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Enrollment
473
High
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280105000118
Clarksdale High School
1101 Wildcat Drive, CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 · (662) 627-8530 · Coahoma County
GRADES 10–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
469 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 10 | 166 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 29% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Clarksdale Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 53.5% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Clarksdale High School
Clarksdale High School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksdale High School this school | 473 | 99.2% | 40.2% |
| Port Gibson High School PORT GIBSON | 381 | 100.0% | 46.8% |
| Jefferson Davis County High School BASSFIELD | 368 | 99.2% | 51.8% |
| Coahoma County High School CLARKSDALE | 345 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| South Pike High School Magnolia | 425 | 99.3% | 36.8% |
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 Clarksdale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #158 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #151 of 199 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #169 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #111 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #181 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #98 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #68 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #85 of 121 |
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
473
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 473 | 27.9 | 17.0:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 37.1 | 12.9:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 32.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 30.6 | 16.4:1 | 100% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 939 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 90% (843) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 81% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 36 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarksdale High School.
About Clarksdale High School
Clarksdale High School is a high school in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 10 through 12 and enrolls 473 students. High schools in Mississippi have about 651 students on average; enrollment here is 27% lower.
Clarksdale Municipal School District is the local district for Clarksdale High School. It runs 7 schools with 1,857 students.
At Clarksdale High School, 66% of students are Black. Other students are 32% multiracial. That is lower than the 74% Black share among all Coahoma County residents. The diversity index for Clarksdale High School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.0:1. Compared with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Coahoma County is similar, at 98%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Clarksdale High School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.5%.
In Coahoma County, median household income comes to about $37,461, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 31%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 3,518 students.
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy is about 0.3 miles from Clarksdale High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Clarksdale High School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 479 in 2020-21, 473 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.0:1 in 2020-21 and 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Coahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,540
Census ACS
Median income
$37,461
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarksdale Municipal School District
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet SchoolElementary · 299 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Oakhurst Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 197 students
- J.W. Stampley 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 106 students
Other schools in CLARKSDALE
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Coahoma County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet SchoolElementary · 299 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet SchoolElementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy0.3 mi · 106
- Oakhurst Intermediate School0.7 mi · 197
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School0.9 mi · 266
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School0.9 mi · 652
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School1.1 mi · 247
- Coahoma County High School1.7 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Clarksdale High SchoolHow many students attend Clarksdale High School?
Clarksdale High School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Clarksdale High School serve?
Clarksdale High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Clarksdale High School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Clarksdale High School.
How diverse is Clarksdale High School?
Clarksdale High School reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 66% Black, 32% Two or more.
What district is Clarksdale High School in?
Clarksdale High School is part of Clarksdale Municipal School District.
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