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Schools in Clarks · Caldwell Parish School District

Clarks’s public schools outscore 74% of Louisiana districts

In Clarks, 98% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Louisiana average (83%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clarks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
38%
▼ 4 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 9 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 20% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,095 students on the public path
In brief

Clarks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 80 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clarks’s, its schools beat 64%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana (the state reports Clarks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,706 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Columbia Elementary School, then Caldwell Parish Junior High School, then Caldwell Parish High School. Enrollment is down 9% 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 Clarks’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Louisiana school districts. Graduation is above the Louisiana average; test scores are below it.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (80)Better than 64%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 744 test results and a graduating class of 85 could put Clarks anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Clarks’s students in the tested grades sat them (743 in math, 746 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–1Grayson Elementary Schoolin GraysonC+
2–3Columbia Elementary Schoolin ColumbiaB+
6–8Caldwell Parish Junior High Schoolin ColumbiaC
9–12Caldwell Parish High Schoolin ColumbiaC+

Clarks’s public schools are run by Caldwell Parish School District, which also serves Columbia and Grayson. 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.

Caldwell Parish School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,310 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$18,706LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 42.4% · 746 students tested
Math23%
State average 31.8% · 743 students tested

Clarks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Clarks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ClarksB+Caldwell Parish

Every school in Clarks

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

Also serving Clarksin other towns
Grayson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Grayson
C+
212 students12:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Columbia
B+
191 students10:1Rate it →
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
C
294 students10:1Rate it →
Caldwell Parish High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
C+
398 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarks’s schools

Are Clarks’s schools good?

By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Clarks children attend outscore 74% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clarks in?

Caldwell Parish School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,310 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Clarks kids go to high school?

Caldwell Parish High School in Columbia, with 398 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Clarks’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Caldwell Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Clarks spend per student?

$18,706 in Caldwell Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. 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 Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.