Clopton Middle School
Public middle school in Clarksville, Missouri · Pike County R-III School District · Grades 6–8
Clopton Middle School serves 101 students in grades 6–8 in Clarksville (Pike County). It is one of 3 schools in Pike County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 378th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 10.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 9.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 292514003441 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 101 | 448 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 8.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.5% | 43.1% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% of Missouri middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Clopton Middle School is the only middle school in Pike County R-III School District. Its 101 students are 22.5% of the district's 448. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 22.6 miles away and have a median of 427 students, so Clopton Middle 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 8 with 44 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 28, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 8 has 57% more students than grade 6 (44 against 28). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pike County R-III (95.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.1% across Pike County R-III and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 19.8% 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 Middle School has 9.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 101 students would have about 7.8 teachers, so Clopton Middle School has 2.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
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 middle school is Louisiana Middle School, 11.7 miles away in Louisiana R-II School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.1% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 28 |
| Grade 7 | 29 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
28176 Hwy Ww, Clarksville, MO 63336
Phone: (573)242-3546
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clopton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Middle School | Louisiana R-II | 11.7 mi | 151 | 12 | 65.6% |
| Ida Cannon Middle School | Elsberry R-II | 12.3 mi | 258 | 12.4 | 46.5% |
| Bowling Green Middle School | Bowling Green R-I | 13.9 mi | 284 | 11.7 | 47.9% |
| Troy Middle School | Troy R-III | 21.8 mi | 732 | 12.6 | 34.2% |
| Winfield Middle School | Winfield R-IV | 23.5 mi | 317 | 14.3 | 45.7% |
| Troy South Middle School | Troy R-III | 24.7 mi | 760 | 12.9 | 24.3% |
| Wright City Middle School | Wright City R-II of Warren County | 32.1 mi | 536 | 15 | 46.3% |
| North Point Middle School | Wentzville R-IV | 32.2 mi | 1,031 | 15.3 | 14.4% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 210 |
| Clopton High School | High | 9–12 | 137 |