About Us
Clarksdale Collegiate is a public charter school in Mississippi's Delta region focused on preparing students for high school and college through a structured, ambitious, and jubilant environment. The school serves students from kindergarten through seventh grade (with plans to expand to 8th grade) and emphasizes academic rigor with an extended school year and day. Key aspects include a strong literacy foundation, exposure to diverse experiences like the Mississippi Blues Trail, and future-focused programs like ACT prep and college tours.
Our Beliefs & Approach
Clarksdale Collegiate will be unapologetically college preparatory and will work relentlessly to achieve our urgent and ambitious mission. The following core beliefs, informed by research and proven practice in high performing charter schools nationally, will position us to achieve our goals and will drive our educational plan.
- All students excel within structured, ambitious, and jubilant environments.
- All students grow and achieve with hard work and effective teachers.
- Comprehensive, targeted, and practice-based training ensures an effective teacher in every classroom.
- College preparatory curriculum, rigorous assessments, and data-driven instruction propel student achievement.
- Transformative literacy - reading, writing, and speaking on or above grade level - is the foundation for all academic success.
- Values-based character education supports students’ personal growth, academic achievement, and life success.
- More time on task, prioritized on the core subjects and individualized daily interventions, accelerates student achievement.
- Successful schools invest families in the mission and provide clear strategies to support the success of their children.
- Successful schools close the achievement and opportunity gaps by strategically exposing students to their community and world.