CLIPPARD ELEM.

CLIPPARD ELEM., a reasonably sized elementary campus in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, overseen by CAPE GIRARDEAU 63, serves 383 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 22% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

CAPE GIRARDEAU 63 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,310 students. CLIPPARD ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CLIPPARD ELEM. lists that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Cape Girardeau County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CLIPPARD ELEM. records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting CLIPPARD ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at CLIPPARD ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cape Girardeau County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLIPPARD 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 40.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Cape Girardeau County shows median household income runs about $68,464, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cape Girardeau County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), of which CLIPPARD ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is FRANKLIN ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLIPPARD ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLIPPARD ELEM. at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLIPPARD ELEM. has decreased 21%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 45% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the CLIPPARD ELEM. community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.