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Clark Elementary School

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Clark Elementary School ranks 108 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Clark Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Paducah, Kentucky, serving 608 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Paducah Independent School District, which is ranked 98 out of 157 districts in the state.

Clark Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics and Reading are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 66% of 4th graders and 67% of 5th graders at Clark Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 45% and 45% for the Paducah Independent district, and 44% and 43% for the state. Clark Elementary also excels in serving specific student subgroups, with rankings often in the top 25% or even top 10% of Kentucky elementary schools.

While Clark Elementary faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 25% to 28.5% in recent years, these rates are still lower than the Paducah Independent district average. When compared to nearby schools, Heath Elementary, Concord Elementary, and Lone Oak Elementary in the McCracken County district demonstrate even stronger academic performance, suggesting that the McCracken County district may provide a higher level of educational resources and support for its schools.

615

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,867

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3401 Buckner Lane
Paducah, KY 42001

(270) 444-5730

District: Paducah Independent

Students who attend Clark Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Paducah Middle School
High:	Paducah Tilghman High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

African American:

20.3%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg44%

Kentucky avg44%

108^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Paducah Independent

98^th of 157Paducah Independent among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	108 of 685	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	105 of 685	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	148 of 687	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	153 of 684	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	213 of 517	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	324 of 700	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	365 of 691	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.0	218 of 694	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	195 of 690	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	159 of 698	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	167 of 705	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	202 of 719	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	166 of 713	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	36.5	487 of 688	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	460 of 683	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.6	293 of 658	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.4	383 of 651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.2	409 of 638	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	38 of 142	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	54 of 140	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	39 of 129	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	69 of 118	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	109 of 185	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	119 of 184	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	61.0	115 of 445	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	98 of 648	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	107 of 644	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	169 of 639	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	171 of 641	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	167 of 312	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	354 of 671	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	380 of 663	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	90.6	3 of 135	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	57.3	42 of 120	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	125 of 672	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	259 of 665	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	293 of 670	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	309 of 667	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	176 of 275	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	423 of 664	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	500 of 631	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	114 of 653	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	114 of 652	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	153 of 652	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	157 of 657	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	155 of 325	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	291 of 676	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	340 of 665	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	34.1	39 of 53	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.5	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	51.1	331 of 661	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	34 of 659	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	30 of 659	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	67 of 658	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	61 of 656	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	44 of 337	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	123 of 592	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	131 of 593	77.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)74th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2019)50th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading67%+18 vs state

Mathematics62%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics57%+10 vs state

Social Studies54%+16 vs state

Science47%+10 vs state

Writing44%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	3401 Buckner Lane	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5730	615	38	16.1	46.5%	349 (56.7%)	125 (20.3%)	53 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (13.7%)	79.6	108^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.2%		77.7	105^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.7%	3	52.0	66.0	67.0	59.0	73.0	69.0	47.0	44.0	54.0	57.0	$15,867	$1,626	$823	$2,450	$10,503	$2,914	$13,417
McNabb Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Park Ave	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5750	334	28	11.9	91.0%	69 (20.7%)	192 (57.5%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.8%)	15.6	601^st of 685 public elementary schools	12.3%		10.5	635^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.3%	34	24.0			41.0		31.0			16.0	24.0	$17,321	$2,429	$961	$3,390	$10,834	$3,097	$13,931
Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 S 28th St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5760	369	30	12.3	85.1%	112 (30.4%)	161 (43.6%)	34 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)	44.8	383^rd of 685 public elementary schools	44.1%		63.6	222^nd of 685 public elementary schools	67.6%	161	61.0	44.0	33.0	44.0	42.0	33.0	42.0	47.0	29.0	45.0	$19,080	$2,899	$832	$3,730	$12,313	$3,036	$15,349
Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2501 Marshall Ave	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4110	498	32	15.5	53.0%	401 (80.5%)	20 (4.0%)	36 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.2%)								(n/a)	65.0			71.0							$16,620	$1,028	$816	$1,862	$11,315	$1,521	$12,819
Lone Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Cumberland Ave	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4120	495	32	15.5	60.4%	364 (73.5%)	36 (7.3%)	46 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.7%)								(n/a)	74.0			75.0							$16,341	$956	$811	$1,751	$10,975	$1,658	$12,650
Lone Oak Intermediate School	Public	4-5	225 John E. Robinson Avenue	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4160	437	26	16.8	51.3%	361 (82.6%)	24 (5.5%)	25 (5.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	70.6	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.3	139^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.7%	27		43.0	42.0		63.0	66.0	46.0	61.0	42.0	75.0	$28,701	$642	$699	$1,367	$10,283	$1,663	$11,919
Concord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5184 Hinkleville Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4050	606	39	15.5	52.0%	430 (71.0%)	54 (8.9%)	42 (6.9%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	80.7	97^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.8%		87.8	46^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.3%	51	64.0	55.0	65.0	73.0	63.0	61.0	53.0	37.0	52.0	81.0	$15,144	$598	$714	$1,302	$10,230	$1,516	$11,757
Reidland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5349 Benton Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4210	228	16	14.1	75.4%	183 (80.3%)	15 (6.6%)	18 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	47.6	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%		45.4	365^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.7%	10		58.0	47.0		57.0	45.0	40.0	26.0	30.0	38.0	$16,170	$1,276	$687	$2,025	$10,247	$1,966	$12,151
Reidland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5741 Benton Rd	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4180	548	38	14.4	71.0%	428 (78.1%)	24 (4.4%)	59 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)								(n/a)	68.0			69.0							$16,088	$923	$909	$1,832	$10,682	$1,550	$12,232
Heath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4365 Metropolis Lake Rd	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4060	498	36	13.8	52.4%	441 (88.6%)	12 (2.4%)	21 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	88.7	49^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.8%		76.2	114^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.4%	65	71.0	56.0	67.0	66.0	63.0	78.0	48.0	70.0	60.0	87.0	$16,993	$858	$840	$1,688	$11,346	$1,796	$13,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Clark Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Paducah Middle School
High : Paducah Tilghman High School

What district is Clark Elementary School in?

Paducah Independent

Is Clark Elementary School a good school?

Clark Elementary School ranks 108^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clark Elementary School?

Students at Clark Elementary School are 57% White, 20% African American, 14% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Clark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Clark Elementary School.

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