Summary:
Clarke School is an elementary school located in Saint Joseph, Michigan, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the St. Joseph Public Schools district, which is ranked 47th out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Clarke School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies compared to the state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, 63.2% of 3rd graders, 59.2% of 4th graders, and 51.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, significantly higher than the state averages of 39.6%, 43.3%, and 44%, respectively. The school also has a diverse student population, with 74.95% White, 5.38% African American, 7.25% Hispanic, and 7.87% Asian students, which is higher than the nearby Lincoln School and Brown School.
While Clarke School has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, from 17.7% in 2020-2021 to 12.7% in 2022-2023, this is still higher than the nearby Lincoln School (13.6%) and Brown School (14.5%), but lower than the St. Joseph Public Schools district average of 13.1% in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in spending per student, from $8,513 in 2019-2020 to $10,738 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Lincoln School ($11,805) and Brown School ($11,712), but lower than the state average.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
St. Joseph Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
267th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,738
Students who attend Clarke School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.7
Number of students: 483
Racial breakdown:
White:
74.9%
Asian:
7.9%
Hispanic:
7.2%
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African American:
5.4%
Two or more races:
4.3%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.4%
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