Summary:
The city of Clarksville, Iowa is home to two schools: Clarksville Elementary School and Clarksville High School, both part of the Clarksville Community School District. While Clarksville High School has consistently ranked among the top 100 high schools in Iowa and earned a 4-star rating, Clarksville Elementary School has a lower statewide ranking and a 2-3 star rating.
Clarksville High School students outperform the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics at all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 7th, 8th, and 10th grades. In contrast, Clarksville Elementary School students generally perform on par with or slightly above the state average in these subjects. Clarksville High School also has a strong 88.3% four-year graduation rate, while both schools have a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, higher than the state average.
Interestingly, Clarksville Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (30.29%) compared to Clarksville High School (27.54%), suggesting potential socioeconomic disparities within the district. Additionally, Clarksville High School spends more per student ($15,842) compared to Clarksville Elementary School ($11,964), and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.2) than the elementary school (14.7).
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