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Schools in Clinton, KY

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Schools

759

Students

Top rankedHickman County High School83^rd of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Hickman County Elementary School up 150 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Clinton has two schools in the supplied data: Hickman County Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6, and Hickman County High School, serving grades 7–12. Both had lower chronic absenteeism than the state in 2025–2026: 9% at the elementary school and 15% at the high school, compared with 24% statewide. The strongest overall academic pattern is that the high school was above the state in 9 of its 12 known grade-and-subject results, while the elementary school was above in 8 of 12.

The high school’s standout result was eighth-grade writing: 81% proficient, compared with 48% statewide, a 33-point advantage; its tenth-grade reading was also strong at 68% versus 49%. The elementary school’s best result was fifth-grade reading, at 67% versus 51% statewide, or 16 points higher. The clearest low results were third-grade math at the elementary school (30% versus 43%, 13 points lower) and eleventh-grade social studies at the high school (30% versus 37%, 7 points lower); eleventh-grade editing and mechanics was also 8 points below state. Because the schools serve different grades, their test scores do not provide a direct head-to-head comparison.

Recent trends favor the elementary school overall: across results available in both years, its average gap versus state improved by about 8 points, including a 35-point rise in fifth-grade reading, though third-grade math fell 10 points. The high school’s average gap moved about 1 point farther from state, with gains such as tenth-grade math (+26) and seventh-grade reading (+30) alongside declines in eighth-grade reading (−16) and eleventh-grade editing and mechanics (−17). SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose for the elementary school, from the 34th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 56th in 2025–2026, while the high school’s fell from the 89th in 2023–2024 to the 68th in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, student–teacher ratios were 14.2 at the elementary school and 13.1 at the high school; free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 62% and 58%, respectively. The high school’s 2025–2026 graduation rate was 89%, 5 points below the state rate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hickman County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 McMorris St	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4067	443	31	14.2	62.3%	347 (78.3%)	43 (9.7%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	53.6	302^nd of 684 public elementary schools	55.8%		37	452^nd of 685 public elementary schools	34.0%	150	30.0	40.0	52.0	50.0				48.0	52.0	67.0	56.0				42.0			31.0			43.0			52.0			$14,555	$2,000	$11,973
Hickman County High School	Public	7-12	301 James H Phillips Dr	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4044	316	24	13.1	58.2%	235 (74.4%)	32 (10.1%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	62.8	83^rd of 262 public high schools	68.3%		49.9	124^th of 254 public high schools	51.2%	41					56.0	40.0	47.0					67.0	38.0	68.0					81.0	68.0		43.0	30.0		43.0	32.0	$18,182	$1,627	$15,830

Cities Near Clinton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bardwell	9.19 mi	3	113^th
Hickman	13.02 mi	4	269^th
Fancy Farm	13.21 mi	1	53^rd
Wingo	15.46 mi	1	42^nd
Fulton	15.52 mi	1

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

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