Clinton’s public schools score below 59% of Missouri districts
The public schools Clinton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
What Clinton’s schools are like
Clinton runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Clinton runs its own schools through grade 12. Bethlehem and Fields Creek send their kids to all the same schools. The high school earns the best grade on the path (B); the middle school earns the lowest (C−). See the path ↓
The gap is biggest in reading
Reading proficiency is 36%, 9 points below the state. Math is 32%, 3 points below the state. Test scores ↓
Average results for less money
Clinton spends 16% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Clinton outscores all three towns that border it. The lowest nearby is Fairview (C−). Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Clinton compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Missouri’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Missouri only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clinton (some depend on your address).
Parts of Clinton are served by Lakeland R-III School District.
Two districts serve Clinton
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Clinton vs. its neighbors
Clinton’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Missouri districts.
Every school in Clinton
8 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Clinton families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Clinton
There’s no college in Clinton, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, 29 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Clinton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.