📍 3401 Buckner Lane, Paducah, McCracken County, 42001
Clark Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paducah, McCracken County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paducah Independent school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Clark Elementary School enrolls 617 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 19% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 617 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clark Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
Clark Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Paducah Independent, based in Paducah, Kentucky. The district serves 3,103 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 617 students, Clark Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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