Clark Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 73 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Gccisd Virtual Academy earned a State accountability rating of D. The school posted 66 in student achievement, 60 in school progress, 56 in closing performance gaps and 63 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Clark Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Gccisd Virtual Academy did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Clark Elementary School. They make up for 50.21% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.00%), African Americans (15.47%), Two or More Races (4.64%), Asians (1.97%) and Native Americans (0.70%).

The student population at Gccisd Virtual Academy is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.63%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.11%), African Americans (17.72%), Native Americans (1.27%) and Two or More Races (1.27%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Clark Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 60.76% compared to 62.03% at Gccisd Virtual Academy.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Clark Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 6.61% of its student population compared to 13.92% at Gccisd Virtual Academy.

In addition, Clark Elementary School has 5.49% bilingual students, 7.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 24.47% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Gccisd Virtual Academy with 10.13% bilingual students, 7.59% gifted and talented students and 11.39% students in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Clark Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.4 years. The two teachers at Gccisd Virtual Academy have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Clark Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Gccisd Virtual Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Clark Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Gccisd Virtual Academy has an all-female teaching staff. .