The Clarksdale Municipal School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Clarksdale

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 20,645 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Coahoma County....

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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High School

• Clarksdale High School

High school students also have the option of attending Coahoma Agricultural High School

Coahoma Agricultural High School

Coahoma Agricultural High School is a public, secondary school in unincorporated Coahoma County, Mississippi . It is located on the campus of Coahoma Community College, approximately north of Clarksdale. It is controlled by the Coahoma Agricultural High School District.The school has its own...

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Elementary Schools

Beginning in the 09-10 school year, each CMSD elementary school will have a magnet school theme. These themes will give parents more choice over what type of early education their children will receive.

• Booker T. Washington Elementary School - International Baccalaureate
• George Oliver Elementary School - Visual & Performing Arts
• Heidelberg Elementary School - Math & Science
• J.W. Stampley Elementary School - Aerospace & Earth Sciences
• Kirkpatrick Elementary School - Health Sciences
• Myrtle Hall IV Elementary School - Spanish Language Immersion

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,603 students enrolled in the Clarksdale Municipal School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 94.34% African American, 4.75% White, 0.75% Asian, and 0.17% Hispanic. 89.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	3,610	51%	49%	0.66%	92.96%	0.30%	–	6.07%
2004-05	3,615	50%	50%	0.50%	91.54%	0.25%	–	7.72%
2003-04	3,703	51%	49%	0.51%	90.44%	0.14%	–	8.91%
2002-03	3,726	50%	50%	0.51%	88.67%	0.16%	–	10.68%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	0	0	0	1	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	5	6	7	6	4
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	4	3	2	3	3
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	3
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0