The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Clarksville Middle School
Clarksville Middle School serves grades five through eight in the Clarksville Community School Corp, a district covering the town of Clarksville, Indiana. Clarksville is a mix of residential neighborhoods and heavy commercial retail along Lewis and Clark Parkway and Veterans Parkway, functioning as the major shopping hub of Southern Indiana. The town lost its historic riverfront core to a major flood decades ago and rebuilt on a modern, auto-oriented plan. Residential areas range from older neighborhoods near the Ohio River to post-war suburban expansion to the north. The population has plateaued and slightly declined in recent years. The former Colgate-Palmolive plant along the river closed, though its iconic clock remains. The town sits within the Louisville metropolitan area.
The school itself is a regular public middle school with a student body that is diverse. Slightly more than half the students are white, with a substantial Hispanic presence and smaller shares of Black students and students who identify with two or more races. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with significant economic need. The school operates as a single middle school feeding into a single high school, so most students in the district attend together across these grades.
On the 2024-25 Indiana ILEARN state assessments, Clarksville Middle School posted proficiency rates that are below the midpoint among districts in Clark County when measured by an overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades. In math, about a quarter of students scored proficient or above. In English language arts, the share was a bit higher, around three in eight students. In science, roughly three in ten students met proficiency. In social studies, which is tested only in fifth grade, just over one in five students scored proficient. Participation rates for the math and English language arts tests were very high, so these results reflect nearly the entire student body. A parent may want to discuss with the school what academic support and intervention strategies are in place for students who are not yet meeting the state bar.
The school serves only grades five through eight, so there is no graduation rate to report. The district itself did not appear to have recent publicly reported changes or strategic priorities that would reshape a family’s view of the middle school. The comparison data places Clarksville Middle School in the bottom quartile of Clark County districts for overall proficiency, meaning that families comparing schools across the county will find several other district middle schools posting stronger academic outcomes. That said, Clarksville Middle School is a neighborhood school drawing from a single town with a real mix of incomes and backgrounds, and the context of a community working through economic transition is part of the picture.
Housing in the Clarksville area is moderately priced relative to the national median home value, and rents are below the national benchmark. For a family moving into the area, this means a range of older and newer homes are available, and the commute to Louisville is short. The school sits within a retail-heavy corridor, so drop-off and pickup occur in a suburban commercial setting.
In sum, this is a middle school serving a mid-sized town with a retail-centered economy, a diverse student body, and a majority of students from lower-income households. The state test results are below the county average in core subjects, and a family would want to understand the school’s academic intervention and enrichment offerings. The town itself offers a blend of older and newer subdivisions, easy access to shopping and the Louisville metro, and riverfront parks and cultural venues like a fossil park and community theater, but it lacks a walkable downtown center.
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