The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Clarkdale-jerome Elementary School
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School is a regular public school serving pre-K through eighth grade in the town of Clarkdale, in Yavapai County. It is the only school in the Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District. The district search found no reports of recent referenda, curriculum changes, or budget shifts that would meet a lasting-impact bar, so that information is not available here.
The school sits within or near the historic downtown core, at the corner of 16th and Main Streets in Upper Clarkdale. The town itself began as a copper smelting company town, and its original planned townsite is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Clarkdale is now largely a retirement and arts community, with an older population that reflects that character. The historic downtown has a compact, walkable grid with tree-lined streets, a town park, and a business district that received streetscape improvements in recent years. Newer subdivisions outside the historic core are more auto-dependent. High school students attend Mingus Union High School in neighboring Cottonwood; there is no high school in the district, so graduation rate data does not apply.
Enrollment is moderate for a PK-8 school, with a relatively even distribution across kindergarten through eighth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with a significant Hispanic presence and a smaller share of American Indian or Alaska Native students, along with smaller groups of students who identify as two or more races, Asian, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Free or reduced-price lunch data, English learner counts, and special education counts were not reported, so a family looking to understand poverty levels or support services would need to ask the school directly.
State testing results are available for the 2024-25 school year, though with some gaps. In English language arts, proficiency rates across grades three through eight varied considerably. Fourth grade and sixth grade showed stronger results, with roughly half or more of students meeting the bar. Third grade, fifth grade, and seventh grade posted lower numbers, with about a third of students or fewer at proficiency. Eighth grade landed between those ends. In math, fourth grade had about half of students proficient, while third grade was similar, but sixth grade fell to around a third proficient. Fifth, seventh, and eighth grade math results were suppressed, meaning the data was not reported for privacy or other reasons; parents may want to ask the school for those figures.
In science, fifth graders showed a lower proficiency rate, while eighth graders improved notably compared to that, with roughly half of students scoring proficient. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages all tested subjects and grades, placed it above the midpoint among the districts in Yavapai County. That is a solid position, though the number itself is not a rank and does not tell a family which specific grades or subjects are strong or weak.
The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its program offerings were not listed in the available data, so there is no public accounting of elective courses, arts, music, or extracurriculars. Families with children in the younger grades will find a PK-8 setting that keeps siblings on one campus through middle school, which can simplify logistics. The context of Clarkdale’s retiree-heavy population means that the school-age peer environment is shaped by a town that is not dominated by young families, though the school does draw from both the historic core and the newer subdivisions that have been built over time.
For a parent or resident considering this school, the picture is a mid-sized PK-8 public school in a small, historically rooted town with a growing residential base driven by retiree in-migration. Academic results are mixed across subjects and grades, with some bright spots in fourth and sixth grade ELA and eighth grade science, and softer areas in fifth grade ELA and sixth grade math. The lack of reported data on poverty, English learner services, discipline, and course access makes it harder to assess the full support environment. A parent may want to follow up with the school directly on those topics, as well as on the program offerings that are not captured here.
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