McClendon Elementary

Summary:

McClendon Elementary is a public elementary school in Nevada, Texas, serving 697 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Community Independent School District, which is ranked 534 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating.

McClendon Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (62.84%) compared to nearby schools, which tend to have more White students. Academically, McClendon's performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than district and state averages, with 3rd grade reading proficiency at 42.86% compared to 49.86% for the district and 48.85% for the state. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White and African American students outperforming Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students. Over the years, McClendon's statewide ranking has fluctuated, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 1-star rating in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (65.85%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large population from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ki Charter - Farmersville, Anita Scott Elementary, and Tatum Elementary, McClendon Elementary generally underperforms in academic measures. This suggests the school may face unique challenges not shared by its neighboring counterparts. Addressing the declining academic performance, racial achievement gaps, and high poverty rates will be crucial for McClendon Elementary to improve and provide a high-quality education for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 601 Fm 1138 N
       Nevada, TX  75173-0400


(972) 843-6800

District: Community Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1719th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,096 Help


Students who attend McClendon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Leland E Edge Middle
High:    Community High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  493

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.9%
White:
42.4%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details McClendon Elementary ranks better than 63.2% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.9%), White (42.4%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McClendon Elementary is 12.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McClendon Elementary is $9,096.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McClendon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McClendon Elementary 1719th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See McClendon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Community Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Community Independent School District (Isd) 534th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McClendon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 65.70 1319th 3724 64.6%
2008 68.76 1132nd 3768 70.0%
2009 44.63 2515th 3884 35.2%
2010 31.61 3205th 3937 18.6%
2011 44.68 2705th 4095 33.9%
2012 51.77 2164th 4206 48.5%
2013 39.45 2897th 4221 31.4%
2014 32.21 3296th 4260 22.6%
2015 53.71 2134th 4320 50.6%
2016 68.17 1365th 4286 68.2%
2017 45.85 2188th 4329 49.5%
2018 59.25 1523rd 4359 65.1%
2019 65.78 1237th 4479 72.4%
2021 44.96 2296th 4578 49.8%
2022 31.92 3261st 4581 28.8%
2023 49.45 2216th 4647 52.3%
2024 57.22 1719th 4675 63.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.85 823rd 961 14.4%
2022 27.34 819th 1004 18.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.99 949th 3226 70.6%
2019 61.34 996th 3333 70.1%
2021 48.18 1575th 3446 54.3%
2022 14.67 3363rd 3487 3.6%
2023 27.22 2907th 3556 18.3%
2024 44.43 1939th 3638 46.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.54 939th 3558 73.6%
2019 30.39 2806th 3684 23.8%
2021 35.21 2391st 3799 37.1%
2022 33.27 2781st 3952 29.6%
2023 47.82 1770th 4086 56.7%
2024 32.29 3092nd 4261 27.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.20 1317th 4264 69.1%
2019 67.18 953rd 4309 77.9%
2021 45.70 2332nd 4451 47.6%
2022 24.25 3829th 4477 14.5%
2023 40.81 2802nd 4521 38.0%
2024 59.49 1529th 4560 66.5%
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Rank History for Female students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.61 1612th 4306 62.6%
2019 66.22 1184th 4348 72.8%
2021 50.55 2004th 4499 55.5%
2022 30.94 3363rd 4561 26.3%
2023 49.94 2160th 4588 52.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.22 1436th 3106 53.8%
2019 54.24 1832nd 3184 42.5%
2021 55.60 1569th 3006 47.8%
2022 41.89 2156th 2958 27.1%
2023 35.63 2403rd 2980 19.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.65 553rd 4240 87.0%
2019 72.38 686th 4295 84.0%
2021 57.46 1359th 4331 68.6%
2022 22.59 3945th 4461 11.6%
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Rank History for Male students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.03 1535th 4319 64.5%
2019 62.00 1373rd 4357 68.5%
2021 38.75 2626th 4498 41.6%
2022 33.99 3138th 4563 31.2%
2023 48.17 2253rd 4585 50.9%
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Rank History for African American students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.78 728th 2444 70.2%
2022 47.22 1196th 2421 50.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.32 1632nd 4168 60.8%
2019 56.31 1597th 4188 61.9%
2021 43.70 2337th 4329 46.0%
2022 22.82 3815th 4376 12.8%
2023 36.08 3012th 4401 31.6%
2024 47.25 2289th 4431 48.3%
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Rank History for White students at McClendon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.93 1625th 3127 48.0%
2019 57.08 1281st 3142 59.2%
2021 26.79 2477th 3082 19.6%
2022 29.15 2452nd 3082 20.4%
2023 54.94 1411th 3106 54.6%
2024 49.95 1613th 3078 47.6%
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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.

McClendon Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for McClendon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 296 11 0 32 2 n/a n/a 0 341
1990 301 14 0 44 1 n/a n/a 0 360
1991 311 8 1 38 0 n/a n/a -56 302
1992 298 7 1 36 1 n/a n/a 0 343
1993 271 4 0 26 4 n/a n/a 0 305
1994 273 4 0 28 1 n/a n/a 0 306
1995 345 6 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1996 345 6 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1997 372 7 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1998 416 9 3 33 2 n/a n/a 0 463
1999 431 7 3 40 4 n/a n/a 0 485
2000 370 6 1 45 3 n/a n/a 0 425
2001 369 6 0 56 4 n/a n/a 0 435
2002 350 7 1 57 1 n/a n/a 0 416
2003 350 7 1 57 1 n/a n/a 0 416
2004 343 7 2 64 3 n/a n/a 0 419
2005 352 11 2 59 4 n/a n/a 0 428
2006 362 11 2 61 2 n/a n/a 0 438
2007 441 11 2 88 4 n/a n/a 0 546
2008 484 22 2 108 6 n/a n/a 0 622
2009 399 13 3 96 6 n/a n/a 0 517
2010 370 12 1 101 5 n/a n/a 0 489
2011 331 8 1 106 1 0 5 0 452
2012 273 14 3 95 1 0 5 0 391
2013 268 13 5 104 0 0 6 0 396
2014 264 17 7 102 0 0 6 0 396
2015 249 22 5 125 1 0 10 0 412
2016 296 19 5 245 2 0 9 0 576
2017 328 13 5 297 4 0 21 0 668
2018 241 15 3 320 4 0 22 0 605
2019 234 17 6 308 3 0 21 0 589
2020 295 22 7 335 4 0 22 0 685
2021 346 37 3 412 4 0 26 0 828
2022 426 52 2 525 6 1 30 0 1042
2023 222 15 0 438 4 0 18 0 697
2024 209 6 1 261 2 0 14 0 493

