Summary:
The Clarkton C-4 school district in Missouri contains a single elementary school, Clarkton Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Missouri elementary schools over the past three years, with a ranking between 783 and 841 out of around 900 schools.
Clarkton Elementary's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.4% of 4th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 43.8%. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.08% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.
Despite the higher-than-average per-student spending of $11,313 in the 2021-2022 school year, Clarkton Elementary continues to struggle to improve student outcomes. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution, and that other factors, such as effective resource allocation, teacher quality, and targeted interventions, may be more important in driving student success at the school.
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