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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CLARKDALE HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
422
High
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280243001348
Clarkdale High School
7000 Highway 145, Meridian, MS 39301 · (601) 693-4463 · Lauderdale County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
177 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 18% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lauderdale County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 76.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clarkdale High School
Clarkdale High School's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkdale High School this school | 422 | 41.9% | 74.0% |
| Pisgah High School Brandon | 482 | 41.9% | 69.3% |
| Mooreville High School MOOREVILLE | 445 | 43.8% | 67.4% |
| West Lauderdale High School Collinsville | 535 | 36.8% | 74.9% |
| Caledonia High School CALEDONIA | 640 | 42.3% | 79.5% |
| Poplarville High School POPLARVILLE | 540 | 49.6% | 84.5% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clarkdale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #29 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #60 of 199 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #22 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #129 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #45 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #112 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #178 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.0% | #4 of 63 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
422
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
+43% since 2010-11, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 422 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 42% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 37.8 | 10.9:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 99% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 18.4 | 16.0:1 | 42% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 38% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 39% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarkdale High School.
About Clarkdale High School
Clarkdale High School is a low-enrollment high school serving families in Meridian, Mississippi. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 422 students. The school is 35% below the average for high schools in Mississippi.
Lauderdale County School District has 5,940 students in 11 schools, and Clarkdale High School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Clarkdale High School are White (74%). Next come 12% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 51% White among all Lauderdale County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Its ratio of 11.1:1 is based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lauderdale County is 75%.
Clarkdale High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Mississippi public high schools.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 73.3%. Clarkdale High School scores 74.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lauderdale County show that median household income comes to about $50,817, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Lauderdale County counts 24 public schools with about 10,325 students.
Clarkdale High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Clarkdale Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Clarkdale High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Clarkdale High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.1:1, from 13.1:1.
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Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,504
Census ACS
Median income
$50,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,325 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lauderdale County School District
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- West Lauderdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- West Lauderdale High SchoolHigh · 535 students
Other schools in Meridian
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Clarkdale Elementary School0.0 mi · 527
- Enterprise Middle School7.2 mi · 268
- Enterprise Elementary7.2 mi · 390
- Enterprise High School7.9 mi · 260
- Crestwood Elementary8.9 mi · 368
- Carver Elementary School9.8 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Clarkdale High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarkdale High School?
Clarkdale High School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Clarkdale High School serve?
Clarkdale High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Clarkdale High School have?
Clarkdale High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Clarkdale High School?
Student demographics at Clarkdale High School are roughly 74% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Clarkdale High School in?
Clarkdale High School is part of Lauderdale County School District.
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