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 McClendon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 341 n/a n/a n/a
1990 360 22.0 16.3 n/a
1991 302 22.3 13.5 n/a
1992 343 24.9 13.7 29.4
1993 305 23.0 13.3 36.7
1994 306 26.0 11.8 28.1
1995 373 26.6 14.0 24.9
1996 373 26.6 14.0 24.9
1997 398 27.3 14.6 24.9
1998 463 30.9 15.0 21.6
1999 485 31.7 15.3 31.5
2000 425 29.0 14.7 36.2
2001 435 29.8 14.6 37.9
2002 416 31.7 13.1 31.5
2003 416 31.7 13.1 31.5
2004 419 32.0 13.1 30.1
2005 428 30.1 14.2 33.2
2006 438 29.7 14.7 29.5
2007 546 33.9 16.1 31.1
2008 622 37.0 16.8 32
2009 517 31.5 16.4 37.9
2010 489 30.5 16.0 47.9
2011 452 28.9 15.6 45.1
2012 391 24.3 16.0 42.5
2013 396 24.2 16.3 40.7
2014 396 24.9 15.8 39.9
2015 412 28.0 14.7 46.8
2016 576 39.0 14.7 59.4
2017 668 40.4 16.5 53.6
2018 605 41.2 14.6 57.2
2019 589 42.5 13.8 61.8
2020 685 43.0 15.9 58
2021 828 47.5 17.4 55.1
2022 1042 56.0 18.5 56.2
2023 697 46.2 15.0 65.9
2024 493 39.5 12.4 55.8

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 McClendon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 341 n/a n/a n/a
1990 360 22.0 16.3 n/a
1991 302 22.3 13.5 n/a
1992 343 24.9 13.7 29.4
1993 305 23.0 13.3 36.7
1994 306 26.0 11.8 28.1
1995 373 26.6 14.0 24.9
1996 373 26.6 14.0 24.9
1997 398 27.3 14.6 24.9
1998 463 30.9 15.0 21.6
1999 485 31.7 15.3 31.5
2000 425 29.0 14.7 36.2
2001 435 29.8 14.6 37.9
2002 416 31.7 13.1 31.5
2003 416 31.7 13.1 31.5
2004 419 32.0 13.1 30.1
2005 428 30.1 14.2 33.2
2006 438 29.7 14.7 29.5
2007 546 33.9 16.1 31.1
2008 622 37.0 16.8 32
2009 517 31.5 16.4 37.9
2010 489 30.5 16.0 47.9
2011 452 28.9 15.6 45.1
2012 391 24.3 16.0 42.5
2013 396 24.2 16.3 40.7
2014 396 24.9 15.8 39.9
2015 412 28.0 14.7 46.8
2016 576 39.0 14.7 59.4
2017 668 40.4 16.5 53.6
2018 605 41.2 14.6 57.2
2019 589 42.5 13.8 61.8
2020 685 43.0 15.9 58
2021 828 47.5 17.4 55.1
2022 1042 56.0 18.5 56.2
2023 697 46.2 15.0 65.9
2024 493 39.5 12.4 55.8

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 McClendon Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $675 (6.9%) $9,094 (93.1%) $9,769
2020 $655 (6.8%) $9,013 (93.2%) $9,668
2021 $656 (7.2%) $8,440 (92.8%) $9,096

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

Impact of COVID-19 on McClendon Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1237th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2216th of 4647 Elementary schools
 20.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (McClendon Elementary)4849
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Community Independent School District (Isd))5447
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (McClendon Elementary)4448
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Community Independent School District (Isd))5540
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (McClendon Elementary)6818
 50%
   3rd Grade Reading (Community Independent School District (Isd))6818
 50%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (McClendon Elementary)5248
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Community Independent School District (Isd))5046
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (McClendon Elementary)5451
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Community Independent School District (Isd))5242
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (McClendon Elementary)4257
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (Community Independent School District (Isd))4257
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (McClendon Elementary)5559
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Community Independent School District (Isd))5552
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (McClendon Elementary)6031
 29%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Community Independent School District (Isd))5239
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (McClendon Elementary)6022
 38%
   5th Grade Science (Community Independent School District (Isd))6030
 30%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (McClendon Elementary)6327
 36%
   5th Grade Reading (Community Independent School District (Isd))6327
 36%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Science (McClendon Elementary)226
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Community Independent School District (Isd))226
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students589697
 18.3%
African American1715
 11.8%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian60
 100%
Hispanic308438
 42.2%
Pacific Islander00
White234222
 5.1%
Two or More Races2118
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.8%65.9%
 4.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 493 students attended McClendon Elementary.

Students at McClendon Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend McClendon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leland E Edge Middle
High : Community High School

McClendon Elementary ranks 1719th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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