Clarksville Elementary School

Clarksville Elementary School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Clarksville, Indiana, part of Clarksville Community School Corp, instructing 649 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

Within Clarksville Community School Corp, which oversees 5 schools and 7,174 students, Clarksville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Clarksville Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Clarksville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clarksville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.2%, the actual is 34.0%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $74,214, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clarksville Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 23,765 students).

The closest other public school is Clarksville Senior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clarksville Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 23%: 528 students in 2018 compared to 649 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 49% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.