Clopton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Clarksville, Missouri · Pike County R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Clopton Elementary School serves 210 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Clarksville (Pike County). It is one of 3 schools in Pike County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 901st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pike County R-III School District |
| County | Pike County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292514001444 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pike County R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 210 | 448 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 8.5 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.8% | 43.1% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Clopton Elementary School in context
Size
Clopton Elementary School is the only elementary school in Pike County R-III School District. Its 210 students are 46.9% of the district's 448. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.4 miles away and have a median of 326 students, so Clopton Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 39 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 24, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (28 against 37). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 24 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 96.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pike County R-III (95.8%).
44.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.1% across Pike County R-III and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 15.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Clopton Elementary School has 17.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 210 students would have about 17.1 teachers, so Clopton Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is BONCL Elementary School, 7.6 miles away in Boncl R-X School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96.7% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 24 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 29 |
| Grade 2 | 24 |
| Grade 3 | 39 |
| Grade 4 | 29 |
| Grade 5 | 28 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
28176 Hwy Ww, Clarksville, MO 63336
Phone: (573)485-2488
Website: cloptonhawks.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clopton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONCL Elementary School | Boncl R-X | 7.6 mi | 39 | 4.6 | 38.5% |
| Louisiana Elementary School | Louisiana R-II | 12.1 mi | 343 | 14.5 | 61.8% |
| Clarence Cannon Elementary School | Elsberry R-II | 12.3 mi | 307 | 12.1 | 51.8% |
| Silex Elementary School | Silex R-I | 13.0 mi | 186 | 10.8 | 37.6% |
| Bowling Green Elementary School | Bowling Green R-I | 13.9 mi | 472 | 12.7 | 47.9% |
| Cuivre Park Elementary School | Troy R-III | 21.3 mi | 578 | 13.1 | 32% |
| Main Street Elementary School | Troy R-III | 21.5 mi | 423 | 12.2 | 56.3% |
| Claude Brown Elementary School | Troy R-III | 21.8 mi | 308 | 11.5 | 24% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pike County R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clopton High School | High | 9–12 | 137 |
| Clopton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 101 |