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Schools in Clarendon · Clarendon School District

Clarendon’s public schools score below 98% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 7% of Clarendon’s students scored proficient, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clarendon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
12%
▼ 28 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
7%
▼ 31 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 38% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
433 students on the public path
In brief

Clarendon’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,718 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Clarendon High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Clarendon’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 2% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 2%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (153)Better than 2%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 270 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Clarendon’s students in the tested grades sat them (271 in math, 269 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clarendon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Clarendon Elementary SchoolClarendon School DistrictD−
7–12Clarendon High SchoolClarendon School DistrictD

Clarendon’s public schools are run by Clarendon School District, which also serves Holly Grove and Roe. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Clarendon School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 433 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$18,718AR $13,585 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 39.9% · 269 students tested
Math7%
State average 38.3% · 271 students tested

Clarendon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Clarendon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ClarendonD−Clarendon

Every school in Clarendon

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Clarendonby address
Clarendon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
240 students11:1Rate it →
Clarendon High School
High · Grades 7–12
D
193 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarendon’s schools

Are Clarendon’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clarendon children attend score below 98% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clarendon in?

Clarendon School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 433 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Clarendon spend per student?

$18,718 in Clarendon School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.