The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Clearfield Elementary School
Clearfield Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Rowan County, Kentucky. It draws from Clearfield, an unincorporated community on the southeast edge of Morehead. Clearfield is a low-density, rural settlement stretched along a state highway, with no downtown core. Its historical industrial base of sawmills and clay products is long gone; today the community has minimal local employment and a handful of businesses. Civic life and major employers like Morehead State University and St. Claire HealthCare lie in nearby Morehead. The school is one of the elementary options within the Rowan County district.
The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic students and those identifying as two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is not a charter, and its magnet and Title I status were not reported in the data available. Enrollment is spread across grades kindergarten through five, with each grade carrying a modest number of students.
Academic performance comes from Kentucky's state assessment, which sets proficiency at Levels 3 and 4. Results vary noticeably by grade and subject. In reading, third grade shows a proficiency rate below the midpoint of the school's own grade-level range, while fourth grade reaches a higher point. Fifth grade reading drops back. Math follows a similar pattern: fourth grade posts a stronger result, while third and fifth grade outcomes are lower. Science, tested only in fourth grade, is in the middle to lower range among the school's own subjects. Social studies, tested only in fifth grade, shows the weakest proficiency of any subject tested. A parent may want to look into these patterns further with the school to understand how curriculum and support vary by grade.
The data does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, staffing ratios, or course access. The district recently opened a centralized preschool facility, the Rowan County Early Childhood Center, consolidating early childhood education into one location. Rowan County also participates in Kentucky's Profile of a Graduate initiative, which shapes instruction across grade levels around competencies such as critical thinking, collaboration, and self-direction. No other recent district-level changes were found through available web sources.
Housing in the area shows a weighted home value that is notably lower than the state benchmark. The local market has seen a decline over the past year, while the broader national and state markets have moved differently. This context places the school in a community where home costs are relatively modest, which may affect the mix of families the school serves.
Because Clearfield Elementary serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school comparison within Rowan County could not be run because the county has only two districts, an insufficient cohort for a comparative metric. That means the proficiency results described here stand on their own, without a direct peer benchmark.
For a family weighing this school, the picture is one of a small, rural elementary with a high share of students from low-income backgrounds, academic results that vary by grade and subject, and limited publicly available data on school environment factors such as discipline or staffing. The district is engaged in state-level curriculum work, and the community itself is quiet and residential, with most services and employment in the adjacent county seat.
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