CLARKTON ELEM.

CLARKTON ELEM. is a close-knit elementary-level community in CLARKTON, Missouri, overseen by CLARKTON C-4. The school teaches 143 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CLARKTON ELEM. sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Within CLARKTON C-4, which oversees 2 schools and 278 students, CLARKTON ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CLARKTON ELEM. logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Dunklin County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CLARKTON ELEM. shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, CLARKTON ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 56.4%.

In the surrounding community, Dunklin County reports that median household income runs about $47,849, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dunklin County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,864 students), of which CLARKTON ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is CLARKTON HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLARKTON ELEM. at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

CLARKTON ELEM. operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLARKTON ELEM. has declined 26%, going from 193 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.