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Clarksdale High School

Public Grades 10-12

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 232 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 9% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Clarksdale High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the Clarksdale Municipal School District, and has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi high schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarksdale High School faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates ranging from 77.2% to 89.4% in recent years, well below the state average. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 57.1%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Clarksdale High School's test scores are consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas, including Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.5% of Clarksdale High School students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 45.9% in the district and 67.3% statewide. The school also has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, including Northside High School, M.S. Palmer High School, and Coahoma County Junior/Senior High School, all perform better than Clarksdale High School on key metrics such as graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that the challenges faced by Clarksdale High School are not necessarily shared by all schools in the region. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.8 to 14.4 in recent years, suggests that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

473

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,564

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Wildcat Drive
Clarksdale, MS 38614

(662) 627-8530

District: Clarksdale Municipal School District

Feeder schools for Clarksdale High School:

Middle:	Oakhurst Intermediate School
	W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.5%

Two or more races:

31.7%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (28% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg66%

211^th of 232

Mississippi public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	211 of 232	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	224 of 228	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	224 of 226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	220 of 228	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	211 of 231	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	221 of 233	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	222 of 233	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	197 of 237	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	192 of 231	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	223 of 238	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	222 of 241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	231 of 244	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	224 of 235	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	223 of 235	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	178 of 235	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	169 of 232	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	173 of 232	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.5	119 of 232	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.1	143 of 232	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History140%-29 vs state

English II28%-22 vs state

Algebra I20%-47 vs state

Biology12%-50 vs state

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Schools Near Clarksdale High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAAP Mathematics (2025)		MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)	MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Clarksdale High School	Public	10-12	1101 Wildcat Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-8530	473	28	16.9	99.2%	7 (1.5%)	310 (65.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (31.7%)	10.8	211^th of 232 public high schools	9.1%		5.1	224^th of 228 public high schools	1.8%	13					20.5	27.9		11.7	40.2	$16,564
Carl Keen Vocational	Public	7-12	1050 Walnut Street	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Municipal School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 627-8580	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coahoma County High School	Public	9-12	1535 Lee Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Coahoma County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-4516	345	25	13.8	100.0%	10 (2.9%)	260 (75.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (20.9%)	21	180^th of 232 public high schools	22.4%		23.2	178^th of 228 public high schools	21.9%	2	19.5	10.0	39.1	11.3	39.3	32.4	17.6	36.0	69.7	$16,368
North Delta Alternative School	Public	5-12	11510 U. S. Highway 49 E	Webb	38966	Tallahatchie County	West Tallahatchie School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 375-8829	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Quitman County Vocational Complex	Public	7-12	Hwy # 3 South	Marks	38646	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 326-8427	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Madison Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1315 Martin Luther King Drive	Marks	38646	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 326-5191	239	21	11.5	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	232 (97.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	66.8	83^rd of 232 public high schools	64.2%		46.8	131^st of 228 public high schools	42.5%	48					33.4	56.9		37.1	73.4	$17,695
Northside High School	Public	7-12	1305 Martin Luther King Drive	Shelby	38774	Bolivar County	North Bolivar Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 398-2372	370	30	12.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	341 (92.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	43	137^th of 232 public high schools	40.9%		19.4	190^th of 228 public high schools	16.7%	53	21.0	12.0	24.6	19.7	58.1	44.4	28.4	53.9	49.1	$15,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarksdale High School

What district is Clarksdale High School in?

Clarksdale Municipal School District

Is Clarksdale High School a good school?

Clarksdale High School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Mississippi high schools.

What schools feed into Clarksdale High School?

Clarksdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Middle : Oakhurst Intermediate School
Middle : W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies

How many students attend Clarksdale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Clarksdale High School.

What is the racial makeup of Clarksdale High School?

Students at Clarksdale High School are 66% African American, 32% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Hispanic.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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