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Clarkton High

Public Grades 7-12

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 7% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Clarkton High is a public high school located in Clarkton, Missouri, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 139 students. The school is part of the Clarkton C-4 School District, which is ranked 354 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarkton High consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Missouri high schools, with a ranking between 318-342 out of 352-367 schools in recent years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 5-28% across various subjects and grade levels, compared to the state averages of 30-53%. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.6% to 32% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Clarkton High has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66-98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the state average of around 50%.

Compared to nearby schools like Kennett High, Bernie High, and Portageville High, Clarkton High's performance is significantly lower, with higher rankings, better test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher graduation rates. Clarkton High's ranking and performance on state assessments have also declined over the past decade, going from a 2-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 0-star rating in recent years. These challenges may be due to the school's high poverty levels and the potential funding and resource constraints faced by the Clarkton C-4 School District.

135

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,260

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Hwy 162
Clarkton, MO 63837-0637

(573) 448-3712

District: Clarkton C-4

Feeder schools for Clarkton High:

Elementary:

Clarkton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.5%

Hispanic:

27.4%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2010 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Missouri avg42%

Middle school

411^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

342^nd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2015

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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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	411 of 438	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	415 of 451	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	398 of 459	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	406 of 459	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	407 of 454	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	493 of 587	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.7	158 of 552	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	49.2	305 of 568	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	435 of 585	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	70.0	151 of 633	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	31.8	524 of 649	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	74.8	103 of 623	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	62.9	222 of 625	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.7	497 of 614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	520 of 601	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	483 of 624	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.6	568 of 624	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	569 of 619	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	337 of 369	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	326 of 378	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	310 of 382	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	274 of 365	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	309 of 371	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	328 of 482	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.9	48 of 422	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	11.6	365 of 385	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	523 of 527	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	342 of 367	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	318 of 352	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	320 of 361	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.9	274 of 404	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	15.3	468 of 504	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	439 of 521	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	463 of 523	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	445 of 522	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	417 of 528	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	455 of 516	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	452 of 507	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	468 of 539	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	489 of 538	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	445 of 534	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	242 of 279	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	219 of 268	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	155 of 250	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	415 of 430	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II28%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Biology I6%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Clarkton High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarkton High	Public	7-12	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	135	13	10.5	100.0%	79 (58.5%)	12 (8.9%)	37 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	7.8	342^nd of 367 public high schools	6.8%					(n/a)		14.9	13.7			11.2	13.7		5.7	27.9		$15,260	$1,193	$14,067
Gideon High	Public	7-12	400 Main	Gideon	63848	New Madrid County	Gideon 37	No	No	No	No	(573) 448-3471	102	9	11.2	100.0%	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.5	347^th of 367 public high schools	5.4%		7.2	354^th of 378 public high schools	6.3%	7								6.7	6.7			$17,109	$941	$16,168
Holcomb High	Public	7-12	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 792-3362	194	17	11.2	100.0%	159 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	37.8	219^th of 367 public high schools	40.3%		45	183^rd of 378 public high schools	51.6%	36				28.2		36.0		35.6	28.8			$12,272	$1,778	$10,494
Campbell High	Public	7-12	801 S State Rte 53	Campbell	63933	Dunklin County	Campbell R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 246-2576	235	20	11.8	100.0%	223 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	43.2	188^th of 367 public high schools	48.8%		34.4	239^th of 378 public high schools	36.8%	51		47.3				18.5		19.6	31.6	59.5		$11,224	$1,635	$9,589
Malden High	Public	6-12	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-4546	383	35	10.8	100.0%	234 (61.1%)	107 (27.9%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	19.1	304^th of 367 public high schools	17.2%		14.2	332^nd of 378 public high schools	12.2%	28	19.0	14.7	6.9	15.2	12.1		20.8	13.6	24.0			$14,192	$705	$13,487
Risco High	Public	7-12	Hwy 62	Risco	63874	New Madrid County	Risco R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 396-5568	78	8	9.4	55.1%	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)												$16,248	$752	$15,496
North Pemiscot Senior High	Public	6-12	102 School Dr	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 628-3465	134	12	11.2	100.0%	121 (90.3%)	8 (6.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)			4.9	9.6			9.7	13.2				$14,959	$816	$14,143
Bernie High	Public	7-12	516 W Main	Bernie	63822	Stoddard County	Bernie R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(573) 293-5334	195	19	10.1	52.3%	181 (92.8%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)								(n/a)												$13,709	$785	$12,924
Portageville High	Public	6-12	904 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	No	(573) 379-3819	360	31	11.7	62.2%	277 (76.9%)	53 (14.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	36.5	224^th of 367 public high schools	39.0%		59.9	100^th of 378 public high schools	73.5%	124	40.6	43.8	25.1		42.5	24.5		46.3	17.2			$14,685	$1,785	$12,900
Kennett High	Public	9-12	1400 W Washington St	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	No	(573) 717-1120	493	34	14.7	100.0%	285 (57.8%)	128 (26.0%)	54 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	30	267^th of 367 public high schools	27.2%		21.6	299^th of 378 public high schools	20.9%	32								6.0	22.3	53.2	16.0	$13,487	$1,910	$11,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarkton High

Is Clarkton High a good school?

Clarkton High ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Missouri high schools.

What district is Clarkton High in?

Clarkton C-4

How many students attend Clarkton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 135 students attended Clarkton High.

What schools feed into Clarkton High?

Clarkton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clarkton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clarkton High?

Students at Clarkton High are 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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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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