The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in Science. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Clarksville Elementary School
Clarksville Elementary is a public school in the town of Clarksville, Indiana, serving prekindergarten through fourth grade and enrolling a student body that is about half White, with a significant share of Hispanic students, a smaller but still substantial share of Black students, and a sizable multiracial population. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school belongs to the Clarksville Community School Corporation, a district that covers the town.
The town itself is a mix of older residential neighborhoods and sprawling auto-oriented commercial corridors that function as a regional shopping destination. It sits along the Ohio River as part of the Louisville metropolitan area. Clarksville experienced rapid post-World War II growth through annexation and suburban expansion, but its population has plateaued and slightly declined in the years since. The former Colgate-Palmolive plant, once a defining industrial presence, closed years ago. The town now promotes riverfront development and is anchored by civic assets like Falls of the Ohio State Park, the Colgate Clock, and a few notable theater venues. There is no traditional walkable downtown, as the original town center was destroyed in a historic flood and rebuilt on a modern plan. The school's setting is suburban, with campuses separated from commercial strips.
Academically, proficiency rates on Indiana's ILEARN assessments place Clarksville Elementary in the bottom quartile among schools in Clark County when comparing overall performance across tested subjects. In reading and math, roughly a third of students met the state's proficient benchmark, while science was at a moderately similar level. These are the foundational academic numbers for this school. Because it serves only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on special populations such as English learners and students with disabilities was not available. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its supports for those groups.
The school itself is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. No information about staffing ratios, class sizes, or disciplinary patterns was available. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism was not reported, so it is not possible to assess attendance trends from this data. The school does have a high participation rate on state testing, meaning nearly all enrolled students took the assessments.
Housing in the area around Clarksville Elementary shows a home value estimate that is below the state median, and rent is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, which may factor into a family's cost-of-living considerations. The district brief did not surface any recent notable changes to programs, boundaries, or leadership that would alter a parent's assessment.
For a family considering this school, the picture is straightforward. Clarksville Elementary serves a relatively high-needs population in a town that has seen economic shifts away from industrial employment toward retail and service roles. The academic proficiency numbers are below most peer schools in the county, which is a meaningful data point. At the same time, the school is a neighborhood elementary for early grades, and many families may want to investigate what specific academic interventions and enrichment programs are in place. The local housing market is more affordable than much of the state, and the town offers a range of suburban amenities and proximity to Louisville. This is a school where the academic challenges are plainly visible in the state data, and a parent would want to understand the school's response to those challenges before making a decision.
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