# Clarksdale Municipal School District

The Clarksdale Municipal School District (CMSD) is a public school district based in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States.

## History

Around the time of racial integration, circa the 1960s, the district arranged attendance boundaries of elementary schools so de facto segregation would occur. There had been plans to build a new consolidated Clarksdale-Coahoma County High School to serve all children in Coahoma County, plans were abandoned, even though the building was already constructed, because the officials wanted to maintain segregation in a de facto manner.

## Performance

In 2019, "the district remains classified as low performing, bouncing between D and F every year since 2013. ...In the 2017-2018 school year, 19% of the district's teachers were not certified and – perhaps consequently – the district received an F rating." The district "has trouble retaining highly qualified educators."

## Schools
### High schools

* Clarksdale High School
* J. W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy

### Middle schools

* Oakhurst Intermediate School
* W. A. Higgins Middle School (formerly Junior High School)

### Elementary schools

Each elementary school has a school theme.
* Booker T. Washington Elementary School – International Baccalaureate – Brenda Miller – principal
* George H. Oliver Elementary School – visual and performing arts
* Heidelberg Elementary School – math and science
* Kirkpatrick Elementary School – health sciences

### Former schools

Former elementary schools:
* Jerome Y. Stamply Elementary School
* Myrtle Hall III Elementary School
* Myrtle Hall IV Elementary School
* Riverton Elementary School

## Demographics

Circa 2017, the district had about 3,200 students. Circa 2008, the district had about 3,600 students.

### 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 | Gender makeup | Racial makeup | Racial makeup | Racial makeup | Racial makeup | Racial makeup |
| School year | Enrollment | 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 |