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Which teacher or staff member at Clark Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
713
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 399
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020018000064
Clark Middle School
150 South Bragaw St, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 742-4700 · Anchorage Municipality
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
719 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 254 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 32% |
Student demographics
84%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
12.2%
AK avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
11.6%
AK avg 34.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 9.9% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Clark Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska | In Anchorage Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #25 of 26 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #29 of 29 no change | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #29 of 29 ▼ 1 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #5 of 35 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #23 of 25 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 84.3% | #2 of 25 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #1 of 29 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #1 of 11 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
713
-96 (-12%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 713 | 27.4 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 46.8 | 16.5:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 41.7 | 20.0:1 | 100% (835) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 45 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 54.3 | 16.6:1 | 100% (900) |
| 2015-16 | 965 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 100% (965) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 75 | 14.6:1 | 74% (806) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 55 | 14.9:1 | 48% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 34 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (900 to 713); teachers down 50% (54.3 to 27.4).
About Clark Middle School
Clark Middle School is one of the public schools in Anchorage, Alaska. It is a large middle school. The school's 713 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 79% higher than the average for middle schools in Alaska, which is about 399.
District-wide, Anchorage School District has 92 schools and 40,587 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Clark Middle School is Pacific Islander (21%). Smaller groups are 17% Asian, 17% multiracial, 16% Native American, and 13% Hispanic. Clark Middle School has a diversity index of 84%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 26.0:1, with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Alaska average 17.5:1.
The model predicts 18.4% for a school in Alaska with Clark Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Clark Middle School posts 12.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Anchorage Municipality show that median household income is about $103,284, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 99 public schools operate in Anchorage Municipality, serving about 41,241 students.
William Tyson Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Clark Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Clark Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 713, 12% below the 809 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 18.0 to 26.0 over 4 years.
Community posts for Clark Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anchorage Municipality at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,976
Census ACS
Median income
$103,284
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anchorage School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Other schools in Anchorage
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bettye Davis East Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Service High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Bartlett High SchoolCombined · 1,431 students
- Dimond High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- South Anchorage High SchoolHigh · 1,239 students
Other Clark Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clark Middle. Clark Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Clark Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 824 students
- Clark MiddleSan Diego, CA · 696 students
- Clark Middle SchoolLAREDO, TX · 543 students
- Clark Middle SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 479 students
- Clark Middle School - 03Clark, SD · 72 students
Nearby schools
- William Tyson Elementary0.5 mi · 353
- Mountain View Elementary0.6 mi · 230
- Wonder Park Elementary0.9 mi · 287
- Williwaw Elementary0.9 mi · 315
- Airport Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 240
- Whaley School1.5 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clark Middle School?
Clark Middle School enrolls approximately 713 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clark Middle School serve?
Clark Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clark Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clark Middle School is approximately 26.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clark Middle School?
Student demographics at Clark Middle School are roughly 7% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 17% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Clark Middle School in?
Clark Middle School is part of Anchorage School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.