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Schools in Clarkedale

Clarkedale’s public schools

Marion School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarkedale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 3% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,300 students on the public path
In brief

Clarkedale’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Clarkedale’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School places highest (better than 44%); Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Clarkedale, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Marion High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clarkedale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
7Marion Seventh Grade Academyin MarionNo scores
10–12Marion High Schoolin MarionD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion School District.

The district

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

Marion School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,888 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,229AR $13,585 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 39.9% · 2267 students tested
Math24%
State average 38.3% · 2269 students tested

Clarkedale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clarkedale—Marion
MarionC+Marion

Every school in Clarkedale

5 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).

Also serving Clarkedalein other towns
Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Memphis
D
762 students18:1Rate it →
Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Marion
C+
670 students19:1Rate it →
Marion Math Science & Technology Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Marion
C
654 students19:1Rate it →
Marion Seventh Grade Academy
Middle · Grades 7 · Marion
287 students13:1Rate it →
Marion High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Marion
D
927 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarkedale’s schools

Are Clarkedale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clarkedale. Marion School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarkedale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clarkedale in?

Marion School District.

Where do Clarkedale kids go to high school?

Marion High School.

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What Clarkedale families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.