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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Clark Lane Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
529
Middle
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090486000994
Clark Lane Middle School
105 Clark Ln., Waterford, CT 06385 · (860) 443-2837 · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Connecticut public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
179 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 44%
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 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clark Lane Middle School→Waterford High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waterford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
52.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Clark Lane Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Lane Middle School this school | 529 | 33.8% | N/A |
| James H. Moran Middle School Wallingford | 531 | 34.7% | N/A |
| Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott | 498 | 35.7% | N/A |
| Dag Hammarskjold Middle School Wallingford | 593 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry | 535 | 28.6% | N/A |
| Cromwell Middle School Cromwell | 448 | 28.8% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clark Lane Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #81 of 174 | #5 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #96 of 173 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #86 of 181 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #94 of 169 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #99 of 169 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #91 of 180 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #83 of 133 | #5 of 8 |
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
529
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 529 | 46.7 | 11.3:1 | 34% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 44.9 | 12.2:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 42.9 | 12.8:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 49 | 11.9:1 | 30% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 52.5 | 11.2:1 | 22% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 55 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 37 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Lane Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (586 to 529); teachers down 11% (52.5 to 46.7).
About Clark Lane Middle School
Clark Lane Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Waterford, Connecticut. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 529 students.
Clark Lane Middle School is run by Waterford School District, whose 5 schools enroll 2,174 students.
About 71% of the student body at Clark Lane Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents are about 74% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Its ratio of 11.3:1 is based on 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region average 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Clark Lane Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Connecticut public middle schools.
Looking at the county, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, the median household earns about $86,586 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Clark Lane Middle School, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 88 public schools.
Clark Lane Middle School's nearest public school is Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Clark Lane Middle School in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Clark Lane Middle School enrolled 581 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 529.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Clark Lane Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
279,971
Census ACS
Median income
$86,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
36,605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford School District
- Waterford High SchoolHigh · 713 students
- Quaker Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Great Neck Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Oswegatchie Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Waterford High SchoolHigh · 713 students
- The Friendship SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Great Neck Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Oswegatchie Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades0.6 mi · 171
- New London High School0.6 mi · 605
- Waterford High School0.8 mi · 713
- The Friendship School0.8 mi · 460
- Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School1.1 mi · 343
- New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway1.1 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Lane Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clark Lane Middle School?
Clark Lane Middle School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clark Lane Middle School serve?
Clark Lane Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Clark Lane Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Clark Lane Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clark Lane Middle School?
At Clark Lane Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Clark Lane Middle School public or private?
Clark Lane Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waterford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.