaped by the broader metro's rapid population growth and ongoing residential construction.

Data on special education enrollment, English learner populations, discipline, attendance, and chronic absenteeism were not available, so a reader interested in understanding the school's inclusive practices or student engagement would want to inquire directly with the school. No trend data across multiple years was available, limiting what can be said about academic direction over time.

Clear Lake City Elementary appears positioned as a solid elementary school within a competitive county context. The stronger performance in fifth-grade proficiency, particularly in ELA, suggests the school may be building skills effectively in the upper elementary grades. The lower middle elementary math and the science results merit attention; parents may want to ask the school directly how it is addressing these areas and what instructional support is available for students who need to catch up.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 31% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 58% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 59% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 17% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 28% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 70% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Science

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 34% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

This schoolCLEAR CREEK ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income78%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income74%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income92%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income24%Higher-income56%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income22%Higher-income67%45 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income51%Higher-income86%35 pp gap