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Clarkton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Clarkton Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Clarkton, Missouri, with 156 students. The school is part of the Clarkton C-4 school district, which is ranked 354 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarkton Elementary consistently performs well below the state average on standardized tests, with only 26.4% of 4th graders proficient or better in math and 21.2% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 43.8% and 44.8%, respectively. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.6% to 25.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Clarkton Elementary serves a high-poverty student population, with 83.02% to 98.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Bernie Elementary and Portageville Elementary, which are ranked much higher in the state and have much better academic outcomes, Clarkton Elementary's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in engaging and supporting its students, despite relatively high spending per student of $8,274 to $11,313.

143

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,200

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Hwy 162
Clarkton, MO 63837-0637

(573) 448-3712

District: Clarkton C-4

Students who attend Clarkton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Clarkton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Hispanic:

21.7%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

783^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

354^th of 367Clarkton C-4 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	783 of 900	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	841 of 906	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	809 of 898	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	871 of 908	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	855 of 901	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1015 of 1052	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	893 of 1032	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	967 of 1058	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	966 of 1089	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	798 of 1108	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	70.8	276 of 1085	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	232 of 1088	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	349 of 1066	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	95.2	9 of 1053	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.5	104 of 1084	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	32.6	856 of 1080	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.1	826 of 1074	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	474 of 638	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	558 of 625	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	516 of 611	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	506 of 532	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	533 of 574	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	870 of 907	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	655 of 668	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	674 of 675	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	690 of 691	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	911 of 917	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts15%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)				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/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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	143	14	10.1	100.0%	85 (59.4%)	19 (13.3%)	31 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	14.3	783^rd of 900 public elementary schools	13.0%		9.1	841^st of 906 public elementary schools	7.2%	58		26.4	18.8			23.7	21.2		4.4	$13,200	$1,292	$11,908
Gideon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Main	Gideon	63848	New Madrid County	Gideon 37	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3447	115	14	8.4	100.0%	112 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			22.3							$16,180	$561	$15,619
Holcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 792-3550	235	21	10.9	100.0%	199 (84.7%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	36.1	606^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.7%		21.3	717^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.9%	111	28.7	27.4	13.9		31.2	35.8	45.4		38.6	$10,795	$1,383	$9,413
Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	801 S State Rte 53	Campbell	63933	Dunklin County	Campbell R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 246-3109	312	25	12.3	100.0%	283 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	46.7	501^st of 900 public elementary schools	44.3%		34.5	612^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.5%	111	30.0		49.9	51.1		24.0	48.5			$11,096	$2,882	$8,214
Malden Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-5791	424	35	12.0	100.0%	229 (54.0%)	129 (30.4%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	26.1	689^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.4%		26	687^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.2%	2	30.3	27.7	8.1			32.3	27.7	34.9		$13,313	$2,006	$11,306
Risco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 62	Risco	63874	New Madrid County	Risco R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 396-5501	80	11	7.0	66.3%	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)							37.6			$17,488	$1,284	$16,204
Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School Drive	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-0543	114	10	11.3	100.0%	107 (93.9%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$12,462	$1,662	$10,799
H. Byron Masterson Elementary	Public	K-2	1600 Ely St	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 717-1115	417	36	11.5	100.0%	195 (46.8%)	141 (33.8%)	36 (8.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.6%)								(n/a)										$9,298	$1,536	$7,763
Bernie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 S Spiker	Bernie	63822	Stoddard County	Bernie R-Xiii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 293-5335	283	23	12.1	64.0%	243 (85.9%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	86.3	108^th of 900 public elementary schools	88.0%		84.7	110^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.9%	2		49.9		79.4	68.1		66.6			$10,282	$1,046	$9,237
Portageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 379-5706	311	29	10.8	100.0%	209 (67.2%)	74 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	92.9	45^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.0%					(n/a)	70.0	77.7	60.3							$13,085	$1,923	$11,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarkton Elementary

Is Clarkton Elementary a good school?

Clarkton Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clarkton Elementary?

Students at Clarkton Elementary are 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Clarkton Elementary in?

Clarkton C-4

What schools do graduates of Clarkton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clarkton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Clarkton High

How many students attend Clarkton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Clarkton Elementary.

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

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