Clarksville Elementary School

Clarksville Elementary School is a PK–4 public school in Clarksville, Indiana, a Clark County community, serving 649 students as part of the Clarksville Community School Corp. In the most recent state comparison (2025–2026) it ranked 517th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (49th percentile, 2 stars), placing it mid-pack statewide and in the middle of nine nearby schools, even though its own district ranks 305th of 374 statewide. Its defining story is trajectory: a decade-long climb from the bottom quarter of Indiana schools to the statewide midpoint, capped by its largest single-year jump on record — 175 rank positions better than the year before.

Science is the clear strength: 43.82% of students tested proficient, the highest of the ten local schools compared and essentially right at the state average. Math rose nearly 14 points in a single year to 49.52%, recovering past its 2022–2023 level. Reading is the soft spot — 37.26% in English language arts trails the state and every nearby New Albany-Floyd County Con School peer, and 3rd-grade reading (37.7%) is notably stronger than 4th-grade reading (36.67%). Impressively, the school posts these results with the lowest per-student spending in its comparison group ($7,449, roughly 37% below the peer median) and the largest classes (18.6 students per teacher, versus 11.8–15.5 nearby).

Chronic absenteeism, at 19.7%, is 12.4 points below its own district's rate and the 4th lowest among the ten schools — though still above the state's 16.7%. Several peers are moving the other way: Mount Tabor has slid in the rankings, while Parkwood and Franklin Square have stayed in the bottom fifth of the state for three years. Slate Run is the one nearby school clearly ahead of Clarksville, and also the most similar in student demographics. One caution: the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch fell sharply in recent years, so year-over-year test comparisons may partly reflect a changing student population.