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Clark Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Clark Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Selma, Alabama, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 138 students. The school is part of the Selma City School District, which is ranked 118 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clark Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Alabama elementary schools, with standardized test scores significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 53.33% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 45.47% statewide and 25.57% in the Selma City district. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with 0% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 42.61% statewide and 12.95% in the district. Additionally, Clark Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 32.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The challenges faced by Clark Elementary School are not unique, as the nearby schools in the Selma City School District, such as Meadowview Elementary, Edgewood Elementary, Payne Elementary, and Sophia P. Kingston Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, some of the nearby schools, such as Meadowview Elementary and Payne Elementary, perform slightly better than Clark Elementary School on certain metrics, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement.

113

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,376

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Lawrence St
Selma, AL 36703

(334) 874-1630

District: Selma City

Students who attend Clark Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	School Of Discovery Genesis Center
	The RBHudson STEAM Academy
High:	Selma High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.9%

White:

3.5%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 43 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

Alabama avg50%

524^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Selma City

118^th of 135Selma City among Alabama districts

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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	524 of 680	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	661 of 684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	646 of 680	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	586 of 687	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	681 of 692	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	611 of 681	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	634 of 680	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	581 of 688	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	641 of 691	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	633 of 691	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	695 of 695	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	42.5	497 of 696	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.2	408 of 696	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.3	306 of 709	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.9	370 of 704	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.9	549 of 696	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	583 of 698	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	550 of 698	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.5	410 of 689	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.5	385 of 688	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.0	501 of 623	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	264 of 427	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	402 of 420	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	397 of 427	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	314 of 426	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	415 of 426	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	327 of 426	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	366 of 423	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.4	208 of 336	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	581 of 649	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	593 of 650	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	596 of 645	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	564 of 656	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	549 of 646	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	593 of 640	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	530 of 639	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	481 of 660	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	646 of 670	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	555 of 623	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	537 of 651	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	638 of 653	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	593 of 649	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	624 of 651	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	465 of 567	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	631 of 655	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	617 of 649	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	568 of 669	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	662 of 669	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	605 of 650	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	613 of 650	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	556 of 639	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2024)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English44%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

Science0%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5	0.0	60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6	$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9	23.1	44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3	$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3	0.0	52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3	22.2	31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0	$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5	14.7	56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5	$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7	17.2	35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2	$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5		0.0	46.7	36.8	23.1		$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.4	482^nd of 684 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	32.5	7.0	25.0	14.5	23.3	67.5	39.5	57.5	51.6	$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	155	9	17.2	78.1%	2 (1.3%)	147 (94.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	23.5	517^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.0%		34.3	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%	53	13.6	23.5	29.4		11.8	59.1	17.7	64.7		$11,997	$2,121	$9,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Elementary School

Is Clark Elementary School a good school?

Clark Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Clark Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clark Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : School Of Discovery Genesis Center
Middle : The RBHudson STEAM Academy
High : Selma High School

What district is Clark Elementary School in?

Selma City

How many students attend Clark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Clark Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Clark Elementary School?

Students at Clark Elementary School are 93% African American, 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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