📍 7000 Highway 145, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39031
Clarkdale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lauderdale Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clarkdale Elementary School enrolls 520 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 11% Black or African American and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 444 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 520 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 287 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clarkdale Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MS-30, state senate district 33, state house district 81.
Clarkdale Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Lauderdale County School District, based in Meridian, Mississippi. The district serves 5,940 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, Clarkdale Elementary School is close to the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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