1
Enrollment
718
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000443
Clarke Middle School
1235 Baxter St, Athens, GA 30606 · (706) 543-6547 · Clarke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
602 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
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 | 264 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
41.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.4% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 32.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 →
Schools most like Clarke Middle School
Clarke Middle School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Middle School this school | 718 | 83.8% | 38.1% |
| Thomson Middle School Centerville | 734 | 91.1% | 45.2% |
| William James Middle School Statesboro | 536 | 86.4% | 38.9% |
| Waycross Middle School Waycross | 606 | 90.8% | 36.0% |
| Richards Middle School Columbus | 799 | 85.2% | 51.6% |
| Risley Middle School Brunswick | 590 | 82.7% | 46.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Clarke Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #226 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #213 of 474 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #203 of 474 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #201 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #256 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #28 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #90 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #234 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #210 of 305 |
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
718
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 718 | 63.3 | 11.3:1 | 84% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 66.3 | 9.8:1 | 76% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 70.4 | 10.1:1 | 83% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 69 | 10.8:1 | 82% (610) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 61 | 12.5:1 | 92% (703) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 51 | 13.6:1 | 92% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 49 | 11.3:1 | 69% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 54 | 12.4:1 | 53% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 912 | 58 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarke Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (764 to 718); teachers up 4% (61 to 63.3).
About Clarke Middle School
Clarke Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in Athens, Georgia. The school's 718 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Clarke County counts 12,275 students in its 21 schools, and Clarke Middle School is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Clarke Middle School. The largest is Black students, at 45%. The next largest groups are 35% White, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Clarke County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Clarke Middle School employs 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 84% in 2024-25.
Clarke Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1% and a predicted 34.0%.
Clarke Middle School is located in Clarke County, where the median household income is $53,625, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Clarke Middle School is one of 22 public schools in the county.
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Clarke Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Clarke Middle School is ahead of the 33.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 718, a 4% decrease from 745 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Clarke Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,609
Census ACS
Median income
$53,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hilsman Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Coile Middle SchoolMiddle · 582 students
Other schools in Athens
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Foothills Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
Other Clarke Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Clarke Middle. Clarke Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NY · 663 students
- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLADAMS, NY · 399 students
- Clarke MiddleTwo Rivers, WI · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School0.1 mi · 322
- Classic City High School0.5 mi · 58
- Clarke Central High School1.0 mi · 1,907
- Barrow Elementary School1.3 mi · 456
- Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School1.6 mi · 492
- Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School1.6 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Clarke Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clarke Middle School?
Clarke Middle School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clarke Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarke Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clarke Middle School have?
Clarke Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarke Middle School?
At Clarke Middle School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clarke Middle School public or private?
Clarke Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarke County.
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