The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in English language arts. The lowest is 59% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lily B Clayton El
Lily B. Clayton Elementary sits on Park Place Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Fort Worth ISD. The school draws a mixed student body that is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with smaller shares of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Close to half of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a range of economic backgrounds. Data on English learner counts and students with IEPs was not available in what we received.
On Texas's STAAR assessments, Lily B. Clayton posts notably strong results by the standards of Tarrant County's districts. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Tarrant County, which is a genuine strength worth naming plainly. In reading and language arts, the large majority of tested students in fourth and fifth grade scored at or above grade level, and the approaches-grade-level rate across all subjects combined is high, meaning very few students are falling entirely below the floor. Math proficiency in third grade is solid, and fourth-grade math comes in somewhat lower, though still above the county median. Social studies proficiency at the meets-grade-level standard is the softer spot in the picture; a parent curious about that gap would do well to ask the school directly. The fifth-grade Spanish-version STAAR results in math, reading, and science were suppressed because only a very small number of students sat those exams, so those rows simply do not reflect school-wide performance. Trend data covers only the most recent year, so it is not yet possible to say whether these results are rising, stable, or coming off a peak.
Because the school only goes through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate and no AP or dual-credit pathway here; those measures simply do not apply to an elementary campus.
The school sits in a part of Fort Worth that is close to the Near Southside, one of the city's more walkable, neighborhood-oriented districts, publicly described as a converted-warehouse-and-gallery corridor popular with residents who value street-level activity. The broader city is one of the fastest-growing in the country, having recently entered the top tier of American cities by population. That growth has pushed housing prices upward. The zip code around Lily B. Clayton carries home values that are meaningfully below the Texas statewide median and well below the national median, making this part of Fort Worth comparatively accessible for buyers, though values have dipped modestly over the past year. Rents in the area have also eased slightly. The rent-to-income ratio here runs below what is typically considered cost-burdened, so the neighborhood remains relatively affordable for renters compared to many Texas metros.
Fort Worth ISD's district brief turned up little on strategic priorities or recent operational changes, so we left that section out rather than guess.
For a family weighing an elementary school in Tarrant County, Lily B. Clayton offers academic results that stand well above the county middle, a diverse peer group, and a location in an established Fort Worth neighborhood at a price point lower than much of the state. The social studies meets-grade-level performance is worth a follow-up conversation with the school to understand what is driving it and what the school is doing in response.
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